Info For Professionals
Professionals who work with alcoholics share a common purpose with Alcoholics Anonymous: to help alcoholics stop drinking and lead a healthy, productive life.
Alcoholics Anonymous is grateful to the many professionals who have supported the A.A. program of recovery. Thousands of us owe our lives to them, and our debt of gratitude knows no bounds. A.A. is in a position to serve as a resource to you through its policy of “cooperation but not affiliation” with the professional community.
Reprinted from If You are a Professional… p. 3, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.
On the Monterey Peninsula we have a Public Information Committee responsible for providing information on A.A. Please use the form below to obtain more information.
You may also telephone our Central Office at (831) 373-3713.
A Resource for the Helping Professional
Alcoholics Anonymous has a wealth of resources for those who work with alcoholics, including medical and other health-care professionals, counselors, therapists, social workers, clergy members, human resources personnel, attorneys, judges, treatment and correctional facility personnel, and many others.
- Literature – A selection of pamphlets is available free of charge for both you and those with a drinking problem.
- Presentations – Presentations can be arranged in your offices or facility by volunteer A.A. members. There is no cost for presentations.
- Open A.A. Meetings – Anyone interested in learning more about A.A. is welcome to attend “Open” meetings and the following page describes the difference between Open And Closed AA Meetings. Open meetings are indicated with an “Open” on individual meeting pages and we can arrange for an A.A. member to attend with you at no cost. A.A. is self-supporting through voluntary contributions of its members.
In addition, much basic A.A. information, including the complete text of the book Alcoholics Anonymous, is available online at the AA World Services web site. At that site, there is also information on obtaining a free subscription to “About A.A.,” our newsletter for professionals.