The book contains the stories of how AA came about and particularly mentions the Twelve Steps Program to recovery and the Twelve Traditions of the AA. The former "is a set of guiding principles outlining a course of action for recovery from addiction, compulsion, or other behavioral problems while the latter provide guidelines for relationships between the twelve-step groups, members, other groups, the global fellowship, and society at large (Northeastern Maryland Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous, 2011).
eing part of the AA meeting, I realized how important it is to have a lifeline and network for those who want to rid themselves of their alcoholism. I felt empathy for those struggling with their problems and at the same time I was happy for those who have fully recovered and maintained their sobriety for years now. As a future nurse, I can consider AA as one of the important and effective intervention…...
Northeastern Maryland Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous. (2011). Alcoholics Anonymous. Retrieve August 28, 2011 from http://www.nemdaa.org/
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). (2010, October 14). "Clinical or therapeutic approaches used by substance abuse treatment facilities." The N-SSATS report. Retrieve August 28, 2011 from http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k10/238/238ClinicalAp2k10.htm
Alcoholics Anonymous cuently consists of a 12-step pogam to help people face thei poblems, deal with them, and eliminate them.
I attended an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting duing the evening. Thee wee about 12 people in attendance. The goup was seated in a cicle, with each membe able to face each othe membe. The meeting began with a peliminay discussion of issues discussed duing the pevious meeting. The goup leade followed up some of the mattes, such as one individual who had touble ovecoming the denial phase of his poblem. Duing this discussion, fequent efeences wee made to "the 12 steps" o "you 12 steps."
The goup consisted of a faily divese selection, although the age goup was faily young, with few pesons being above 35 yeas old. This coelates with a finding by Sate et al. (2004, p. 1294), that pee pessue plays a significant ole in the age of those…...
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references were made to "the 12 steps" or "your 12 steps."
The group consisted of a fairly diverse selection, although the age group was fairly young, with few persons being above 35 years old. This correlates with a finding by Sartre et al. (2004, p. 1294), that peer pressure plays a significant role in the age of those who succumb to alcohol addiction. Most of the group was male, with 4 being female. All the females were in their 20s. In terms of ethnicity, there were 4 African-American people, 3 Hispanic people, and 5 Caucasian people at the meeting.
I found the experience extremely helpful in several respects: first in terms of what I learned about the nature of alcohol abuse, and secondly about how I could use the information in my own future.
Specifically, I learned that alcohol abuse is not only subject to peer pressure, but also to family drinking habits. According to Dooley et al. (2005, p. 33), males are about three times as likely to report drinking before the age of 13. Even with the possible limitation of non-truthfulness as
Alcoholics Anonymous, widely - groups, recently 'online' websites individuals access 'attend' regular online AA meetings. Assume a clinician a residential substance abuse treatment asked develop a list community resources supports clients leave program.
he managers at www.AAOnline.net aim to change people's thinking by emphasizing the steps that a person needs to take in order to be able to put his or her addictions behind. he website practically acknowledges the fact that conventional meetings are not for everyone -- some people might have trouble attending them either because of how they feel about themselves or simply because they live in areas where such meetings are not available. By making it possible for individuals to express themselves without being interrupted, the website is effective in enabling people to actually access its resources.
Online intergroup Alcoholics Anonymous (http://www.aa-intergroup.org/directory.php) is, like other AA institutions, meant to assist alcoholics in changing their lives for the better…...
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The July 29, 2010, cover of Times Magazine is certainly disturbing and intended to raise public awareness concerning the way in which cultural values can affect society in general and some individuals in particular. Although it would be ignorant to claim that events like the one that happened to Aisha are very common in Afghanistan, the article is nonetheless important because of the way it addresses this matter.
The "Women of Afghanistan Under Taliban Threat" Times article addresses the topic of women being severely discriminated in Afghanistan. The article brings forward a series of women who had the courage to come out and speak about their suffering and the way that gender in general represents a reason for discrimination in their community. The Taliban authority made it especially difficult for women to be able to be considered equals in the Afghan community and it shaped the public's idea regarding gender roles. Men have traditionally been inclined to believe that they have the right to oppress women simply because of their gender.
Stories like Sakina's further emphasize the gravity of the situation, with her marriage being especially harmful for her. "He used her as an indentured servant and beat her with weaving tools when she didn't work fast enough." (Women of Afghanistan Under Taliban Threat) Conditions are critical when regarding gender roles in Afghanistan and articles such as the one in Times magazine provide society with the ability to actually understand them.
