A Sponsorship Guide for 12-Step Programs
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (834 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312181825 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Good reference This book contains various opinions from sponsors on numerous situations that occur during life. I would have liked it more if each opinion included a reference to the Big Book or the 12 X 12.. L. G. Parkhurst said A Helpful Book for Sponsors and Sponsees. More Sponsors will probably read this book than Sponsees, but it does contain valuable information for both. The chapter on Steps A Helpful Book for Sponsors and Sponsees L. G. Parkhurst More Sponsors will probably read this book than Sponsees, but it does contain valuable information for both. The chapter on Steps 4 and 5 was particularly helpful; however, I do think there is some value in doing your 5th Step with someone you do not know, such as a person in the clergy or other counselor. This book certainly shows the value of the Sponsor walking through ALL the steps with the Sponsee, and doing so beginning with Step 1, instead of starting where the Sponsee wants to start. This book would also be valuable for people leading Serenity Groups, or considering the beginning of such a group. We do have everyone in our own Sereni. and 5 was particularly helpful; however, I do think there is some value in doing your 5th Step with someone you do not know, such as a person in the clergy or other counselor. This book certainly shows the value of the Sponsor walking through ALL the steps with the Sponsee, and doing so beginning with Step 1, instead of starting where the Sponsee wants to start. This book would also be valuable for people leading Serenity Groups, or considering the beginning of such a group. We do have everyone in our own Sereni. Food for Thought This is the first full length book I have ever found on the issue of sponsorhip within 12 step groups. M.T. has assembled several experienced sponsors to share their feelings and experiences about the sponsorship process, working the steps with a sponsee, problems encountered and discoveries made. The book's strength (a wide variety of opinions from a variety of people) is also its greatest weakness (you might be more confused than ever about which path is the right one for you to take with your sponsee). On balance however, I recommend the book as a good way to jump-start your own thinking about these issues. Take what you like and leave th
This is the first book of its kind--for sponsors, by sponsors.Dived into three main sections--"Sponsorship Basics," "Working the Steps with a Sponsee," and "Common issues that Come Up"--this book will be of use to anyone who has agreed to be a sponsor, or anyone who does not have access to a sponsor.A Sponsorship Guide is like having a sponsor in a book.. A Sponsorship Guide for 12-Step Programs offers the reader far-ranging suggestions, based on concrete experience, for the most common issues and dilemma that arise when one agrees to become a sponsor
Readers are assured that there are many ways to be an effective sponsor and that no one path to success exists. In A Sponsorship Guide, which is set up in interview format, a group of 17 active, experienced sponsors, primarily from New York City and the West Coast, comment on issues such as same-sex sponsorship, the place of friendship in a sponsor/sponsee relationship, gay sponsorship, and qualities of a good sponsor. Although the author remains anonymous, she reveals that she is a Los Angeles screenwriter and director.?Catherine T. From Library Journal AA to Z is a reader-friendly paperback chock full of useful information for new Alcoholics Anonymous participants, students of 12-step programs, and the general reader curious to
M.T. is a Hollywood screenwriter and director with nine years of recovery. She lives in Los Angeles.