Upon achieving step one the admission of powerlessness and step two agreeing that there is, in fact, a higher power, step three goes beyond words to actions. This twelve step workbook guide substitutes terms and phrases related to alcoholism to include any actingout or obsessivecompulsive addiction patterns such as, drugs and all mind altering substances, sugarfoodovereating, nicotine, gambling, sex love pornography, electronic. Pdf twelve step sponsorship download full pdf book download. Twelve step sponsorshipits opportunities and its responsibilities. The only real authorities in aa are the big book entitled alcoholics. Its based on the big book comes alive in oa weekend workshops. The above article is an excerpt from the book twelve step sponsorship. Oct 08, 20 a sponsorship guide for 12step programs ebook written by m. I find time to do and say things that would help heal the damage that i have done. A sponsorship guide for 12step programs offers the reader farranging suggestions, based on concrete experience, for the most common issues and dilemmas that arise when one agrees to become a sponsor in any 12step program. I try to bring goodness where previously i had brought discord and destruction. For me, the sponsorsponsee relationship has been one of the most important, and sacred, relationships in my almost 27 year journey on the 12step path.
Helping a sponsee work the steps is a sponsor s most important function. An independent guide to teaching and learning the program of a. Big book sponsorship 12 step recovery from any and all. Oct 26, 2019 12 step guide for alcoholics anonymous step by step explanation and understanding of the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous via sharing of an alcoholic. Narcotics addiction 12 step support a sponsorship guide for 12 step programs by m. Sponsorship is a rich and enduring part of tradition of alcoholics anonymous. Narcotics addiction12 step support a sponsorship guide for 12 step programs by m. The primary responsibility of sponsors is to help their sponsees work the twelve steps.
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol drugs, actingout behaviour, that our lives had become unmanageable. To show other alcoholics addicts precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. Sponsor in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Aa to z is a readerfriendly paperback chock full of useful information for new alcoholics anonymous participants, students of 12step programs, and the general reader curious to know how such. Big book sponsorship guide 3 you are going to become a sponsor. The suggestions in twelve step sponsorship did not originate with me. Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours download this aa big book step guide and work book. Deciding to get help and go to treatment is a huge step, but another important aspect of recovery begins when you leave treatment and get back to your daytoday life.
Below, are the idiots guides for the addictionissue you are addressing. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Twelve step sponsorship is the first truly comprehensive look at sponsorship, a role recovering people benefit from both as sponsees and ultimately as sponsors sponsorship is a rich and enduring part of tradition of alcoholics anonymous. The idea of sponsorship was born in aa, the original 12 step fellowship.
I find that its very important to go over your step 8 list with a sponsor or other 12 step member that has worked all the steps someone whom you trust for direction. This page was developed as a repository for the sponsorship and oa 12 step study resources that were mentioned in the how to sponsor series of workshops that ran for 12 weeks beginning in january, 2011. A sponsorship guide for 12step programs offers the reader farranging suggestions, based on concrete experience, for the most common issues and dilemma that arise when one agrees to become a sponsor in any 12step program seventeen sponsors with collective recovery time of over 250 years share their experience and insights as they describe common situations sponsors. Twelve step sponsorship omaha central office alcoholics. A sponsorship guide for 12 step programs download ebook pdf. The sponsorship guide is your syllabus throughout your 12step course using the idiots guide below, are the idiots guides for the addictionissue you are addressing. Seventeen sponsors with collective recovery time of over 250 years share their experience and insights as they describe common situations sponsors face and. Sponsorship has since become one of the foundations of the recovery programs for of all the 12 step fellowships and one of the greatest blessings of membership. Twelve step sponsorship offers a welcome reinforcement to the tradition of passing it on from one generation of sponsors to the next. We wanted a book that could be used for topic discussions, step studies, and workshops. Its not the only text, nor is it the only way to understand how it works, but it is a way that ive found very helpful, mostly for its socratic style in teaching how to lead another through all twelve steps. In the search for a person who will be a good match for you, you will want to look for someone who is happy.
