Meetings

Next, my roommate and I attended Overeaters Anonymous. This meeting was also held at St. John’s Lutheran Church which is located in Westfield Massachusetts. We attended a meeting held on a Wednesday from 12pm-1pm. The meeting was held in the basement of the church and only a handful of people showed up to the meeting. The population consisted of all women who were of similar ethnic backgrounds. Again, overeaters is another program that consists of twelve steps which very similar to those of alcoholics

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Fabian Castaneda Mrs.Kehrmeyer Contemp.Comp 15 April 2016 AA Meetings Alcohol Anonymous meetings are for people who are struggling with alcohol problems to the point where they drink, get physical with there wife or kids and become very abusive while drunk. and they cannot give that up so they look for change and go to these AA meetings in hope that they will change. Although for some people these meeting are successful, but only 31 percent of members were sober for less than a year 's time

Name of Group Leader(s), credentials, and role: Mary Perez, Intern Social Worker, Facilitator Group Name; brief description of goals & objectives: Family Team Meeting. The meetings purpose is to discuss the client’s progress with their case plan and the end goal is to close the case. General Themes: The meeting is focused on the family strengths, worries and the next steps. Description of group interaction: The interaction between the groups is open and respectful, where everyone is welcome

The meeting was at the Framingham town hall and interestingly, the meeting started in the late evening hours that went until after 10:00PM. The chairs of the board members in the meeting room were set up in semi-circle and testimony podium was in the center. When my friend and I arrived, the Board member was talking about the agenda of the meeting that comprised of several topics. The meeting started with the testimony of Frank DeMarco concerning standards of the well water and it’s impact on the

The city of Ione’s city council meeting The meeting had an agenda that was published two days in advance per required by california state law. It was followed religiously by the council without deviation. They called the meeting to order and when everybody was quiet they started with the flag salute/presentation of the colors. They had the system of nominating ideas and seconding them to vote. They were speedy about it and there was no hesitation. However, out of the five city council members only

speaker AA meeting. Upon arrival, I was a little nervous since this would be my first time at an AA meeting and I did not know what to expect. However, once in the meeting, you could feel how much everybody cared about everyone else, whether they were new or returning. I think this was because everyone was going through the exact same thing and they did not have to worry about being judged. As stated in class and on the syllabus, open speaker meetings are ones where members of the meeting share their

As the meeting starts, just by looking at the demeanor of the women that begins with the Quorum Roll call you can notice her lack of enthusiasm which causes you conclude that she have no drive to be apart of the meeting. There were also a lack enthusiasm in her voice as she called all the alderman 's for their attendance. She called approximately fifty names without any knowledge if they were present or not. I noticed that there were about forty spectators. As she continues to call names, I realized

Townhall Meeting On November 9th 2015, a town hall meeting took place in my political science class. This meeting was a chance for students of the school to bring up concerns, or issues regarding there education. For their voice to be heard directly to the faculty that runs the school, the students could finally have a chance to get a valid answer. There was questions about safety, mathematics, community college education, and typical student issues. The first major topic I though was most important

Running head: 12-Step Meeting Reaction Paper 12-Step Meeting Reaction Paper Carissa Hardy ADRE 6703 Abstract The Alcoholics Anonymous 12-Step recovery program guides alcoholics through a series of behavioral, emotional, cognitive, spiritual and social actions towards sobriety and wellness. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, excessive drinking has lead to approximately 88,000 deaths in the United States each year and accounts for 1 in 10 deaths in working age