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Phone line Training
By Wendy H, Dan M and Troy J
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Preparing volunteers
Leadership qualities such as integrity, the ability to listen, and sound judgment are essential in providing phone line service.
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Preparing volunteers
Responsiveness is a key principle for phone line service. This means that trusted servants should engage with callers in a sensitive, appropriate, and helpful manner.
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Preparing volunteers
Do not make commitments on behalf of the area, region, or NA fellowship. If a professional or member of the public contacts an NA phone line, volunteers should provide as much information about NA as they can, then contact appropriate trusted servant to connect with professional.
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Preparing volunteers
Avoid using NA jargon (such as “it works when you work it”, home group” get a sponsor”, etc.
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Who calls the phone line?
Addicts Non-addictsFamily membersProfessionalsClergyTelemarketers
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What type of phone calls
Requests for meeting information Requests for general information about NA Requests for public relations efforts (H&I, PI
presentations) Crisis calls 12 step calls Difficult calls from addicts Telemarketers
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Requests for meeting information
Give up-to-date, accurate meeting location and times of the nearest meeting to the caller as possible.
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Requests for information about NA
Meeting times, locations of nearest meetings
Service structureOpen or closed groupsHandicap accessibilityPolicy
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Crisis Calls
Volunteers should be very clear about where their responsibility ends.
Phone line volunteers are not counselors or crisis workers.
Threats to commit suicide, a drug overdose, or talk about being a victim of violence
Refusing to refer such callers to qualified outside crisis agencies could have legal implications, depending on the local law.
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Meeting recommendations
Volunteers can respect callers’ request and recommend a meeting where they are likely to find addicts with whom they may identify.
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12 step calls
A 12 step call is usually a request for assistance to get to a meeting. We carry NA’s message through 12 step calls.
A 12 step call can mean that 2 or more addicts provide a ride to an NA meeting or that volunteers simply talk with the caller, helping the potential member get to a meeting on their own.
When possible, members meet those requesting a ride to a meeting in a public place.
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Difficult calls
Under the influence
Prank calls
Those who suffer from mental illness
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Referrals
We do not give referrals to one specific treatment center or detox unit. We can give a list of any and all local
treatment centers and not align or affiliate ourselves with one in particular, or we can inform members of generic treatment referral numbers, such as the national treatment referral line in the United States.
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Preparing volunteers
Phone line volunteers often have to perform in higher pressure situations, and they are likely to be the firsts contact that people have with NA.
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Do’sDo encourage addict to attend meetings
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Do’sDo answer all calls if possible.
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Do’sDo give them the next available meeting
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Do’sDo take their number for a follow up call
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Do’sMake sure if you are a male;
and a female calls, you refer them to a female.
Make sure if you are a female; and a male calls, you refer them to a male.
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Do’s
Do remember they are hurting and how much courage it takes to make this call.
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Do’sDo use NA language.
CleanRecoveryJust for today
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Don’ts
Do not make a commitment for NA as a whole.
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Don’ts
Do not use the phone line to send or receive personal phone calls.
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Don’tsDo not return phone calls unless they leave a voice mail and they say to call them back.
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Don’tsDo not give out personal phone numbers of another member.
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Don’ts
Do not give out specific information that does not pertain to Narcotics Anonymous.Treatment centersDetox centersHalf-way houses
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Don’ts
Do not talk on the phone longer than 15 minutes.
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Don’ts Do not hesitate to hang up and call
911 if they are threatening to harm themselves or others. Make sure if you get a phone call like this, you get the address of where they are, so you can relay that to 911.
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What information should be given
Meeting locations of the nearest meeting available to them
Time that meeting starts
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Questions?
Please feel free to ask any and all questions to someone who has attended phone line training.