I had Many reservations about doing this assignment. I initially felt I was inappropriate for me to attend a meeting‚ when I have never had a problem with addiction. I felt that going to this meeting would be intruding on their healing processes‚ almost as if I was using them as lab rats‚ to further my own education. However‚ my opinion of this changed after expressing these concerns to a friend who is a recovering addict. They told me there is no reason to feel awkward‚ or guilty about going and
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Meeting Rules and GuidelinesThese are the guidelines or ’ground rules’ for SMART Recovery meetings. These do not tell you what to think or believe - just what we expect of each within the meeting itself. Sticking to these guidelines will keep the meetings effective and safe. The facilitator will try and keep the meeting to these principles‚ but it is important to remember that everyone in the meeting should do their bit to keep the meeting on track. 1. Mobile PhonesAll mobile phones must be
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might have 27% higher odds of getting a job because I have met my civic responsibilities. I have met my civic responsibilities by going to school board meeting‚ babysitting for the parents of Parent Teacher Organization and working the PTO Fun Run‚ and I learned even the small things make a difference. The importance of attending school board meetings are greatly neglected. Many people think that they don’t have a say in what happens to the school or the board won’t take into consideration what the
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I was a little nervous attending one of these meetings because I didn’t know what to expect but only know from television shows and movies. What is the reality though? I imagined and painted a picture of what an AA meeting would be like. I pictured a room full of people that were obvious addicts‚ unkept appearances‚ offensive hygiene and at least one person smelling of alcohol while moving back and forth in the chair. As I entered the room‚ my perspective laughed at me and as I looked around
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The first meeting I went to was girl state and boy state. There were two girl and two boys that came to talk. Some brought poster‚ objects that they made while there‚ and others just came and talked. The meeting was for the people that sent them to girl/boy state. They were able to invite their family and friends all together there were about 20 people. The girls and boys talked about there experience and what they learned. The different roles in the government they played. Each state they you were
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first NA meeting I felt intimidation and nervousness. I wondered why I was feeling this way‚ when my first AA meeting I felt excited and I didn’t feel any intimidation or nervousness. As I entered the room‚ I could instantly tell it would be very different from the AA meeting. As I suspected‚ it was different in many ways‚ such as the atmosphere of the room‚ more rules‚ and less sharing of stories. The similarities of the meetings were that of how accepting and friendly everyone is and how each meeting
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overeaters anonymous meeting. I’ve never been to any type of support or 12 step meeting before‚ so I was not really sure what to expect. When I first arrived‚ there were a group of women waiting outside for the meeting to start. Once the meeting started‚ the person who chaired the meeting began. She started with an introduction of what Overeaters Anonymous was. She then had someone come up and read the 12 steps and 12 traditions. The leader of the meeting went on to share her story of how she used to be
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that I would be observing an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meeting‚ I had several ideas on how it would actually go since I have never observed a meeting on a student. I had pictured in my mind that the meeting would be in a quiet room with a really long table and it would be two groups‚ the parents and the student and the other group would be the teachers‚ negotiating a contract. I also had pictured in my mind that the meeting would be very confrontational with one side deciding on something
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The Importance of Meeting Deadlines The United States Army is described by Encyclopedia Britannica as the major branch charged with preserving peace‚ security and defense of the country. Furnishing majority of the entire U.S. military organization’s ground forces‚ it is also tasked with partly military or non-military functions or such as the administration of federal programs that protect and develop the environment; provision of military assistance to the federal‚ as well as state or local
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I learned many things by attending the WSPS meeting on April 6th. I learned that these meetings are much more structured than some of the other clubs and events that I attend. For example‚ there was budgeted time for announcements‚ a guest speaker‚ and final remarks. In many of my undergraduate clubs‚ meetings are less structured. The timeline is more fluid and there is not a set schedule. In addition to this‚ I learned about the national APhA meeting in San Francisco this past spring break. By the
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