DealingwithChallengesinAlateenIntroductoryslides

IdahoArea132018

Alateen Training Module IV

ThereWILLbechallengesinAlateenservice!

Whattypesofchallengesmightweface?

Toolsandresourcesareavailable!Remember,weareneveralonein

Al-Anon/Alateen!

KnowyourresourcesCAL&ServiceTools

•  Members’Website:al-anon.org/members,including:

•  AlateenServicee-Manual•  Al-Anon/AlateenServiceManual(P-24/27)•  Al-Anon/AlateenGuidelines

•  Alateen—HopeforChildrenofAlcoholics(B-3)

•  TwelveStepsandTwelveTraditionsforAlateen(P-18)

•  UsingAl-AnonPrinciplestoResolveCon@lictsKit(K-70)

•  HowAl-AnonWorksforFamilies&FriendsofAlcoholics(B-24)

People•  OtherAlateenGroupSponsors/

AMIAS•  ServiceSponsor•  DistrictCoordinators•  DistrictRepresentative•  Area13Delegate•  Area13AlateenCoordinator•  Area13AlateenProcessPerson

(AAPP)•  WorldServiceOfVicestaff•  MembersofsupportiveAl-Anon

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KnowYourResourcesToolswecanuse….•  EncouragetheAlateengroupstostudytheTraditionsandhowtheyapplytothegroupaswellatAlateenevents

•  Groupdiscussionsandvoting•  Al-Anon/AlateenConferenceApprovedLiteratureandservicetools

•  TakingaGroupInventoryGuideline(G-8a/b)•  Thelinksofservice:theDistrictRepresentative,districtAlateencontact,AreaAlateenCoordinator,otherAreatrustedservants

•  OtherAMIASandAlateenGroupSponsors:“Talktoeachother,reasonthingsoutwithsomeoneelse…”

TypesofchallengesinAlateenservicePartA:•  Safety/Legalmatters•  BehaviorproblemsinthegroupPartB:•  ConVlict•  AlateensindifVicultsituations(“ToughStuff”)•  Interactionswithparents•  PublicOutreach—buildingattendance•  BrokenAnonymity•  FinancesPartC:•  UnderstandingtheAreaAlateenRequirementsandProcess•  MinimizingChallenges