A sponsorship guide for 12step programs offers the reader farranging suggestions, based on concrete experience, for the most common issues and dilemma that arise when one agrees to become a sponsor in any 12step program. Also available as an e book available to purchase from your favorite e book retailer. A sponsorship guide for 12 step programs offers the reader farranging suggestions, based on concrete experience, for the most common issues and dilemma that arise when one agrees to become a sponsor in any 12 step program. Stepbystep guide for sponsors contents purpose and use of this guide 5 before getting started on the steps 11 questions and answers on sponsorship. Its not about being sponsoredits about sponsoring others that is a predictor for recovery. The first book written to cover the 12 step program was titled alcoholics anonymous, affectionately known as the big book by program members. The mothership 12 step program, alcoholics anonymous, traces its roots to a quasisponsorship that bill wilson, the cofounder of a. Speaking from experience, many people came into the rooms of a 12step meeting very broken. How it works book by hamilton b passing it on is a key concept in the twelve step community and many of the traditions and knowledge of the twelve step recovery program have been passed down by. In fact, we cannot work them alone if we follow the way the aa big book suggests that we work them. The twelve step program big book guide big book sponsorship.
Chapter 5 relaxation focus meditations prayers step 4 39 assets and liabilities check list 40 notes. Ebby thatcher was a longtime friend whom bill wilson met while enrolled at burr and burton seminary in vermont in 1912. Twelve step sponsorship one day at a time one day at a time. I first help my sponsees determine which amends should be made, and. There is no step 9 worksheet, as this is a step that needs to be made to the person s we have harmed.
For that reason, i chose sponsorship as the topic for this months article. When most people find themselves in a 12step based meeting of any sort, they are more than likely not the happiest. In addition to the resources listed, we hope to have recordings of each session available in the near. This book discusses what a sponsor does, how to find a sponsor, and how to be a sponsor. Please let us know if you have any suggestions for improvement or comments about this site. Twelve step sponsorship delivers both the theory and practicehow to do it and. Seventeen sponsors with collective recovery time of over 250 years share their experience and insights as they describe common situations sponsors face and relate the. Hamilton b sponsorship is a rich and enduring part of the tradition of alcoholics anonymous. Twelve step sponsorship is the first truly comprehensive look at sponsorship, a role recovering people benefit from both as sponsees and ultimately as sponsors. Expanded accessibility and helpfulness, especially to new sponsors, are our only intentions in. The steps require us to take action, but they were not meant to be worked alone.
A first of anything is a beginning, and so it is with the steps. The story of how more than one hundred men have recovered from. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve steps and twelve traditions a cofounder of alcoholics anonymous tells how members recover and how the society functions. For them newcomers, we hope these pages will prove so. In the aa big book, read the doctors opinion on pages xxv xxxii. I still suggest a meeting a day, but definitely not less than three or four times a week.
As the title implies, the book offers a very good description of how sponsorship works in the context of nearly all twelve step groups. Everything in the book comes from aa through its members, meetings, and publications, but it is filtered through my perception. As you read bba pages 9, put them in the doctors opinion of the aa big book. Twelve step sponsorship delivers both the theory and parcticehow to do it and whyin a clear, stepbystep.
