What is Al Anon and how does it work?

The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness and that changed attitudes can aid recovery.

What is Al-Anon and how does it work?

How it Works, What to Expect. Al anon is a self-help group for people who live with or are affected by an alcoholic. Alanon is not run by a professional. It is run by the people in the group – that’s why it’s called a self-help group. Al anon is modeled on the twelve steps on AA. Members acknowledge that they are powerless over alcohol (over the alcoholic in their lives) and that their lives have become unmanageable.

What to expect at Al Anon meeting?

What to Expect. At an alanon meeting, a member usually gives a short talk on one of the twelve steps and how it applies to his or her life. This is usually a member who has been involved with the program for some time. After the talk, other members have the opportunity to share.

What are the 12 steps of Al Anon?

At many Al-Anon/Alateen meetings, the Twelve Steps are introduced with the Suggested Al-Anon/Alateen Preamble to the Twelve Steps: The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope in order to solve their common problems.

What is the goal of Al Anon?

The goal of Al-Anon is: A. To provide group and individual therapy for family members of alcoholics. B. To provide a fellowship and support for individuals in relationships withalcoholics. C. To educate family members of their risk of becoming alcoholics. D. To provide families of alcoholics with the intervention necessary to preventtheir substance abuse.

What does Al Anon teach?

As Al-Anon teaches, “Detachment helps families look at their situations realistically and objectively, thereby making intelligent decisions possible.”. Al-Anon members also learn that no individual is responsible for another person’s disease or recovery from it.