atmosphere of recovery. groups occasionally experience challenges in maintaining an atmosphere in...
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Common sense, open minds, calm discussion, accurate information, mutual respect, and healthy personal recovery enable a group to deal effectively with almost anything that comes its way.TRANSCRIPT
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Atmosphere of Atmosphere of RecoveryRecovery
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Groups occasionally experience challenges in maintaining an atmosphere in which recovery can be shared among addicts.
What are some common disruptive behaviors in meetings?
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Common sense, open minds, calm discussion, accurate information, mutual respect, and healthy personal recovery enable a group to deal effectively with almost anything that comes its way.
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The first thing a group can do is discuss the situation in a group business meeting.
These discussion can help a group develop a plan for dealing with disruptive behavior and identify who in the group will be responsible for handling specific disruptions.
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There are varying degrees of disruptive behavior, and many of the challenges groups experience are not as severe as the ones outlined in the 3 scenarios we are about to look at.
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Review Guidelines/Rules for small group discussion.
Pick a facilitator to lead the group discussion
Choose a recorder to take notes Brainstorm solutions, writing them on the large post-it
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Pick a member to come up and read your table’s solutions!
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Groups often experience minor disruptions such as member talking during meetings or unmonitored children.
A discussion may not necessarily fix these disruptions, but it can help the group to feel more resolved about the situation.
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Keeping our unity and primary purpose as our focus will better allow us to resolve any potential problems or challenges.