This book is a guide to the sponsorship process. Step Study âA.A.âs Twelve Steps are a group of principles, spiritual in their nature, which, if practiced as a way of life, can expel the obsession to drink and enable the sufferer to become happily and usefully whole.â Get Started Sponsorship is considered to be a foundation principle for 12 Step Groups. A sponsor is a more experienced person in recovery who guides the less-experienced aspirant ("sponsee") through the program's twelve steps. All our Steps begin with WE except the 12th, which has the word WE in the center. It also explains how to help a sponsee work each of the Twelve Steps. Simply put, the role of a sponsor here is to take you through the 12 steps. Therefore, sponsors of NA are people who may have multiple drugs of choice, including alcohol, that offer guidance and support through the 12 steps. New members in twelve-step programs are encouraged to secure a relationship with at least one sponsor who both has a sponsor and has taken the twelve steps themselves. Some Twelve Step members exercise a model of sponsorship that sets up a fairly rigid, strict, and authoritarian relationship between sponsor and sponsee, in which a âgoodâ sponsor lays down the rules and a âgoodâ sponsee reacts with unquestioning obedience. Everything in the book comes from AA through its members, meetings, and publications, but it is filtered through my perception. NA has workbooks that the sponsor and sponsee can use on their journey together through those 12 steps that are valuable tools to assist in leading that journey. The sponsor will take the sponsee down a path that they had followed themselves to get sober. Deciding to get help and go to treatment is a huge step, but another important aspect of recovery begins when you leave treatment and get back to your day-to-day life. Part of our strength and power comes from WE. See an example of the print out HERE We decided (through much discussion) to minimize all instructions on HOW to do a 4th Step. Serving as a sponsor is seen as a form of service, so itâs something that most people do willingly. This makes us different than any other 12 Step program. The one Iâm usually referring to is the AA version, thereâs also an AlAnon 12&12 too. This is meant to keep the sponsor sober, thus the beauty of the program. The suggestions in Twelve Step Sponsorship did not originate with me. Have a great day! It goes into more detail on each step and tradition. It was the attempt of Bill W. to sponsor Doctor Bob that kicked off the movement. Help the sponsee work through the Twelve Steps Honor the sponseeâs anonymity if that is what the sponsee requests âI have been abstinent fifty-seven days and am currently working on Step Three. The purpose is to help you gain a greater understanding of the meaning of each step as you take it. Like Like 12-step recovery is an important resource for many people who are trying to stay sober. A sponsor is somebody who: * Has a one to one relationship with a more junior member of a 12 Step group â this other party is referred to as the sponsee. When complete, they can print it out for use with their 5th Step. The 12-step model is built on a foundation of service, according to documents published by the Alcoholics Anonymous General Service Office, so people who participate are encouraged to think of ways to give to others and help them improve. Having a sponsor has been a vital part of working my program. The free âVaultâ app was created as a means for a sponsee to enter their 4th Step Inventory information in a secure and convenient way. Narcotics Anonymous is a WE program not a me program. Itâs the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions, the companion book to the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. One last thing that must be pointed out is the WE portion of this Step and all our Steps. The sponsee must follow suggestions and do the 12 steps to remain spiritually fit and on the road to recovery. Together we can. A sponsor will provide guidance and may ask you to read certain sections of text or to do some writing or journaling along the way.