You will need idiots guide as you go through steps 1 3. The central office is closed on the observance days of new years, memorial day, july 4th, labor day, thanksgiving and christmas. The 164 and more book, ebook, and web site are all concordances which display passages from the big book alcoholics anonymous, the twelve steps and twelve traditions, and the a. Click download or read online button to get a sponsorship guide for 12 step programs book now. With it we can help one another to succeed and arrest the disease called addiction one day at a time regardless of the nature. We wanted a book that could be used to hold a meeting anywhere, anytime. Everything i am about to write is simply my opinion, based completely on my experience in this arena. A sponsorship guide for 12 step programs download ebook. Questions from the 12 and 12 text step one 19 we admitted that we were powerless over alcoholthat our lives had become unmanageable. Twelve step sponsorship delivers each the idea and applyfind out how to do it and whyin a transparent, stepbystep presentation. Print the idiots guide pertaining the addiction you are addressing. Twelve step sponsorship delivers both the theory and practicehow to do it and whyin a clear, stepbystep presentation. The app also features a sobriety calculator, a good selection of aa literature and the complete big book text 164 pages. Written by the author of getting started in aa, a widely acclaimed guide for the newcomer to the program of aa, twelve step sponsorship is the first truly comprehensive look at sponsorship, a role recovering people benefit.
Following the subsequent extensive growth of twelve step programs for other addictive and dysfunctional behaviors, many additional books were written and recordings and videos were produced. Make a meeting a day, especially if she is struggling on a daily basis to stay clean. This is the workbook edition of the sponsors 12 step manual. Theres some books missing from this list, like the 12 step sponsorship book and alanons paths to recovery, as well as step books ive worked before like a gentle path through the 12 steps, and blueprint for progress both sizes. The guide applies established educational techniques blooms taxonomy to developing an understanding of the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous. We strive to provide information, tools and resources for working a 12 step program or any program using 12 step principles for recovery in as simple and effective way as possible. A sponsorship guide for 12 step programs offers the reader farranging suggestions, based on concrete experience, for the most common issues and dilemma that arise when one agrees to become a sponsor in any 12 step program seventeen sponsors with collective recovery time of over 250 years share their experience and insights as they describe common situations sponsors. When am i most likely 53 step ten a spiritual road maps 56 step ten daily journal worksheet 58 step ten daily journal sample worksheet 59 step eleven louis affirmation supplement 63 60 step twelve daily practice supplement page 68 64 oldfashioned twelve step call 70 book of inventories book two contents. This, the newcomer thinks, is just about the last straw. We wanted workbook items so that members could write down their thoughts and discuss questions with aca friends. The twelve step program big book sponsorship 12 step. Twelve step sponsorship delivers both the theory and practicehow to do it and whyin a clear, step by step presentation.
A twelvestep program is a set of guiding principles outlining a course of action for recovery from addiction, compulsion, or other behavioral problems. Written by the author of getting started in aa, a widely acclaimed guide for the newcomer to the program of aa, twelve step sponsorship is the first truly comprehensive look at sponsorship, a role. Written by the author of getting started in aa, a widely acclaimed guide for the newcomer to the program of aa, twelve step sponsorship is the first truly comprehensive look at sponsorship, a role recovering people. Written by the author of getting started in aa, a widely acclaimed guide for the newcomer to the program of aa, twelve step sponsorship is the first truly comprehensive look at sponsorship, a role recovering people benefit from both as sponsees and ultimately as sponsors. This twelve step workbook guide substitutes terms and phrases related to alcoholism to include. Some na members feel their way through the first step1 by intuition.
The sponsorship guide is your syllabus throughout your 12step course using the idiots guide. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a sponsorship guide for 12step programs. Pdf twelve step sponsorship download full pdf book. The book living sober an aa publication, describes how.
We wanted a book that a sponsor could use to guide a sponsee through the recovery process. The following list are tools and resources suggested by sponsoring workshop attendees. The twelve steps are the foundation of aa and other twelve step recovery programs. The first step is the beginning of the recovery process. Seventeen sponsors with collective recovery time of over 250 years share their experience and insights as they describe. It opens the door to the rest of the steps and allows a person to begin the process of selfreflection step four and admitting the nature of ones wrongdoings step five. Twelve step sponsorship is the first truly comprehensive loo. Jan 12, 2018 twelve step sponsorship delivers both the theory and practicehow to do it and whyin a clear, step by step presentation. A sponsorship guide for 12step programs ebook by m.