Tradition 1
What is Tradition 1
The Provision of housing and rehabilitative support for the alcoholic & drug addict who wants to stop drinking or using illicit drugs and stay stopped
What is Tradition 2
All Oxford Houses are run on a democratic basis. Our Officers are but trusted servants serving continuous periods of no longer than 6 months in any one officer
What is Tradition 3
No member of an Oxford House is ever asked to leave without cause - a dismissal vote by the membership because of drinking, drug use or disruptive behavior.
What is Tradition 4
Oxford House is not affiliated with AA or NA organizationally or financially, but Oxford House members realize that only active participation in AA and/or NA offers the assurance of continued sobriety.
What is Tradition 5
Each Oxford House should be autonomous except in matters affecting other houses or Oxford House Inc as a whole.
What is Tradition 6
Each Oxford House should be financially self-supporting, although financially secure houses may, with approval or encouragement of Oxford House Inc., provide new or financially needy houses a loan for a term not to exceed one year.
What is Tradition 7
Oxford House should remain non-professional, although individual members may be encouraged to utilize outside professionals whenever such utilization is likely to enhance recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction.
What is Tradition 8
Propagation of the Oxford House, Inc. concept should always be conceived as public education rather than promotion. Principles should always be placed before personalities.
What is Tradition 9
Members who leave an Oxford House in good standing are encouraged to become associate members and offer friendship, support, and example to newer members.
Oxford House is __________ housing
Group
Each Member ______ shares the ________ for the running of the house and upholding the Oxford House Traditions
*2 answers
Equally & Responsibility
What are the 3 things a member can be expelled for with majority vote?
returning to drinking or drug use, non-payment of equal share of household expenses & disruptive behavior
Each Oxford House member, as an individual, considers himself a member of AA and/or NA. Without that, sobriety would be _____________?
Short-lived
An Oxford House in essence, be a good member of the community by __________ & ___________.
* 2 part answer
Obeying the Law & Paying Bills
Oxford House was built on the unique concept that its members should try to expand the ______ available
number of beds
It is inconsistent with the Oxford House system of democratic rule to have a __________ of Oxford House.
Professional Manager
No ________ is derived from any Oxford House promotion.
Personal Gain
The associate member should be encouraged to attend House meetings, but a local house may decide that his _________ are somewhat less than those who live in the House.
Voting Privileges
The dissatisfaction was in part the realization that we were ______ responsibility for our own lives and in part a resentment of authority
shirking
Each Member has _____ vote, and majority rule applies except that _______% of the members must agree to accept new person for membership.
* 2 answers
1 & 80
Oxford House is build on the premise of _______in order to meet the needs of recovering alcoholics & drug addicts.
expanding
It has been the experience of Oxford House that participation in AA and NA is extremely high in an environment where one individual with the same disease reaping ______ _______ from AA and/or NA participation.
great benefits
Oxford House is both autonomous and self-supporting. All Oxford Houses have to be careful to avoid undue ___________ on government or other outside funds.
Dependance
Often several members of an existing house will _____into the the new House to provide a core group of new members who already know how an Oxford House works.
Move
Within an Oxford House group, it is not unusual to find some members who have problems that cannot be dealt with by the group. In those situations it is not uncommon for the Oxford House Members, at a meeting to strongly ________ that a fellow member seek ____________
*2 answers
Suggest & Professional Help
The Oxford House Concept is a __________, based on sound _____________and has demonstrated its worth with an established track record.
* 2 answers
sound one & principles
All Oxford Houses should encourage members who leave in ________ to maintain a continuous link with their Oxford House experience.
Good Standing