Alcoholics Anonymous Support Group (Aa)

Alcoholics Anonymous Support Group (AA) Location Wesley Church on Barstow The aid sort I attended was on October 19th, 2012 at 12pm at Wesley Church located on Barstow Avenue. It was in the Winterburg Education Building in room 3. A human beings by the name of Andy was leading the group. He first said a prayer and then asked if there were any pertly members. There were no(prenominal) so he asked if there were visitors. I introduced myself and said I was a Fresno State nursing student. He then said today they were going to communication about Step 12, which was about service.Service was about introducing AA to quite a little that could benefit from the program. Before you were expected to complete quantity 12, they wanted you to complete steps 1-11 first. The first somebody that spoke about his past was the leader, Andy. He shared with everyone that he had had three divorces and at one consign his children didnt talk to him. Alcoholism destroyed his life in his early years. H es straightway twenty years sober up. His last wife never came moxie to him but his children have since come back into his life. He leads AA skirmishs now because he expressed how AA serveed him experience his life back into order.Next to speak was a gentleman by the name of Rich. He was 257 days sober. He said that he is nowhere near step 12 but was hoping down the road he will make it there. He talked about having depression, diabetes eccentric person 2 and alcoholism. Alcoholism runs in his family. A year ago he almost died from diabetic ketoacidosis. Thats when he decided to turn his life around. He felt that he was given a back up chance at life and wanted to do positive things. He said that drinking doesnt produce anything positive and he wanted to make the most of the recumb of his life. A lady by the name of Carmen spoke next. She was three months sober.She talked about how her brother doesnt believe this will be farseeing term. She always falls back into drinking . Carmen wants to prove to not only her brother, but herself, that she will remain sober for the rest of her life. She said that this time different because she has recruited Gods strength and that will help her get through it. The other two people at the meeting declined to speak. They said they just wanted to listen. During the rest of the meeting, Andy spoke more about Step 12 and how to get to that step. Next was another prayer turn everyone joined hands. The meeting ended at 110pm.I observed the following Yaloms Curative Factors during the AA meeting 1. Instillation of Hope faith that the treatment mode can and will be effective. All the members felt that with Gods strength they can overcome the impossible. 2. Universality demonstration that we are not completely in our misery or our problems. By attending the AA meetings, the members k unexampled that they were not alone and there are others try with the same issue. 3. Imparting of information didactic instruction about mental health, mental illness, psychodynamics or whatsoever else might be the focal problem of the group. Ex. OCOA, Alanon learning about the disease process itself). Its main(prenominal) for members to get facts about their condition through formal teaching. 4. Altruism opportunity to rise out of oneself and help somebody else the feeling of usefulness.Altruism was discussed in Step 12. 5. Corrective recapitulation of primary family group experiencing transference relationships ripening out of primary family experiences providing the opportunity to relearn and clarify distortions. Members larn that they could resolve issues from the past with their family members that stemmed from alcoholism. . increment of socializing techniques social learning or development of interpersonal skills. When the AA members shared their experiences and received feedback from them they were developing new social skills. 7. Imitative behavior taking on the manner of group members who function m ore adequately. The members learned from Andys experience who has recovered. 8. Catharsis opportunity for expression of strong affect. The AA members felt safe during the meeting to talk about their innermost feelings. 9.Existential factors recognition of the basic features of existence through sharing with others (e. g. ultimate aloneness, ultimate death, ultimate responsibility for our own actions). The AA group helped the individuals take some direction in their life. 10. Group Cohesiveness The members of the AA group felt like they can accomplish anything together as a team. 11. Interpersonal learning receiving feedback from others and experimenting with new ways of relating. The AA members gained insight regarding how one perceives and is being perceived by others.