What's more, I've been told if someone is in recovery and wants to be a CAC (Certified Addiction Counselor), they have to have done AA with a sponsor. I can see why, but I'm not convinced that's true, and anyway, it doesn't make it right. Still, employers could have that requirement. The law in my state is that CAC's only need a year of sobriety, so I'm well beyond that. Still, I'm a neophyte looking for ways to help.
So, I'm looking at doing a book study group with a sponsor more in order to understand the process than anything else. I'm sure I will get a lot out of it personally even if some of the basic tenets of some of the Steps seem, well, wrong. I did Kevin Griffin's Buddhist 12 Steps, but on my own.