Courtney Wendelewski Alcoholics Anonymous Reaction Paper NUR 435 3/21/11 In the weeks prior to attending to the Alcoholics Anonymous meeting‚ I was very hesitant to go. I had attended a few AA meetings many years ago with my Aunt. However‚ I was too young to understand the purpose and significance of the meetings. After being exposed to AA at such young age‚ I have since been very resentful to its mission and how it transformed my Aunt’s identity‚ for better or for worse. The strong emotions
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Helping others can be very rewarding and beneficial to both parties. After going to the Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting and Our Community Place (OCP)‚ I have realized the benefits of helping others and I have gained new perspectives on others. While I was there I met some very interesting people that might not have the best lives but they know how to make the best of what they have. I felt like I gained some knowledge and insight on different things and it made me feel good to help them out. In my
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My first experience at an alcoholics anonymous meeting was very interesting and in a way uplifting. The meeting I attended took place in Philadelphia Miss at 208 Range Ave. at 7:30 p.m. in the evening. Alcoholics Anonymous is an international mutual aid fellowship founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith in Akron‚ Ohio. AA states that its “primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety”. The only membership requirement is to stop drinking and to carry its message
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drinking has kept her from performing to her best ability. By presenting the cause and effect‚ the counselor is able to reveal certain truths to Tonya. Intervention Strategies Alcoholics often have a difficult time acknowledging‚ understanding‚ believing or admitting there is a problem. In the scenario 12 video‚ “Alcoholic in Denial” this person is no different. The therapist uses several strategies to portray a need for Tonya to change. This is initially done through motivational interviewing
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A.A Today I went to my Alcoholics Anonymous class‚ and needless to say‚ I did not know what to expect. I went to the Step program at Memphis Memorial‚ and the entire group was very accepting of having nursing students attend. The class began with one lady reading from their big book‚ and then the group recited the serenity prayer and the 12 steps. Once this was completed‚ the nursing students in attendance introduced ourselves and stated our reason for being there. The leader of the group
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interest. A conflict of interest can take many forms; financial‚ professional‚ religious‚ political‚ etc. (NASW Code of Ethics 1.06‚ 1999). One common conflict occurs when a social worker identifies strongly with a belief system‚ such as the Alcoholics Anonymous credo‚ and supplants standard treatment modalities with AA doctrine. The allure of sharing such a system with a client experiencing alcohol or substance abuse issues can be strong. Further‚ it is not difficult to find examples of AA’s effectiveness
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Kristen Paul Week 7 December 1‚ 2012 The Rights that Inmates Possess Upon entering prison‚ inmates will lose most of their right as a free citizen. Although most of our rights afforded to us are a result of how we live our lives here in the United States‚ some of our rights still are maintained within the prison walls. These rights are listed within the First‚ Fourth‚ Eighth‚ and Fourteenth Amendment. The First amendment states we have the right to freedom of speech‚ press‚ and religion
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Abstract The level at which the internet is taking over the traditional Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) old ways of face-to-face conversations is immense. Having attended the AA meetings both online and in person‚ I noticed that. Fifty-two people attended the online AA meeting and only twenty-six participated in person. This shows that most people struggling with alcohol addiction are now attending AA meetings via computer in search of sobriety than in person. In my thoughts‚ it is questionable whether
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an alcoholics anonymous group. I chose this as the group to observe because it relates to this field of work and also I have family members whom I attend meetings with for support. There are different types of AA groups. The most common two are open meetings‚ and closed meetings. Open meetings are meetings where speakers tell how they drank‚ how they discovered AA‚ and how its program has helped them. Members may bring relatives or friends to open meetings. Closed meetings are for alcoholics only
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SAB 210 April 12‚ 2010 Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting Reaction Paper I attended an A.A. meeting on April 5‚ 2010. Before the meeting I seemed very anxious. This was not my first meeting I have been to meetings before but they all seem to make me nervous. When I arrived the nervousness had eased off because everyone had made me feel welcomed. I was made to feel like a part of their family from the beginning to the end of the meeting. I seemed to have realized I missed going to these meetings
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