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changer · 07-16-2012, 12:08 PM

hi all,
i've got my first institution commitment tonight, and i'm a bit nervous...
anyone have advice? it's at a dual diagnosis center for adolescents...
i'm excited to be involved, just a lil anxious about it for some reason.
thanks

hil

bbthumper · 07-16-2012, 12:12 PM

Awesome.
Few things are more rewarding than carrying the message to places such as these. Take your Higher Power with you. Its like giving your first lead. Youll be nervous right up until you start and then youll find that your Higher Power takes over from there.

God bless ya!

***PaperDolls*** · 07-16-2012, 01:39 PM

Pray. You'll be just fine.

awuh1 · 07-16-2012, 01:50 PM

You will likely see some tough kids tonight! You will likely have a mixed group, that is, a few withdrawn and some who will want to see what they can get away with. You may want to establish some ground rules, like … if you’re disruptive you cannot stay and spoil the discussion for others. In all likelihood however you are going to have people with more experience there along with you, and also also someone who knows the adolescents, so don’t worry too much. They will handle problems if they come up.

Remember that this group, by and large, is a very selfish group of individuals. Find the need and offer them each something. That’s the way to make progress. Establish your credibility by letting them know your own alcohol use got out of control (they don’t want to hear anything from a saint). If you had a troubled adolescence…. all the better. Don’t try to be a “friend”, but rather a resource.

Above all else…. be yourself. They can spot a phony a mile away.

This is an extremely challenging, yet by the same token, extremely rewarding group to work with. You'll be fine.

MNGirlyGirl · 07-17-2012, 10:07 AM

Changer, how was the meeting?

changer · 07-17-2012, 03:14 PM

it was great, actually! i was thankful i had some 'oldtimers' with me, who really helped calm me down. i think i rambled a bit, but by and large the kids listened pretty well.
i'm excited to do more of this type of thing

07-16-2012, 12:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
changer Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Maryland Posts: 119 Blog Entries: 1	new at institution commitments hi all, i've got my first institution commitment tonight, and i'm a bit nervous... anyone have advice? it's at a dual diagnosis center for adolescents... i'm excited to be involved, just a lil anxious about it for some reason. thanks hil

07-16-2012, 12:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
bbthumper Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 1,143	Awesome. Few things are more rewarding than carrying the message to places such as these. Take your Higher Power with you. Its like giving your first lead. Youll be nervous right up until you start and then youll find that your Higher Power takes over from there. God bless ya! __________________ *~BBThumper* ~All Big Book Quotes from the 1st edition A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell. C. S. Lewis

07-16-2012, 01:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
*PaperDolls* Community Greeter Join Date: May 2004 Location: Midwest Posts: 7,794 Blog Entries: 10	Pray. You'll be just fine. __________________ Advice is like snow; the softer it falls the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind. --Samuel T. Coleridg

07-16-2012, 01:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
awuh1 Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,109	You will likely see some tough kids tonight! You will likely have a mixed group, that is, a few withdrawn and some who will want to see what they can get away with. You may want to establish some ground rules, like … if you’re disruptive you cannot stay and spoil the discussion for others. In all likelihood however you are going to have people with more experience there along with you, and also also someone who knows the adolescents, so don’t worry too much. They will handle problems if they come up. Remember that this group, by and large, is a very selfish group of individuals. Find the need and offer them each something. That’s the way to make progress. Establish your credibility by letting them know your own alcohol use got out of control (they don’t want to hear anything from a saint). If you had a troubled adolescence…. all the better. Don’t try to be a “friend”, but rather a resource. Above all else…. be yourself. They can spot a phony a mile away. This is an extremely challenging, yet by the same token, extremely rewarding group to work with. You'll be fine. __________________ "Anyone who becomes seriously involved in the pursuit of Science becomes convinced that there is a Spirit manifest in the Laws of the Universe; A Spirit, that is superior, to that of man." (Albert Einstein)

07-17-2012, 10:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
MNGirlyGirl Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Plymouth, MN Posts: 962	Changer, how was the meeting? __________________ -- The good news is that your feelings come back...The bad news is that your feelings come back.

07-17-2012, 03:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
changer Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Maryland Posts: 119 Blog Entries: 1	it was great, actually! i was thankful i had some 'oldtimers' with me, who really helped calm me down. i think i rambled a bit, but by and large the kids listened pretty well. i'm excited to do more of this type of thing

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