...Today is Friday September the 18th and I’m attending my third AA meeting. I have to admit I really have been looking forward to coming to these meetings. When I read the syllabus and realized I had to attend group meetings, I was concerned and fearful that this was going to be difficult for me to complete due to my work schedule and other obligations. After attending my second meeting, I was so excited and picked up the phone and called my daughter and told her how much I learned about human behavior and how life events affects people so differently. Today’s meeting was led by a female, she started the meeting in Rebo’s tradition. I knew the meeting was going to be different from my other two, because throughout the room there was books...
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...I attended an open AA meeting that was named Traditional Group. I would put off this assignment because I was nervous going alone. I did not know what to expect because I had never attended an AA meeting before. I was afraid I was going to be picked on to speak or that I would have to announce that I was a non-AA member. I did not know whether to expect a big group of people or a small group. I was afraid that others would notice that I was new. I finally got the courage to attend the closest group to my home on a Saturday morning. I was amazed at how large the group I attended was. I walked in and there were already a lot of people sitting down, but I was able to find a seat. They began the meeting with people reminding the group of the 12 steps and the 12 traditions. I noticed a familiar face in the group and I realized that one of my coworkers from my internship was sitting across from me at a distance. At first I thought that...
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...I attended my first AA meeting as a nursing student. Though, working in psychiatric unit I have attended many groups on addiction, and watched movies, I still was excited to attend this meeting. It was not at all a surprise to see well dressed and groomed attendants. However, the majority of the attendants were elderlies. This might be because of the time of the meeting; it was Wednesday at 11am and this is more convenient time for retired elderly population in the community. I introduced myself to the organizers and they were very supportive; and it was even more pleasing to see members who are very sociably interacting to each other and newcomers which, indeed is a very great tool to support each other. The meeting is well structured. Prior to what is scheduled for the day, the team leader introduces new comers, and share new events. The lady who was leading the meeting introduced herself and appoints different members to read the criteria of membership or attending the group, the purpose of the meeting, and outcome or goal expected from the meeting. This sounds more like nursing care plan to me. Different members also share their insightful experience with the group. This AA meeting incorporates spiritual guidance in getting sober...
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...On Sunday May 30th, I attended an AA meeting in Baltimore, MD. At the beginning, Rabbi Trencher and I were suppose to attend a NA meeting for youth, but they cancelled that one; so we went on an adventure. After being locked out of another meeting, we drove around riot tattered Baltimore City and ended up in the basement of a church in Fells Point. As soon as we enter the meeting, I felt the warmth and homeliness of the group. The welcoming committee made sure that we felt at home, that way we would continue coming. When the meeting commenced, people already started to fall asleep, play on their phones, etc. It seemed to be runned by all addicts, I feel that Rabbi Trencher and I were the only ones who weren’t addicts. The reader started by giving some housekeeping notes and one thing that caught my attention is when they said to have your slips signed go to Alex. It felt...
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...Before arriving at the Open AA meeting that I was attending at the Alano Club in Agawam, MA I wasn’t sure how to feel or what to think. I wasn’t sure if the other people attending the meeting were going to be ok with me being there since I wasn’t an alcoholic. I thought that they would think I was going to judge them because of their current situations and or problems since I was not dealing with the same ones. When I entered the meeting there were two large tables with people sitting around them. The people attending the meeting noticed that I was a newcomer and introduced themselves. Everyone was so open and welcoming it made me want to go back again just because of how nice they were. I had told them that I was a student attending the open meeting for a class assignment so the chairperson gave me a pamphlet with his number on it just in case I needed to call for any questions....
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...I at attended the AA Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at the AdCare hospital on Lincoln Street on Tuesday March 8, 2016 from 6:30 to 7:30PM. As the meeting began everyone introduced themselves by their first name and told whether or not they were alcoholics or not. As everyone told their names the rest of the people welcomed them by their first name. At first I was really afraid to go to the meeting alone so I emailed my class fellows to see if someone wanted to go with me or not. I had never attended an AA meeting before so I did not know what it would be like. But when I went to the meeting and sat through it I slowly started to feel comfortable. I think one important role everyone played was that they were listing to other people’s conversations and replying...