Alcohol and Addiction: Empirical Observations of a -Step Program in ActionFirst organized in 1935 by Dr. Bob Smith and Bill Wilson to help others who were suffering from the ravages of alcoholism, Alcoholics Anonymous has become one of the worlds most recognized and attended 12-step programs today (Wagener, 2019). The purpose of the research paper is provide my empirical observations of an Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) meeting. The research question that will guide the project is, Are 12-step programs an effective intervention for addictions? This research question was motivated by a study of the effectiveness of 12-step programs for the treatment of alcoholism compared to other types of interventions by Blum and Davis (2014). A description of my experiences at a local open AA meeting is followed by a summary of the research and important findings concerning the guiding research question in the papers conclusion.eview and DiscussionFinding an open AA meeting…...
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ReferencesBlum, T. C. & Davis, C. D. (2014, Summer). Adopting evidence-based medically assisted treatments in substance abuse treatment organizations: Roles of leadership socialization and funding streams. Journal of Health and Human Services Administration, 37(1), 37-43.Campbell, B. K & Allison, F. (2013). Therapist predictors of treatment delivery fidelity in a community-based trial of 12-step facilitation. Journal of Drug & Alcohol Abuse, 39(5), 37-41.Cashwell, C. S. & Clarke, P. B. (2009, October). Step by step: Avoiding spiritual bypass in 12-step work. Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling,30(1), 37-44.Wagener, D. (2019, December 31). What is the success rate of AA? American Addiction Centers. Retrieved from https://americanaddictioncenters.org/rehab-guide/12-step/whats-the-success-rate-of-aa .
12-step programs were somewhat mixed. On one hand, I have friends who say that they would never have recovered without Alcoholic's Anonymous (AA). I have never suffered an addiction myself so I cannot presume to judge the validity of their experiences. On the other hand, I often find the language of addiction and recovery, and its insistence upon the '12 steps' to be confining, even cultish in tone.
I attended a 'speaker's meeting' for this assignment. Although meetings are anonymous and closed to observers, at an AA speaker's meeting, a speaker with a year or more of sobriety talks to an open group to relate his or her experience, followed by discussion (Garrett 2009).
The meeting I attended was consistent with the literature I had previously read on AA: "the three important steps to sobriety are admitting powerlessness to alcohol, turning yourself over to a 'higher power' and never drinking again"…...
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Bakalar, Nicholas. (2006). Review sees no advantage in 12-step programs. The New York Times.
The AA also provides a strong network of relationships that is important for the recovery and support process as pointed out by Khantzian & Mack, (1994, pp.348).
The steps are important since they assist the alcoholics in becoming patient. They also admit that they are reckless and out of control. They also give up the alcoholic struggle with self and the bottle in order to allow the higher power as well as assistance of other to emancipate them. In the recovery process, there are sponsors. A sponsor is an alcoholic who has fully recovered and the recovering alcoholic can reach them at any time.
Alcoholic Anonymous believes even the alcoholics are important help to others. The concept of AA is beneficial in getting rid of the incessant alienation as well as shame that the alcoholics feel. It then proceeds to instill a sense of hope, contact with other as well as…...
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Alcoholic Anonymous (2002). Service Material from the General Service Office: THE TWELVE STEPS OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
Browne, B.R. (1991). The selective adaption of the Alcoholics Anonymous program by Gamblers Anonymous. Journal of Gambling Studies, 7(3), 187206. Fagan, R.W. (1986). The use of volunteer sponsors in the rehabilitation of skid-row alcoholics. Journal of Drug Issues, 16(3), 321-337.
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group meets downstairs in a church. There are "tables" where the members sit and discuss their issues. In this group there are two tables, nearly filled with about 20 people at each table. There are mostly middle-aged to older adults here (40 years old and up), but a few that are under 30 years of age. There is a pretty even distribution of males and females at the two tables. The general interaction between the members is causal and quite friendly. After sitting at one table I wait for the meeting to get started. Once it is started there are a lot of formalities: an introduction by the leader (I am later told that this person is referred to as the chairperson and this position is a volunteer that changes weekly), the reading the stipulations of the group, a prayer, asking if there are any first time attendees (I…...
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Kelly, J.F., Magill, M., & Stout, R.L. (2009). How do people recover from alcohol dependence? A systematic review of the research on mechanisms of behavior change in Alcoholics Anonymous. Addiction Research and Theory, 17, 236-259.
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e., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations" (DSM-IV, 2000));
d) has no empathy for those he has taken advantage of, such as family members (asking for a loan), landlords (failure to pay rent on time), investors (when the company goes "belly up" (DSM-IV, 2000)).
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Alopecia areata is a systemic hair loss disorder, which affects roughly around 4.7 million people in the United States alone. [NAAF]. It is characterized as an autoimmune disease that leads to either localized or complete hair loss. The disease is independent of race, gender or age specifications, and hence affected people represent a diverse group. The effects of the disease may either be permanent or reversible depending on the nature and extent of damage to the hair follicles. It is believed that both genetic as well as environmental factors have an influence in the onset of the condition. However, the pathology of the disease is yet to be ascertained concretely. Though there is no physical distress accompanying the disease the psychological devastation suffered by the affected person is debilitating. Let us have a brief overview of the different types of alopecia before we discuss in detail the possible pathophysiology and…...
