the servant - teacher. the club consists of: families with alcohol – related and mixedproblems and...
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The
SERVANT -
TEACHER
The CLUB consists of:
FAMILIES with ALCOHOL – RELATED andMIXEDPROBLEMS and of a
SERVANT - TEACHER
The SERVANT - TEACHER
Is a full member of the CLUB
with SPECIFIC ROLE and
RESPONSIBILITY,
a PERSON who,
with MERITS and FAULTS,
SHARES the SAME WALK
with the FAMILIES and TAKES
the SAME COMITTMENTS
INCLUDING ABSTINENCE
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The SERVANT - TEACHER
• Has ATTENDED a SENSIBILIZATION COURSE, attends the TRAINING and UPDATING EVENTS
• Has a COMPETENCE for ALCOHOL RELATED PROBLEMS
• FACILITATES and STIMULATES the DISCUSSION
• Contributes to maintain CONTACTS with the CLUB MEMBERS even outside the WEEKLY MEETING
HE IS NOT the CLUB’s BOSS
During the FIRST INTERVIEW with a NEW FAMILY :
• CREATES a POSITIVE CLIMATE
• STIMULATES a CONSTANT ATTENDANCE with ALL the FAMILY
• EXPLAINS how the CLUB WORKS, with RULES and HABITS
• RECOMMENDS that the WHOLE FAMILY ATTENDS soonest possible the LOCAL ALCOHOL SCHOOL of 1st Module
The SERVANT - TEACHER
•Is rendering a SERVICE to the FAMILIES
•Does NOT DEPEND on the Club Associations or on the PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
•Takes part to the CLUB meetings without his/her own FAMILY
•If he/she has an history of Alcohol related problems, he/she must continue attending the Club where he/she belongs, together with the FAMILY
The SERVANT - TEACHER
•Takes part in the MONTHLY MEETINGS of the local SERVANT - TEACHERS
•Takes part in the UPDATING COURSES
•He/she is holding the LOCAL ALCOHOL SCHOOLS of 1st, 2nd and 3rd MODULE
The SERVANT - TEACHER
EVERYONE
CAN BECOME
SERVANT - TEACHER
BY ATTENDING a
“SENSIBILIZATION COURSE FOR ALCOHOL
RELATED AND MIXED PROBLEMS”
THE RELAPSE
SOMETIMES THE PATH
to SOBRIETY
IS INTERRUPTED by a
RELAPSE
RELAPSE does not only mean RESUMING TO DRINK, but in particular means REVERTING to the previous life style
Degas
The RELAPSE can be
“WET”: RESUMING THE HABIT of the SUBSTANCEwhich created the ADDICTION and RESUMING the PREVIOUS LIFE STYLE
“DRY”: MAINTAINING ABSTINENCE but RESUMING the PREVIOUS LIFE STYLE and DISCONTINUING the PROCESS of CHANGE
The RELAPSE happens in:
The FAMILY The CLUB
The ASSOCIATIONS
The SERVANT-TEACHER
The COMMUNITY
ALCOHOL is back in the house
ONE or MORE MEMBERS RESUME DRINKING
COMMUNICATION LOVE SOLIDARITY
are missing
The RELAPSE INVOLVES the
FAMILY if:
The ATMOSPHERE
is INTOLERANT,
SUPERFICIAL and
QUARRELING
I don’t care to make the
report
SHARING (EMPATHY), FRIENDSHIP, MUTUAL HELP are missing
I think I shall
discontinue this
Enough! I don’t see why I should bring
all the family
The RELAPSE CONCERNS the CLUB if:
• He/she is not UPDATING HIM/HERSELF or not participating in the MONTHLY MEETING
• Feels like the CLUB BOSS
• He/she is not PREVENTING THE SUPERFICIALDISCUSSIONS
• Remains NOT CONNECTED with the CLUB LIFE
• He/she is not AVAILABLE anymore to COMMUNICATE and remain TUNED with the CLUB members
• Becomes JUDGEMENTAL
The RELAPSE CONCERNS the
SERVANT – TEACHER if:
• Greed of PERSONAL POWER
• Desire to be under the SPOTLIGHT
• Anxiety of SOCIAL ACHIEVEMENT
• Using the SERVICE as POWER
The RELAPSE INVOLVES
the ASSOCIATIONS (A.C.A.T, A.R.CA.T., A.I.C.A.T.) in case of:
The ASSOCIATIONS must provide SERVICES to the CLUBS,
not VICEVERSA!
The CRISIS, starting from the INDIVIDUAL, the FAMILY or the CLUB, can provoke the RELAPSE of the COMMUNITY.When the CLUB does not stimulate any longer the process of changing of the GENERAL CULTURE in the LOCAL COMMUNITY, the latter RESUMES the previous behaviour consisting of DISTRUST and UNCONFIDENCE towards the Club and the SOCIAL ECOLOGICAL APPROACH
The RELAPSE concerns the COMMUNITY when:
• an opportunity for a self EXAMINATION• an opportunity to INCREASE SOLIDARITY and
DEVELOP the FRIENDLY VISITS • a STIMULATION to REVIEW the PROGRESS
ACHIEVED SO FAR, and to RESUME it with more COMMITTMENT
BUT the RELAPSE can represent for the WHOLE CLUB:
The CLUB EXISTS
for the FAMILIES having DIFFICULTIES and the
RELAPSE is one of them
The FRIENDLY VISIT
MEANS:
• TO BE CLOSE to the FAMILY in TROUBLES
• GO and see them
• CALL them
• SEEKING DIALOGUE
• TO BE THERE with a smile SAYING: “HERE WE ARE !”