Cooperating with nonalcoholic professionals and concerned family or friends is an effective way to carry the message to the sick alcoholic. Such people often meet the alcoholic in places where A.A. is not present. Through professionals, alcoholics may be reached who might otherwise never find the program, or they may be reached sooner with the help of informed non-A.A.s. You may contact us for help at [email protected] or call Central Office 404-523-5650.
Your local C.P.C. (Cooperation with the Professional Community) committee may think of others: alcoholism or substance abuse counselors; armed forces officers, unit commanders or military chaplains; athletic coaches; corrections officers; court officials; educators; employers or employee assistance professionals; health care professionals; clergy persons; judges; juvenile services professionals; law enforcement officers; lawyers; probation or parole professionals; professional students; public health officials; senior services professionals; social workers; union officials.
- Concerned Friends & Family
- Concerned Professionals
- For Legal & Corrections Professionals
- For Faith Leaders
- For Healthcare Professionals
- For Treatment Facilities
“If someone you care about has a drinking problem, A.A. might have a solution for them. A.A. has helped more than two million alcoholics stop drinking. Recovery works through one alcoholic sharing their experience with another. A.A. is made up of alcoholics helping alcoholics recover.
A.A Family Friend
Al-Anon Family Groups is another Twelve Step program of recovery. Their members are made up of people concerned with someone’s drinking problem.
In Al-Anon, members have the opportunity to learn from the experiences of others who have faced similar problems.“
“Our Twelfth Step — carrying the message — is the basic service that the A.A. Fellowship gives; this is our principal aim and the main reason for our existence. Therefore, A.A. is more than a set of principles; it is a society for alcoholics in action. We must carry the message, else we ourselves can wither and those who haven’t been given the truth may die.”
The A.A. Service Manual, “A.A.’s Legacy of Service,” page S1
For correctional professionals including probation officers, prison administrators, and those in the judicial system who deal with alcoholics, these pamphlets offer information about what A.A. is and can do and how groups function in a correctional facility.
Introduction to A.A. for members of the clergy unfamiliar with the Fellowship, with further discussion for those seeking greater understanding of its program.
Directed to those in the alcoholism field, this pamphlet provides information about Alcoholics Anonymous and describes some approaches that healthcare professionals use in referring problem drinkers to A.A.
A presentation that is meant to assist A.A. members in explaining the A.A. program to the administrators and professional staff of a treatment facility.
Cooperation with the Professional Community
Please use this form for matters related to A.A.’s engagement with the professional community, including speaker requests, community fairs and professional conventions, and inquiries from students at higher education institutions.
Members interested in Cooperation with the Professional Community (CPC) committees in the Metro Atlanta Area, find more information about PI/CPC service here.
