Guidelines

The Al-Anon World Service Office pooled shared experiences of Al-Anon and Alateen members to developed guidelines for Al-Anon members and Al-Anon groups.  The guidelines can be accessed from the table below or from the Al-Anon/Alateen member’s site.

• Guidelines for members interested in speaking (G-1)
  Suggestions for members who are invited to speak at Al-Anon meetings and functions.
• Guidelines for beginner’s meetings (G-2)
  Suggestions for sharing experience, strength and hope at a beginner’s meeting.
• Guidelines for Al-Anon Information Services (AIS) (G-4)
  Al-Anon Information Services (A.I.A.) are local service centers established by one or more groups or districts that help their member groups to carry the Al-Anon message to others.
• Alateen Meetings in Schools (G-5)
  Tips for members interested in starting an Alateen meeting at a school.
• Area Literature Coordinators (G-6)
  Functions of area literature coordinators.
• Al-Anon/Alateen participation in an area Alcoholics Anonymous convention (G-7)
  Suggestions for Al-Anon participation in A.A. functions.
• Taking Group Inventory (G-8)
  Suggestions and a checklist for taking a group inventory.
• Outreach to Institutions (G-9)
  Guidelines for bringing Al-Anon’s message to institutions (including but not limited to treatment centers, hospitals, correctional facilities, group homes, halfway houses, shelters, juvenile centers.)
• Outreach to the public (G-10)
  Guidelines for bringing Al-Anon information to the public through media and other means.
• Group Representative (G-11)
  Guidelines for representing your group at the district and area assembly levels.
• Starting an Al-Anon Group (G-12)
  Guidelines for starting a new Al-Anon group, and how the World Service Office can help.
• Suggested programs for meetings (G-13)
  Describes different types of meetings and resources available for meeting topics.
• Services in correctional facilities (G-14)
  Guidelines and resources for working with incarcerated individuals affected by another person’s alcoholism.
• District meetings (G-15)
  Describes district meetings and offers suggestions for successful district meetings.
• Alateen conferences (G-16)
  Describes Alateen conference structure and offers suggestions for Alateen conferences.
• Literature Distribution Centers (G-18)
  How Literature Distribution Centers work.
• Al-Anon/Alateen area conventions (G-20)
  Guidelines for planning a convention.
• Guidelines for newsletter editors (G-21)
  Suggestions for editing Al-Anon newsletters.
• A meeting on wheels (G-22)
  Suggestions for holding one-time “demonstration” meetings to introduce others at the site to the Al-Anon program.
• Area Alateen coordinators (G-24)
  Coordinating communication and fostering cooperation among district Alateen meetings.
• The open Al-Anon meeting (G-27)
  Guidelines for organizing open Al-Anon meetings.
• Outreach to professionals (G-29)
  Suggestions for informing professionals about Al-Anon/Alateen, and encourage referrals.
• Area archives (G-30)
  Collecting and preserving our Al-Anon heritage.
• Ordering Literature (G-31)
  Suggestions for how to order—and utilize—conference-approved literature (CAL.)
• Area Forum coordinators (G-32)
  Suggestions for encouraging subscription and submission to the Forum magazine.
• Group records coordinator (G-36)
  Facilitating communication between members, groups, and all levels of service structure through to the World Service Office.
• District representative (G-37)
  The District Representative links the groups in an Al-Anon district with the Al-Anon area assembly.
• Area public outreach coordinator (G-38)
  Guidelines for coordinating outreach through media, professionals and institutions.

Publications & information reprinted with permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Virginia Beach, VA