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76). As automation increasingly assumes the more mundane and routine aspects of work of all types, Drucker was visionary in his assessment of how decisions would be made in the years to come. "In the future," said Drucker, "it was possible that all employment would be managerial in nature, and we would then have progressed from a society of labor to a society of management" (Witzel, p. 76). The first tasks of the manager, then, are to coordinate an organization's resources and provide a viable framework in which they can be used to produce goods and services effectively and efficiently. The second set of tasks concern guidance and control. In Drucker's view, this role is almost entirely proactive: "Economic forces set limits to what a manager can do. They create opportunities for management's action. But they do not by themselves dictate what a business is or what it does"…...
FCAT Grades and AYP Status, Hernando County Schools
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) act has stamped modern American education with the mark of mediocrity. In mandating that all school districts in the nation live up to a set of standards or lose important Title 1 funding for their disadvantaged schools, and by imposing sanctions that are draconian in their effects, the federal government is imposing the will of Congress on the choices of parents. In addition, the dissonant requirement that states set their own standards creates disparity of a magnitude unimaginable before the federal government decided to intrude into this most important, not to say intimate, local issue between children,…...
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2004 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report-District Level, Hernando. Retrieved June 18, 2004, from Florida Department of Education Web site: http://web.fldoe.org/NCLB/default.cfm
2004 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report. Retrieved June 18, 2004 from Florida Department of Education Web site: tough law deserves tough questions; Four Maryland elementary teachers examine the new "No Child Left Behind Act" and tell NEA Today exactly what they think. (April 2002) NEA Today, 20 (7), p. 14+. Retrieved June 18, 2004: www.questia.com.http://web.fldoe.org/NCLB/default.cfm?action=report2&level=District&district=27
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But by doing so, Zia and ilson gained the most powerful ally one could want when it came to appropriations. ith Doc Long's support, ilson was able to obtain $40 million from the Defense Appropriations subcommittee; a group of eleven elected officials who meet behind closed doors and decide how to spend billions of dollars. And since the recommendations from the committee have to be voted on by the full House without the specifics of where the money is being sent, Charlie ilson was able to appropriate the money without any public knowledge. This was important because the participation of the United States in the arming of Afghan mujahideen had to be kept a secret or else it risked direct war with the Soviet Union.
Part of Charlie ilson's ability to convince the other members of the U.S. House of Representatives to vote for his appropriations was the fact that…...
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Bulimics and anorexics are well represented at this meeting. From my understanding, Overeaters Anonymous embraces those with any type of eating disorder. I appreciate the willingness of group members to understand that it is the addictive, compulsive nature of the behavior that is the problem and not the specific manifestation. Along this line of thought, one member of the group noted his addiction to drugs as well as to food. Crossover addictions are extraordinarily common. One member indicated being a former anorexic who starved herself regularly; that was ten years ago and now she can be considered overweight. Whether or not there is a proven "addictive personality," certainly there are people for whom any pattern of behavior can become a potential problem.
From a clinician's perspective, I appreciate the formula the Twelve Steps offer. The group provides a social network. This may be the most important function of the Twelve Step…...
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Many reasons for the war were offered by both the United States and British governments at various times. In the months leading up to the war, there were a plethora of reasons offered that made it difficult to rationalize and understand exactly why the war was necessary. The argument regarding weapons of mass destruction was one of the most argued points; however, there was much debate as to whether these alleged weapons of mass destruction even existed (Iraq Survey Group 2004). Another point of contention with the war in Iraq was whether or not there were right intentions. According to many scholars and lay persons, reiterated by Fishar and Biggar, there was serious opposition because the disarmament of Iraq seemed only the beginning of a larger agency established by the U.S., UK and their allies. Reasonable belief that weapons of mass destruction existed, for many, was not enough to…...
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The Herzberg two-plane model that includes an upper plane of "motivator" factors, which are those factors that lead to high job satisfaction are compared to the "hygiene" factors that are enablers of stability in any work environment. Motivator factors include achievement, recognition; work itself, responsibility, advancement, and growth, while hygiene factors include company policies, relationships with supervisors, work conditions, salary, relationship with peers, personal life, and relationships with subordinates, status, and security. These factors overall are critical for the development of a motivated and stable workforce. The implications of these factors on the job satisfaction and attitudes of telecommuters form the research foundation of this paper and also look to provide an indication of how teleworkers keep their work/life balance in equilibrium.
Method
The main objectives of this study are:
To provide further understanding of why workers choose to telecommute in the context of their work/life balance objectives.
To define the demographic segments…...
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