Alateen Training Module I Overview of Alateen Service

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Alateen Training Module I Overview of Alateen
Service

• Missouri Area 31
• 2008

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Alateen Training Modules

• Overview of Alateen Service
• The Alateen Meeting
• Alateen Events
• Alateen Challenges

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Alateen is

• part of Al-Anon Family Groups.
• a fellowship of young people whose lives have
  been affected by alcoholism in a family member or
  close friend.
• (from the Alateen Suggested Preamble)
• Alateen is not
• A program for young people seeking sobriety.

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What Makes Up Alateen?

• Alateen members
• Area-certified Al-Anon Members Involved in
  Alateen Service
• Alateen Group Meetings
• Resources to Alateen
• Supportive Al-Anon groups members
• Supportive local service arms (district/AIS)

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Alateen Members

• Are teen members of Al-Anon Family Groups who are
  seeking recovery from the effects of someone
  elses drinking.
• Share their experience, strength, and hope with
  each other.
• May include younger
• members.

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Alateen Motion

• Requires Areas to set safety and behavioral
  requirements for all Alateens and all Al-Anon
  Members Involved in Alateen Service.
• These requirements apply to all use of the
  Al-Anon or Alateen name in conjunction with any
  meetings, groups, conventions, or any other
  gatherings in the Area where Alateen
  participation is offered.

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Al-Anon Member Involved in Alateen Service

• Group Sponsor - Is an Al-Anon member who is
  directly responsible for Alateens while being of
  service to Alateen.
• LAPS, or backup Alateen Group Sponsors must
  have completed certification through the Area
  Process.
• Each Area clearly defines what roles that
  involves.

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Alateen Safety and Behavioral Requirements

• Minimum Requirements were set by the 2003 Alateen
  Motion.
• Alateen meetings, groups, events, and Al-Anon
  Members Involved in Alateen Service must comply
  with the Area Requirements.

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Minimum Safety and Behavioral Requirements

• 1. Every Al-Anon member involved with Alateen
  service must
• be an Al-Anon member regularly attending
  Al-Anon meetings (minimum three meetings per
  month).
• be at least 21 years old.
• have at least two years in Al-Anon in addition to
  any time spent in Alateen.
• not have been convicted of a felony, and not have
  been charged with child abuse or any other
  inappropriate sexual behavior, and not have
  demonstrated emotional problems which could
  result in harm to Alateen members.

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Minimum Safety and Behavioral Requirements
(contd)

• There must be at least one Alateen Group Sponsor
  at every Alateen meeting.
• The Area Requirements
• must prohibit overt or covert sexual interaction
  between any adult and Alateen member.
• 4. must prohibit conduct contrary to applicable
  laws.
• 5. must contain procedures for parental
  permission and medical care when applicable.
• 6. must be reviewed by local counsel.

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Area 31 Alateen Safety Behavioral Requirements

• To meet these requirements, all adult members
  must fill out an application form, either for a
  group sponsor or a LAP, verifying the before
  mentioned, and an AMIAS form (Al-Anon member in
  Alateen Service) prior to being with the teens.
  This form will be re-verified annually by
  Missouri Area Alateen Sponsor Coordinator. These
  forms MUST be resubmitted each new term.

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Area 31 Alateen Safety Behavioral Requirements

• Any and all changes in the Alateen Group
  registrations must be sent to the Alateen Sponsor
  Coordinator (ASC).
• If a group or person is found to NOT be in
  compliance, and after exhausting every effort to
  encourage them to do so, the ASC, after
  conferring with the Alateen Coordinator and Area
  Chairperson, will report to WSO Notification of
  Disqualification any group or person not meeting
  Area Minimum Safety and
  Behavioral Requirements.

