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The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using Workshop focus Principles in the Third Tradition IP 29 An Introduction to NA Meetings How we can better welcome all addicts 2 ID: 442100

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Slide1

Welcoming all members

The only requirement for membershipis a desire to stop using.Slide2

Workshop focus

Principles in the Third TraditionIP #29: An Introduction to NA MeetingsHow we can better welcome all addicts

2Slide3

The Third Tradition helps NA grow

by encouraging us to welcome others. It Works: How and Why, Tradition ThreeSlide4

63%

Membership survey

came to

NA

via

treatment or drug courtsSlide5

Stayed

in because ofIdentification

87%

71

%

Other na members

64%

Welcoming and supportive groupSlide6

Our newest IP

Approved atWSC 2014

IP #29 Slide7

What helped

you feel at home?What are some ways you felt like a “foreigner”when you came to NA?Slide8

Welcoming all members

Addicts demographically different from most members in the NA communityAddicts on drug replacement therapy (DRT)Addicts on medication

Addicts still using/chronically relapsingSlide9

Desire

is not a measurable commodity.It lives in the heartof each individual member.It Works: How and Why, Tradition ThreeSlide10

We look for ways to help

instead of judge. Our task is tofan the flame of desire, not dampen it. It Works: How and Why, Tradition ThreeSlide11

The group is not the jury of desire.

No addict should be deniedthe opportunity to stay long enoughto develop that desire. We can nurturethat desire with loving acceptance.

It Works: How and Why

, Tradition ThreeSlide12

Third tradition principles

ToleranceCompassionAnonymityHumilityEmpathyLoveSlide13

Small group discussion

What gets in the way of me practicing Third Tradition principles?What can I do to help my group better practice Tradition Three principles?Slide14

Regardless of what you may be taking when you first come to NA, you are welcome.Slide15

We are not professionals and NA has no opinions on medical matters; we can only share our personal experiences with one another.Slide16

We strongly discourage any harassment, threat, or disturbing behavior before, during, and after our meetings.Slide17

What

collective action can we take to maintain an atmosphere of recovery while still ensuring that all addicts feel welcome in our meetings?Slide18

Welcoming all members

Put on a Welcoming All Members workshop locallySend your input to

worldboard@na.org

Get outlines and PowerPoints for this and other workshops

www.na.org/IDT

Contribute to the Traditions Book Project:

www.na.org/traditions

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Welcoming all members

The only requirement for membershipis a desire to stop using.Slide20

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