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...about myself and my family. This very assignment has been able to help me to foresee what is in store for me in dealing with addictions both mine own and helping others with theirs. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), is a program that at first I thought was nothing more than a bunch of drunks, getting together and sulking in their sorrows. Oh! How I was wrong. AA is a program that is and has been helping individuals and families for over 80 plus years. I have learned that the principles of AA are ones that can be universally used to aid anyone in getting through some of life’s challenges. My experiences at my AA meetings have shown me that the program does indeed work. And most importantly people are accepted where they are and made to feel welcome. I was able to attend two Awakenings meetings in Plattsburgh. My first meeting I didn’t get to much interaction from others and things might have changed had I been able to stay through the end of the meeting. At my other meeting I was able to stay for the duration and I was able to interact with the group. I was able to see how a “newbie” would/could be turned away from an AA meeting. I met a lady in the meeting, whom I sat next to and she was able to introduce herself to help me feel at ease. However, throughout the meeting she took it upon herself to tell me about certain individuals in the group and picked apart pieces of others stories. I found this to be very offsetting, and I would hope that she didn’t do this on a regular...
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...Observation/Reaction/Reflection paper Marriage and Family Therapy * Ala-non 6/6/2015 Saturday 8:00 P.M Alanon Meeting Hall 17751 Sherman W ay Reseda * Adult Child of Alcoholics 5/10/2015 Sunday 1:15 PM ACA SOS meeting Hall "Daily Affirmation Book Meeting" - Meeting Based on Our Daily Meditation Book * Alcoholics Anonymous 5/11/2015 Monday 8:00 PM AA Young People North Hollywood Hall 6/8/2015 Tuesday 7:30 PM AA New Start Beginners Meeting 20440 Lassen St (Church) 6/15/2015 Monday Noon Old Timers Mtg at Valley Club * Narcotics Anonymous 5/31/2015 Sunday 3:00 PM NA meeting Radford Hall * Codependents Anonymous 6/16/2015 Tues 7:30 pm CODA Women’s Meeting Granada Hills 6/18/2015 Thurs. 7:30 pm CODA Tarzana Group Thursday Alcoholics Anonymous came into being in June 1935.The fundamentals of the 12 step programs has remained the same since 1935, however today the twelve steps are helping people with more than alcohol. Today many 12 step program have form and also alternative 12 step programs with more God or God being removed but at the basis level it is the twelve steps. I also believe the twelve steps are just basic tools that all people need or most people have received the basis tools when growing up in a healthy family system. The 12 steps teach humility, respect, honest, caring, and to be of service, these are the essential for all people. I always share with people who want to DO the twelve steps but don’t know which program they qualify for...
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...experience in speaking on a panel of Jewish legal scholars and how this experience impacted his own view of his faith. In his reflection, he recalls his first meeting with a Jew by the name of Sam Levine. It is the author’s encounters with Sam Levine that sparks the idea that in order “to become a better Christian, [he] would need to become a better Jew.” This fueled his quest to understand how the Jews experience God, by studying the Hebrew Scriptures and asking Sam questions. After these numerous encounters with Sam, the author was able to present his thoughts during the panel discussion with other Jewish legal scholars. Upon receiving a compliment from one of the panelists Irene, the author realized that it was not the eloquence of his speech that warranted the compliment, but it was the way in which Irene heard his perspective. The author then concluded to become a better Christian he would need “to learn to listen as God listens,” “to learn to listen to hear like a Jew.” From the author’s perspective, learning “to listen to God is…to listen for transcendent moments rather than for all the mistakes.”...
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... March Start Wed 17/04/06 April May June July August September October November December B M E B M E B M E B M E B M E B M E B M E B M E B M E Audit planning meeting Mon 29/04/06 Audit tool development Audit analysis tool development Implement data collection Mon 06/05/06 Wed 15/05/06 Thu 01/08/06 Data analysis Mon 02/09/06 Result reporting Mon 09/09/06 Action plan development Mon 16/09/06 Dissemination of Results Mon 30/09/06 Action plan implementation Reaudit area marked for improvement Report on reaudit Tue 01/10/06 Wed 11/12/06 Tue 17/12/06 Key: AF = Audit Facilitator AA = Audit Assistant B = Beginning M = Middle NB. The notes on the following pages give details of the various components of the plan. From NHS Lothian ‘Clinical Audit Study Guide’ CD rom (West Lothian 2004) E = End Example of Audit Plan notes 1. Preliminary Discussion Should establish · Why? · What? · Where? · When? · Who? · Does this audit fit in with Trust priorities? · Will it identify need for change (improve patient care) · Will it provide appropriate evidence to satisfy regulatory requirements (i.e. CSBS) . 2. Audit Planning Meeting This meeting should identify · Resources for audit · Establish who the audit team will be. · Timetable the audit process 3. Audit tool development · · · Where appropriate a specific tool should be designed for each project...