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Trusted Servants in the Area Alateen Process

• Alateen Coordinator
• Alateen Sponsor Coordinator
• Process Person (AAPP)
• Alateen Fund Manager
• Three jobs require collaboration
• and teamwork

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Al-Anon Members Involved in Alateen ServiceArea
31 Certification Process
Members wishing to be Sponsors or LAPS

• Step 1
• Fill out a questionnaire (either for a LAP or
  Sponsor)
• Fill out the AMIAS (Al-Anon Member in Alateen
  Service)
• Send BOTH forms to the Alateen Sponsor
  Coordinator

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Al-Anon Members Involved in Alateen ServiceArea
31 Certification ProcessSponsor Paperwork
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Al-Anon Members Involved in Alateen ServiceArea
31 Certification ProcessLAP Paperwork
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Al-Anon Members Involved in Alateen ServiceArea
31 Certification Process
Alateen Sponsor Coordinator (AAPP)

• Step 2
• Receive paperwork
• Check questionnaire
• Verify Al-Anons 2 year regular attendance. (if
  unknow to the ASC, check with home group GR)
• Check with www.watchdog.com
• Sign date the AMIAS form.
• Send form to WSO

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Al-Anon Members Involved in Alateen ServiceArea
31 Certification Process

• Receive form back WSO
• Sponsors will then be invited to join the
  AMIAS_Sponsor group at Yahoo.com A resource for
  Missouri Alateen Sponsors.
• LAPs Because things can change on a daily
  basis, WSO wants the sponsor who needs their help
  to call the ASC to find out if they are certified.

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Starting an Alateen Group

• Follow the Area Process for certification of
  Alateen Group Sponsors and meeting registration.
• Work with Area/District/AIS Alateen
  Coordinator(s) and the ASC.
• Set meeting place/time.
• Al-Anon group support is helpful.
• Alateen meetings are closed, attended by Alateens
  and the Area-certified Alateen Group Sponsors
  only.

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The New Alateen Meeting

• The first meeting will be exciting for all
  concerned.
• Ask the group to set its own behavioral
  guidelines. Remind them they are responsible for
  their group.
• Remember its the Alateens meeting!

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Alateen Group Sponsors

• Provide support and encouragement to the Alateen
  group as a whole.
• Avoid one-on-one interactions.

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We always

• Keep the
• _____
• on Al-Anon/Alateen
• ___________.

focus
principles
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Alateen Personal Sponsors

• Alateens are encouraged to ask another Alateen
  member to be their personal Sponsor, with whom
  they can discuss personal problems and program
  questions.

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Alateen Resources

• District/Area trusted servants
• District Representative
• District/AIS Alateen Chair/Committee
• Area Alateen Coordinator
• Area Alateen Sponsor Coordinator (ASC)
• Area officers
• Alateen Sponsor Workshops
• World Service Office
• Staff
• Guidelines/service tools
• Members Web site

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WSO Alateen Guidelines

• Alateen Safety Guidelines (G-34)
• Starting an Alateen Group (G-19)
• Alateen Meetings in Schools (G-5)
• Alateen Conferences (G-16)
• Area Alateen Coordinators (G-24)

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Area Resources

• Area Alateen Coordinator
  Linda K
• Area Alateen Sponsor Coordinator (Area
  Alateen Process Person) Debbi M
  
• Area Alateen Requirements
• Area Alateen Process
• add resources as appropriate, including
  additional slides for district resources

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Responsibility Statement

• Al-Anon Members Involved in Alateen Service
  are to provide direction to assure that emphasis
  is placed on the Al-Anon program of recovery and,
  to the best of their ability, maintain an
  atmosphere that will protect the Alateen members
  from physical and emotional harm.
• The Responsibility Statement can be found on the
  WSO Alateen Safety Guideline, G-34.

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Safety ChecklistAl-Anon Members Involved in
Alateen Service

• Work their own Al-Anon program, and participate
  in local/Area Al-Anon/Alateen events.
• Avoid one-on-one interactions with Alateens.
• Know when to step down as an Alateen Group
  Sponsor.
• Attend District and Area Assemblies whenever
  possible.
• Participate in Alateen Sponsor Workshops.
• Stay informedconnect with the Area Alateen
  Coordinator.
• Keep in touch using the AMAIS Sponsor Group on
  Yahoo (all registered sponsors are encouraged to
  join).
• Use all your resources!

Talk to each other, reason things out with
someone else
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Wrap Up

• Welcome to the world of Alateen Service
• Contacts for questions
• Area Alateen Sponsor Coordinator
• -Debbi M
• Area Alateen Coordinator
• -Linda K
• Area Alateen Fund Manager
• -Steve V