Cooperation With The Professional Community

Because dAAve hadn’t heard of this before I’m imagining that others haven’t also so…

AA cooperates with the Professional Community and reaches out to the public at large through advertisements and letters. This is a quote from the “About AA” ( A Newsletter for Professionals) pamphlet at the Alcoholics Anonymous web site;

“Broaching the subject of alcohol with a patient or client who shows signs of a drinking problem can be awkward. Drinkers often feel ashamed of their problem, at the same time that they downplay its seriousness. Directly confronting them may do no more than provoke a flat denial. For these reasons professionals very often steer clear of the matter. But to wait for that patient or client to bring up the subject amounts to giving up on the issue, according to some with first-hand experience in the matter.”

Its a good read, short too… At the end they say;

“Let Us Hear From You . . .

Are there specific topics you would like to see explored in About A.A.? Please send us your thoughts, ideas, comments, so we may better communicate with the professional community. You can e-mail the Cooperation With the Professional Community desk at: cpc@aa.org.”

At the AA site you can also find a “Public Service Announcement” or “An Anonymity Letter To The Media.”

HTH,

Mark