AA Big Book, Chapter 1
This man’s personal experience with alcoholism and recovery is the focus of Chapter 1.
Who is Bill W.?
This person shares recovery experience and guides someone through the Twelve Steps.
What is a sponsor?
This recovery prayer asks for serenity, courage, and wisdom.
What is the Serenity Prayer?
Chapter 5 encourages us to begin our recovery program with this step.
What is Step One?
AA and NA not religious program but a
Spiritual Program
My girlfriend is actively using; she is a ______ TO ME
PPT/TRIGGER
IOP stands for
Intensive outpatient treatment
A person, place, feeling, or situation that brings up thoughts of using.
What is a trigger?
Bill repeatedly tried to control this substance but could not maintain control over his use.
What is alcohol?
These twelve actions are the foundation of the recovery program that a sponsor helps you explore.
What are the Twelve Steps?
This word means a sense of inner peace or calm.
What is serenity?
Step One involves admitting we are powerless over this.
What is our addiction?
Writing down things you appreciate is a daily way to practice this.
What is Gratitude
What color is the JUST FOR TODAY SERENDER CHIP/FOB
WHITE
keep hanging around the barbershop you will soon get a haircut means what
Risky behaviors for relapse / old people places and things
This strong urge to use can pass without being acted on
What is a craving?
This person visited Bill at home and shared his experience of becoming sober.
Bill’s friend encouraged him to develop his own understanding of this spiritual source of help.
This is the person receiving guidance from a sponsor.
What is a sponsee?
The prayer asks for serenity to accept the things we cannot do this to.
What is change?
Instead of worrying about staying clean forever, the chapter encourages us to stop using for this period.
What is today?
DAILY DOUBLE
The two C'S of waking up
Chance and a Choice
PPT is
people places and things
DAILY DOUBLE
This written plan outlines recovery supports, appointments, and next steps after leaving treatment.
Discharge Plan /Aftercare
DAILY DOUBLE
H.A.L.T.
This four-letter reminder means checking whether you are Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired.
Power greater than self
Higher Power?
This principle means telling your sponsor the truth, even when it feels uncomfortable.
What is honesty?
This principle helps us take action even when we feel afraid.
What is courage?
These connect us with other recovering addicts and provide opportunities to find help.
What are MEETINGS
Eating regularly, getting enough sleep, and moving your body are examples of this daily practice.
What is self-care?
HP is short for
Higher Power
What are 5 benefits of getting a Sponsor
The counselor will decide
Skipping meetings, not taking medications, missing aftercare appointments, withdrawing from support, and neglecting self-care can be?
What are warning signs?, risky behaviors, relapse risk
Bill discovered that this personal quality, by itself, could not keep him sober.
What is willpower?
Instead of waiting for a crisis, a sponsee can build connection through this regular action.
What is contacting your sponsor?/attending meetings
The Serenity Prayer asks for courage to change the things we can do this to.
What is change?
After leaving treatment or an institution, the chapter encourages us to contact one of these people.
Who is an NA member?
Reviewing your actions, recognizing progress, and identifying needed changes before bed is this practice.
What is a daily personal inventory?
DAILY DOUBLE
What are four requirements to get a successful completion Certificate from MV.
Participate in Groups, Complete Assingments, Follow Rules. Positive Attitude
This AA service connects people leaving treatment with members who help them get to local meetings.
Bridge The Gap Program
Calling a sponsor, praying, meeting, taking a walk, or practicing slow breathing are examples of these healthy responses to stress.
What are Coping Skills
The only requirment for membership is
What is a Desire
Setting these healthy limits helps clarify availability, respect, and expectations in sponsorship.
What are boundaries?
DAILY DOUBLE
This principle helps us recognize what we can and cannot change.
What is wisdom?
DAILY DOUBLE
What is MAT program
Medication-assisted treatment
DAILY DOUBLE
Making 1 meeting everyday for three months is called
90/90, ninety meetings in ninety days
What time is Group Therapy, Recovery Dynamics and AA/NA Meetings
10:30 am, 1:00 pm , 6:30 pm
What is recommended to do immediately after leaving treatment?
Go to a Meeting
This thinking strategy means considering what could happen after the first drink or drug—not just the immediate feeling. Playing the ________
What is playing the tape all the way/out/forward?
Bill began practicing this spiritual activity to seek guidance rather than focus only on his own wishes.
What is prayer?
Sponsorship is an example of this recovery principle: freely helping another person in recovery.
What is service?
When we stop fighting a reality we cannot change, we practice this
What is acceptance?
4 CRITERIA FOR ADDICTION TO BE CLASSIFIED AS A DISEASE
Symptoms, Progress Treated ,Fatal
5 RISKY BEHAVIORS THAT YOUR RECOVERY MAY BE IN DANGER
The counselor will determine
1 thing a recovering person do perfectly is
Don't use NO MATTER WHAT
DAILY DOUBLE
List 5 NEEDS after treatment for most men and
5 WANTS after treatment
The counselor will decide
This written guide identifies personal warning signs, coping strategies, support contacts, and steps to take when risk increases.
What is a relapse prevention plan?
DAILY DOUBLE
Bill learned that doing this for other people with alcoholism helped protect his own sobriety.
What is helping other alcoholics? SERVICE WORK
A sponsor shares experience and suggestions, while responsibility for your choices belongs to this person
YOU
Choosing your response instead of trying to control someone else demonstrates knowing this.
What I can and cannot change?
Number 1 reason: the majority of you came to treatment
Probation
DAILY DOUBLE
5 spiritual principles in the Twelve Step Program
The counselor will determine
DAILY DOUBLE
Clinical Coordinator /Supervisor Team D is
Mrs. Cherrie Rakes
Name the four Counselors on Team D
Jamey, Calvin.Blackwell, Robin
DAILY DOUBLE
What is the HOW of recovery?
Honesty,Openmindedness and Willingness