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...12-Step (Alcoholics Anonymous) Reflection Log • What occurred at the group? The group started with formalities that many of the persons there seemed to be familiar. There was recognition of persons at different points (anniversaries) of sobriety. The group had people of all races and ages. There was a structured “sharing” where the group leader called on different people to share. The group was open to anyone who wanted to speak and share their story, progress and goals. There were a couple of breaks where I noticed a lot of people smoking and drinking coffee. • How you felt about it? I was nervous and felt guilty about my role as “observer”. I was general in my response but had to be honest and, therefore, couldn’t make up an alcoholic identity to share. When they asked if I wanted to share, I followed some of the others and simply stated “pass”. It was a little awkward because I felt as though I should say something or felt pressure to say something. I felt as though I didn’t belong or that they were wondering why I was there. It’s funny how I was the odd one with a problem because I did not share. I felt amazed by the stories and how open some were. • What you learned from it? I learned the workings of AA and how very important it is to identify oneself to leadership in the future. I learned that this is not limited to certain ages, races or economic status. This is something that can happen to anyone at any time...
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...Before researching this topic I was aware how big of an issue and how big the population of homeless people was in our country but I wasn’t fully aware how close to home to issue was. Florida is home to the third greatest population of homeless people in America behind New York and California. Over 6% of Florida’s population is homeless at a whopping 47,862. Homelessness affects our society in many ways, one being tax dollars. Tax dollars are used to support many shelters, hospital stays, and incarcerations of the homeless. According to Lorena Cassady, “When homeless people are admitted to a hospital, their stay is about four days longer than average, which adds up to an additional cost to the public of about $2,400 per incident.” Homelessness in very prominent in the St. Petersburg/Pinellas County area. In Pinellas County alone there are 5,887 individuals living homeless or unsheltered (out of cars, or on the streets). This statistic is not including people living doubled up with families or at an extended stay facility. 3,222 of these unsheltered homeless are adults while the rest are children. I decided to do my research on two homeless organizations that I feel have a positive message and truly care for the people; Woman’s Residence and Pinellas Hope. The Woman’s Residence is located in St. Petersburg. The Woman’s Residence provides a safe location for single homeless women to rebuild themselves, they may stay from a month up to a year. Individuals come to the Women's Residence...
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...Rubric for a Performance Task in Your Lesson Alexandra Hirsch Walden University Instructor: Dr. Gerald Gary Educ-6640J-5/Educ-664OH-5 Part One: Assessment Plan Since I began a career in teaching I have always focused on creating innovative lesson plans and assessment methods geared toward the various student learning styles. This facilitates a plethora of learning opportunities that afford students the ability to develop areas in which they may have difficulty. In order to help my students learn from their mistakes I vigorously record data to ensure I have relevant and objective information to share while giving feedback. When my students successfully complete my assessment tasks it substantiates my belief that finding balance in the utilization of different assessments is crucial. According to the Educational Leadership article, “the goal of a balanced system is to ensure all assessment users have access to the data they want when they need it, which is an effective use of multiple measures.” (Kim, Lambert, and Burts, 2013) As a primary teacher, it is imperative that I consistently incorporate assessments that are not only developmentally appropriate for my kindergarten students but also personally relevant. “Appropriate assessment is an integral and important component of high-quality early care and education programs. Scientifically informed assessment measures are needed to ensure that all children, regardless of disabilities, culture...
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...Garret Necaise 5/7/12 PSY 435 TuTh 11:00-12:15pm Article Critique #1 (Addiction Theories) “Television addiction: Theories and Data Behind the Ubiquitous Metaphor” This article was presented in the American Psychological Association by Robert Mcllwraith, Robin Jacobvitz, Robert Kubey, and Alison Alexander. Mcllwraith is the head of the Department of Clinical Health Psychology and the director of the Rural and Northern Psychology Program. Jacobvitz is a Psychology educator and consultant in Albuquerque, NM. Kubey is the professor of Journalism and Media Studies, and director of the Center for Media Studies at Rutgers University. Alexander has a Ph.D in Communication at Ohio State and has taught research methods, writing, media and society, and seminars in children and television. The reader population for this article is focused on an interest or relation to television addiction. The authors wrote this to present four theoretical models of television addiction derived from existing psychological data on this subject. These models are valuable because they give the reader a viewpoint on where this type of addiction is based from: the television's effects on imagination, the arousal level affected from the effect of television, a manifestation of a dependent or addictive personality, and a pattern of uses associated with the television medium. However, it still remains to be determined whether or not this use of television for effect modulation represents a significant...
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...Group Attendance Reaction Support groups play a major part of clients continued recovery and the prevention of relapse. In addition, it also helps to be apart of a group of people whom have walked a similar path as yourself. Thus far in the program I have had the opportunity to attend AA meetings, NA meetings and many other support groups. For this assignment I wanted to explore something new. Within the last week of my practicum I was able to sit in on a national support group called the Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA). In this paper I will share my reaction to my experience, which will include how the group was structured, what the topic was for the group, how each member provided support, and specific issues the members brought...
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