AA Meeting Reflection

Fabian Castaneda Mrs.Kehrmeyer Contemp. Comp April 25, 2015 The Problems With AA AA meetings are for people who are struggling with alcoholism which means they have an addiction to the consumption of alcoholic liquor or the mental illness and compulsive behavior resulting from alcohol dependency. I believe that these meetings are not helpful and in some cases cause harm the people who are trying to change and no longer alcoholics or drug addicts. These meetings do not have high success rates in fact they have very low rates.

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I chose this particular group because it was an open meeting and they welcomed anyone. The man running the group, was a member himself, and was very welcoming. The meeting started with the AA promise and 12 steps, which I believe they start every meeting with. There was not one specific topic focused

My initial perception of the members in the room is that some members may be shy to disclose their stories, but was amazed that everyone came forth in the room to discuss their shortcoming. Furthermore, I did not have any stereotypes perception about alcoholism since I am aware that alcoholism is a disease that affects the brain. My understanding about alcoholism was confirmed by the various client verbalization of their stories and problems associated with

Research studies have found when the client and the therapists both have high expectations before therapy starts; it leads to positive therapy results. In relations to installation of hope, self-help groups such as Alcoholics

Before the meeting, I thought only people from lower socioeconomic status or unemployed people were alcoholics. People in the meeting dressed well and looked healthy. They didn’t look like the alcoholics I have seen in the movies. The meeting was a mix of male and female, young and old. To start off the meeting, everyone in the room introduced themselves as “My name is ______ and I am an alcoholic.

The meeting was different than I expected. I expected a small group of people sitting in a circle and telling their stories and it was very different from that. It was an extremely positive place. There were people ranging in ages and people ranging on length of sobriety. Some people there have been sober for over 25 years and some people had less than a week

The purpose of this paper is to discuss and reflect on my experience attending an Alcoholic Anonymous meeting. Alcoholic anonymous (AA) was created to help individuals effected by Alcohol collaborate and support each other during their time of need. All AA meetings are structured differently. However, there are only two types of meetings: opened and closed meetings. During my experience, I attended an open meeting where anyone can come regardless of a diagnosed alcohol problem or the level of experience one had with participating in such meetings.

On Wednesday, I attended my first GVNSA meeting of the semester. For this GVNSA general meeting, students would be discussing and voting on the nursing uniform changes. This meeting would also include the induction of the new GVNSA leaders. The purpose of this general meeting was to implement change for future nursing students. Attending this meeting I believe was beneficial as I was able to listen to ideas and different perspectives from my peers on the changes they wish to see be made.

Great post! I think it is great that at your field site the RTI committee meets every three weeks. I wish a more action driven approach was taken at my school side. Honestly, I didn’t even know who was on the RTI committee until I was called to an RTI meeting at the end of last year.

In my first session, the group started with a silent prayer, and read Alcoholic announcement. Next, the reader introduced the group leader. The group leader stated that goals that needs to be accomplish in this group which is stay sober day by day. The group leader also discuss in the group session about alcoholism. The group leader stated that alcoholism is a disease, and alcoholism progress and a chronic disorder.

Being in fashion for more than four decades; therapeutic communities are a group-based, participative to treat alcohol addiction, drug abuse or behavior disorders, have been used for the same. The clients with substance use disorders are treated by the adults that have successfully modified to treat a client, after recovering from alcohol addiction or drug abuse. The 12-step meetings including alcohol anonymous strengthen the willpower of clients in order to help them get rid an addiction

((As such, it evokes the work of educator John Dewey and psychologist Carl Rogers.)) In uniquely not reiterating the 12-step approach, it can appeal to those having problems following a rote program that does not fully speak to them. After all, the 12-step approach doesn’t work for everyone. Developing problem-solving and interpersonal skills is a core component of the therapy. Often, this is introduced early on, in order to initially get past the denial of any substance abuse problem.

The supervision instructor Erica Maloney and three of social work students in addition to me started the supervision meeting on Tuesday, January 29th, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. it was the second meeting for this semester SPRING 2018. It started by welcoming all members of the group with letting us know that the new student Reem switch to another supervision meeting which is on Wednesdays with Dr. Boyle group. Moreover, the meeting this week was completely about the “Learning Plan” with no mention to the students’ activities review. Usually, at the beginning of the supervision meeting, students review their weekly activities and tasks during the last weeks.

Introduction For this assignment, I decided to record the conversation with my practicum partner, Hanna. She is a university student who faced issues with handling a difficult sister who is not very accepting of Hanna’s boyfriend. I will emphasize the pertinent parts of my conversation with her based on the application of skills, knowledge and attitude I gained from in-class discussions, past role-plays and practicum sessions. This video assignment also serves as a platform to apply the skills, knowledge and provide areas for improvement for future peer helping situations.