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Thank you for your
interest in the Al-Anon and Alateen programs. Al-Anon works cooperatively with
professionals and institutions that provide services to people affected by
another person’s alcoholism. Al-Anon
participation is compatible with and can be complimentary to professional
counseling and medical treatment. A 2006
survey of Al-Anon membership revealed that about 36% of
Al-Anon members were influenced to attend their first Al-Anon meeting by a
professional!
Our home page and newcomer’s page provides information about the Al-Anon
and Alateen programs. Our meetings page provides a list of Al-Anon, Alateen, and
Al-Anon Adult Children meetings in the District 5, which serves the
area in and around
Types of Al-Anon meetings are described on our newcomer’s page. Closed
Al-Anon meetings are
attended by anyone who feels his or her life has been or
is being affected by alcoholism. Open Al-Anon meetings are meetings where
Al-Anon/Alateen members tell their stories to anyone interested in hearing
about the family disease of alcoholism. Non-members such as observers or students are
welcome to attend open meetings to learn about recovery in the Al-Anon program. Currently there are no regular open Al-Anon meetings in the
District 5 area. Observers or students who are interested in learning more
about recovery in the Al-Anon program are encouraged to contact us.
Al-Anon does not advise
members to take or to avoid any particular course of action, or to engage or
not to engage any particular resources. Al-Anon literature states that members
may benefit from tapping additional resources, and encourages members to engage
resources and/or obtain professional assistance that may be helpful to them.
What do
professionals say about the
Al-Anon program?
We asked some
professionals who work or live in the
Al-Anon is not allied
with any religion, sect or denomination. Members of any faith and of no faith
are all equally welcome. Per Al-Anon’s Traditions 6 and 10, Al-Anon has
no opinions about, is not affiliated with and does not endorse any outside
enterprises or organizations, and does not support or oppose any matters
outside of the Al-Anon program. The opinions expressed in this section are
those of the writers; their inclusion does not imply endorsement of any
organization, business, practice, religion, denomination or publication. We are grateful to all who have shared their
professional experiences with Al-Anon on this web site!
“An Obstetrician’s Experience”: from Carl Christensen,
MD, Ph.D.: please click here!
Contributed by Carl Christensen, MD, Ph.D.;
obstetrician and addictionologist; Associate Professor of Obstetrics and
Gynecology at Wayne State and the Detroit Medical Center; Associate Residency
Director of the Detroit Medical Center; Medical Director of the Eleonore Hutzel
Recovery Center;
Medical Director of Dawn Farm; Associate with Pain Recovery
Solutions.
“Your First Al-Anon Meeting”: from Jeff Jay and Debra Jay: please click here!
Jeff and Debra Jay are addiction
specialists and interventionists. They are co-authors of "Love
First: A New Approach to Intervention," which is a Hazelden Guidebook.
Debra Jay is also the author of "No More Letting Go: The Spirituality of
Taking Action Against Alcoholism and Drug Addiction" and co-author of “Aging and Addiction:
Helping Older Adults Overcome Alcohol or Medication Dependence.” Jeff Jay is the co-author of "At Wit's End: What You
Need to Know When a Loved One Is Diagnosed with Addiction and Mental
Illness."
“From a Psychotherapist”: from Perry H. Engstom: please click here!
Contributed by Perry H.
Engstom, LMSW, psychotherapist.
“A Treatment Professional’s Experience”: from James Balmer: please
click here!
Contributed by James
Balmer; President, Dawn Farm Community of
Programs.
“Alateen/Al-Anon and Students”: from Mark Schuby: please
click here!
Contributed by Mark
Schuby, MSW, Student Assistance Coordinator,
“What
Al-Anon Offers”:
from Renee Baumunk: please click here!
Contributed by Renee A. Baumunk, CPS (Certified
Prevention Specialist.)
“One
Professional’s Experience”: from ernie kurtz: please click here!
Contributed by Ernest Kurtz, Ph.D.
(Harvard 1978) Adjunct Assistant Research Scientist (than which rank there is
no lower) The University of
“Reflection on Al-Anon”: from Ken Wilson: please click here!
Contributed by Ken Wilson;
Senior Pastor,
Al-Anon Publications and Information for Professionals
Al-Anon World Services produces materials referred
to as “Conference-Approved Literature” (CAL.) Al-Anon conference-approved
literature provides a valuable resource to help people learn about Al-Anon,
including professionals, students, and potential members. The Al-Anon World Service Office web site “resources
for professionals” page provides several pamphlets that may be helpful to
specific professions as well as for helping individual clients to identify with
Al-Anon as a resource that can help them.
Additional information about Al-Anon literature is
available on our literature page. A complete
listing of Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature and an order form is
available in the literature area of the Al-Anon World Services web
site. The materials below are all
Al-Anon publications which are targeted to professionals:
(All
of the following are reprinted with permission of ©Al-Anon Family Group
Headquarters, Inc.,
An overview
of the Al-Anon program for professionals is provided by the Al-Anon publication, Fact Sheet For
Professionals (S-37),
“Fact Sheet for Professionals” (S-37) is reprinted with permission of ©Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.,
Guidelines for Al-Anon
and Alateen meetings held in institutions
have been developed by the Al-Anon World Services Office. Al-Anon meetings that
are held in institutions (including treatment centers, hospitals, clinics,
mental health service providers, shelters, juvenile homes, correctional
facilities, rehabilitation organizations, and others) often provide a newcomer
with his or her first exposure to Al-Anon/Alateen. Institutional meetings are facilitated by
experienced Al-Anon/Alateen members. Guidelines for institutional meetings can
be viewed here.
“Al-Anon/Alateen
Institutions Group Meetings” (S-22) is reprinted with permission of ©Al-Anon Family Group
Headquarters, Inc.,
Additional fact sheets
include
the following:
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“Spiritual Leaders” fact sheet (OS1)
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To Doctors” fact sheet (OD2) is reprinted
with permission of
©Al-Anon Family Group
Headquarters, Inc., |
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“To
a Lawyer” fact sheet (OL3) is reprinted with permission of ©Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., |
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“To
the Police” fact sheet (OP4) is reprinted with permission of ©Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., |
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“To
My Teacher” fact sheet (OT5) is reprinted with permission of ©Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., |
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“Human
Services Professional” fact sheet (OH6) is reprinted with permission of ©Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., |
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“Student
Assistance Professional” fact sheet (OSP7) is reprinted with permission of ©Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., |
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us and for your interest in learning about the Al-Anon and Alateen programs! If you have questions or
comments that you would like to direct to District 5 of Al-Anon, please contact us!
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