N121L Alcoholics Anonymous Support Group (AA) Location: Wesley Church on Barstow The support group I attended was on October 19th‚ 2012 at 12pm at Wesley Church located on Barstow Avenue. It was in the Winterburg Education Building in room 3. A gentleman by the name of Andy was leading the group. He first said a prayer and then asked if there were any new members. There were none so he asked if there were visitors. I introduced myself and said I was a Fresno State nursing student. He then
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INTRODUCTION Support groups bring together people facing similar issues‚ whether that’s illness‚ relationship problems or major life changes. Members of support groups often share experiences and advice. It can be helpful just getting to talk with other people who are in the same boat. While not everyone wants or needs support beyond that offered by family and friends‚ you may find it helpful to turn to others outside your immediate circle. A support group can help you cope better and feel less
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challenges with the help of secondary information‚ and describe some interesting initiatives that some firms & industries are taking to compete through excellence in managing their logistics. IIMA INDIA Research and Publications 1 Introduction The Indian economy has been growing
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LEL 1012 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC WRITING ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY NAME : NURHAZWANI HIKMAH BINTI HARME MATRIC NO. : 2120245 CLASS : 1 TSK 3 DATE OF SUBMISSION : 11.03.2013 ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY – CHEATING HELP STUDENTS LEARN BETTER Plagiarism‚ or basically known as cheating have been applied widely among the students nowadays. Having a friend text message test answers‚ extracting the discussions from various websites to complete the assignments and buying essays online are all ways in which
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Alcoholic Anonymous What I learned from Alcoholic Anonymous is that AA is meant for people who promise that they will never drink again and they drink again anyways. Its singleness purpose identifies that alcoholics work best with other alcoholics and the only difference from the twelve step fellowships out there is the first part of the first step and the middle part of the twelfth step. What I am powerless over and who we carry the message too? Many alcoholics in AA raise their hands introducing
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Al-Anon Group-First Experience I had the privilege of sitting in an Al-Anon group session‚ which I would describe as a Therapeutic group. The definition under “key terms” states‚ “increasing knowledge of themselves” and changes they want to make in their lives.” Group interactions were interesting. This particular meeting was called a “newcomers” meeting which added another touch. I arrived early so I was able to observe the setting up‚ which was a valuable experience. The atmosphere
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Hacktivism: The Anonymous Hackers. Hacktivism is the act of hacking‚ or breaking into a computer system‚ for a politically or socially motivated purpose. The anonymous hackers are part of the hacktivisim‚ it originated in 2003‚ however‚ in 2008 the group began to move toward political and social change. “We are Anonymous. We are Legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us” (Brian 2012). The anonymous hacker group has presented itself in the street of different cities in the world after
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two different meetings in my area that addressed alcoholism and compulsive gambling. Initially‚ it was easy to see the similarities. The overall culture was similar. People introduced themselves as either alcoholics or compulsive gamblers. There was no cross talk. Certain literature was used to guide the meeting and help it flow. It seemed as if Gamblers Anonymous was simply an offshoot of Alcoholics Anonymous or any other 12-step program. I have learned in the past that each group has its own culture
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this is the case‚ there is means of arresting the disease. Before rehabilitation programs individuals were places in sanitariums with the mentally insane. One program changed all that. The program titled Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) was the first of its kind. Alcoholics Anonymous is a 12-step program. To the common person A.A. may seem mystical. Except for the millions of individual who have gotten clean through A.A the steps are no magic fairy dusts. This paper will examine the first four of
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eight category statements of the Group Development Observation System (GDOS) are dependency‚ counter dependency‚ fight‚ flight‚ pairing‚ counter pairing‚ work‚ and unscorable (Griffith & Dunham‚ 2015). These statements are key to have good verbal communication within a group to avoid any misunderstandings that could lead to a failure of the end goals. With so many different personalities within a group‚ one or more of these categories seems to fit in every group. Dependency is not to confront the
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