ACA is a 12 Step Program Focusing on Emotional Sobriety
We were all profoundly affected by the dysfunction in our families of origin, whether alcohol was present in the home or not. Consequently, we developed a set of "Laundry List" Traits that helped us survive that experience. These traits may have been adaptive at the time, but have now come to substantially disrupt our lives.
The ACA beginner handbook - "A New Hope" - slowly helps to bring participants out of isolation through a predictable, structured, drop-in meeting framework. This approach allows you to engage with the program resources incrementally with less likelihood of becoming overwhelmed. You can miss weeks, attending at your own pace, and still feel supported as you learn what it means to "work a program."
The handbook was created by a group of ACA Members located in Southwest Florida as a tool for a new local meeting specifically for beginners. The workbook introduces material that can be used to support and guide those attending this meeting. While there is no single path to healing the effects of childhood trauma, through ACA, they have created what they feel is a solid initial draft of a clear, concise, comprehensive ACA program overview.
To Download Your Copy of the Handbook - Go Here
Meetings
The below are a listing of five virtual worldwide beginner meetings that use this workbook as the guideline for their meetings.
Click here for complete listing for all ACA virtual meetings on WSO webpage.
Click here for complete listing for all ACA face-to-face meetings on WSO webpage.
Click here for ACA Beginners Handbook Meetings Facebook Page (ACAhope).
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Membership
The only requirement for membership is a desire to recover from the affects of growing up in an alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional family.
A Personal Invitation
This is your personal invitation to come to an ACA meeting. Your presence in meetings helps us in our recovery. We know that this program works for us.
We have yet to see anyone fail who honestly works the program. This is our path to sanity, our program to serenity.
