The 39 Steps

some manual of the A.A. General Serve Conference- approved literature and the “Big Book”. Every meeting they will all gather on the first floor. There will be someone voluntary to be the speaker, the speaker will do the “reading”. They read the twelve step and the twelve tradition, and some other stuff from the “Big Book”, doing the “reading” could help them remember their goal of quitting drinking. After the “reading”, they will divide into two group. One group will stay, this group is the…

active members sat in the front of the room and the members that were either new or mandated to attend sat in the back. I listened as members went around the room and introduced themselves. They would share their progress as well as relapses in the 12 step program. I was surprised to also learn that the meetings where spiritually centered and referred to “God” a lot. I noticed that members who were not religious, used terms such as “higher being” rather than “God.” I observed that veteran…

Her nine steps describe how successful learning organizations operate. A manager operating in a learning organization accepts change, supports their employees, and remains engaged in the process. According to Sandra Kerka learning organizations provide continuous…

The 12 step meeting I decided to attend were the AA, NA and CA. The first meeting I attended was Narcotics Anonymous on the 7th of October. I went to the NA website to find meeting locations. I found a meeting in Huntington Beach at a Community United Methodist Church that was on Friday nights . I personally didn't want to go to the meeting by myself, so I decided to team up with a few classmates to go as a group. I don't know why I felt nervous when driving there; maybe because I didn't know…

proven through the use of 12 Step programs of recovery (and from now on may be referred to as self help groups). Spiritual fellowships are also another term for 12 step groups (Galanter, 2007). Bill Wilson and Bob Smith (Dr. Bob and Bob S.) created Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935 (Mullins, 2010), alcoholics finally had a program of recovery that, through experience, worked. Other programs (Overeaters Anonymous, Debtors Anonymous etc) have since been modeled after the 12 steps of Alcoholics…

The first step in effective treatment is to detoxify the person, which is usually done in a detoxification center where the patient can be monitored and taken care of as physical withdrawal symptoms can be severe and in some cases can end up killing a person. Medication…

The final step urges individuals to carry the message to others. Giving back to the community is everybody’s responsibility because it us up to every individual to make the world a better place. This is evident from the simple steps that recovering addicts take such as attending meetings to give encouragement to people who have just began or are struggling with their recovery…

addicted, they have lost connection with God, or a higher power. This separation is a failure to live in harmony with, what is called spiritual principles. These spiritual principles can be found in Christian Holy Scriptures, or the Alcohol Anonymous 12 Step Program. When a person becomes addicted their life is totally consumed by their drug of choice. The addicted person becomes powerless and the only relief is to get more of the drug.…

I attended a 12 step meeting held by the fellowship of Narcotics Anonymous. The meeting was open to addicts, non-addicts, and beginners. The focus was placed on the needs of the new members of Narcotics Anonymous, discussion of the Just for Today text, and the twelve steps of Narcotics Anonymous. The name of the fellowship is We Qualify. The meeting was held in the basement of a church and lasted for 90 minutes. The meeting commenced at 7:00pm and ended at 8:30pm. The room was large, clean,…

stood and repeated the pledge and 12 steps at the start of the meeting. Some participants appeared withdrawn, did not show much emotion on their faces during the meeting, and walked back and forth from their seats to the coffee table. Other participants seemed excited when they saw individuals they knew and quickly shared a smile and greeted each…