Daniella Levy 11/19/12 MH31 Ethnography On Sunday November 18th‚ I attended my first alcohol anonymous open meeting at Gerritsen Beach. The church was called St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church‚ and the session started at 7pm. I was actually very nervous going by myself‚ so I asked my best friend to come with me for support. This meeting occurred in the basement of the church. My best friend and I began walking down the stairs into the basement‚ and we already saw people sitting around in a circle
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The type of meeting I decided to attend was an Alcoholics Anonymous held on campus by a fellow University of Cincinnati student. She said that she decided to begin to hold the meetings on the UC main campus because she has had a long history of being an alcoholic and she knew that out of a university of 30‚000+ students‚ she could not be the only person suffering from this condition. There were two additional people who attended the meeting (a male and a female)‚ as well as six classmates who were
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During the Alcoholics Anonymous meeting I attended‚ my eyes were opened to the disease of addiction. When I walked into the meeting‚ I introduced myself and announced that I am a nursing student and was there to observe. In sync‚ all of the people attending the meeting greeted me. Twelve people took turns to read the twelve steps on the road to recovery. After the twelve steps were read everyone introduced themselves and then everyone greeted them at once. It was announced that each person that
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The Alcoholics Anonymous meeting I attended was on Wednesday July 15th 2015. It was held at Get It Together 8:00am 393 W. Warner Rd #105 & 106 Chandler‚ AZ 85225. The meeting was assigned an open meeting designation with the format being a discussion group. Other formats include Big Book study‚ newcomers‚ candlelight‚ meditation‚ literature study‚ closed and gender specific meetings. Closed meetings are for A.A. members only‚ or for those who have a drinking problem and "have a desire to stop drinking”
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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 and I miss the fellowship
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AA Analysis Alcoholics Anonymous‚ AA‚ is an open discussion meeting with anyone who wants to be a part of it or learn options for help. Many people join AA for the idea that they can relate to others and not feel judged on their past and present life choices. I personally‚ have a hard time understanding alcoholics and what their need for over use of alcohol. I went to an AA meeting with the hopes of understanding and being able to put myself in “their shoes” so that I can learn to help more. From
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I decided to attend an Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) group that provides support to individuals who have addictions to substances. The group I decided to attend was an open meeting located in Maryland. The meeting provide assistance to a diverse population that consist of men and women of different ages and cultural backgrounds. The presenting problem that was discussed in the group meeting was addictions to substances. The theoretical perspective the group seemed to be build on is a person- centered
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Video Reaction Paper: HBO Series The Search for Treatment: A Challenging Journey\ Finding effective treatment can be tough for individuals using drugs and alcohol. As stated in the title of HBO Addiction Series‚ the search for treatment can be a challenging journey. There are many factor that are important to consider when determining an appropriate treatment individual with addictions problems. This episode discusses what treatment should involve and how a client can take control of his or her
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I recently attended an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in a comfortable house in Santa Monica‚ California. The room was occupied by approximately 70 attendees‚ and even more sitting on the outside porch. The focus of this particular day’s meeting was step six of the 12-step program. The sixth step is stated as follows: “We’re entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character” (Wilson‚ 1939‚ p. 76). Following the definition and interpretation of the sixth step‚ the main speaker of the
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For my addiction meeting‚ I chose to go to an open Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting. Alcoholism is an addiction that is both‚ professionally and personally relevant for me. Professionally‚ I work at a clinical mental health center were we often see alcoholism or individuals/families in recovery. However‚ on a personal level my grandfather was an alcoholic‚ and both my partner and his father are alcoholics in recovery. My partner‚ only just entered recovery and suffered a recent relapse‚ making
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