http://rehobothroundup.org 2011 Recovery Conference Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:58:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://rehobothroundup.org/2010/01/10/2010-workshop-descriptions/ http://rehobothroundup.org/2010/01/10/2010-workshop-descriptions/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:00:45 +0000 Program Chair http://rehobothroundup.org/?p=191 Workshop Topic Descriptions for 2010

Room Code*	Workshop Title	Workshop Description
A-205	It’s Never Too Late to Have a Happy Childhood (ACOA)	Been sober awhile but can’t figure out why certain character traits still plague you way into adulthood? Attend this participatory workshop to figure out how to get up and out of an unhappy childhood.  There is a way to change well entrenched habits with steps and tools from ACOA (Adult Children of Alcoholics), 12 step program.
A-211	Forgiving Yourself in Recovery	I would like to relate my own experiences of dealing with self forgiveness in relation to the death of a loved one.I would like for the participants to understand that we must learn how to cope with the death of a loved one and be able to forgive themselves for what their disease caused them to do. Everyone needs closure before they can move on in their recovery and I hope that my experiences with the death of my mother will be able to shed some light on this subject.
A-308	Pagan Pathways: Non-Christian Approaches to the Twelve Steps	An interactive workshop intended to discuss approaches to the program of Alcoholics Anonymous that honor spiritual paths outside Christianity.
A-318	Exit 101: Detouring Anxiety	Anxiety: Sharing effective tools for dealing with anxiety; seeking outside help;medication – are we as alcoholics supposed to take it?What does the Big Book say?
A-321	In it for the Long Haul: Enjoying the Journey into Long Term Sobriety	An interactive discussion focusing on maintaining and enjoying sobriety after a number of years in the program.
A-407	Women and Alcoholism	This workshop will focus on women’s issues with alcohol.-risks related to abuse, physiologic implications, triggers for use, measures for support.
A-416	Tool Time – Recovery in Al-Anon	The only requirement for Al-Anon membership is a problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend. If you would like to re-build, restore or renew your relationships in recovery, come and learn about the tools of Al-Anon! This hands-on workshop will give you the opportunity to learn and share about basic Al-Anon tools.
B-203	Love	An interactive workshop exploring our potential to be more loving as we trudge the road to happy destiny.
B-224	12 Steps: An Exercise in Recovery (Al-Anon)	There will be a two-sheet exercise noting a situation and questions relating to each of the 12 steps, helping to deal with the situation presented. Part one of the workshop will be a discussion on using the steps in dealing with life’s problems. Part two will be the completion of the exercise, including sharing in small groups. Part three will be the entire group talking about how the exercise tool helped the situation and how to use the exercise regularly.
B-310	How Great Can you Stand It? Abundance and Prosperity through Clarity (DA)	The signs and tools of Debtors Anonymous will be shared following personal shares. Participants will conduce a self assessment regarding debt and learn some simple steps to a new sense of freedom.
B-322	Sex and Addiction (SLAA)	For more than thirty years there have been recovery programs based on the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous that address addictive and compulsive sexual behavior. Although these problems are common among recovering alcoholics and addicts, these recovery programs are not nearly as readily available as AA. In addition, there is still widespread shame and stigma around the issue of sexual addiction. This workshop will be an introduction to recovery from sexual addiction and compulsion through the twelve step recovery fellowships. We will discuss the various recovery programs, sometimes called “the S Programs” (Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, Sex Addicts Anonymous, Sexual Compulsives Anonymous, and Sexaholics Anonymous), their focus, and their literature. We will also go into some of the similarities and the differences between sex addiction and alcoholism, before and after recovery. We will also discuss the availability of meetings in the Mid-Atlantic area, particularly Philadelphia, Baltimore, DC, and Rehoboth Beach. The second half of the workshop will be small group sharing of experience with sex addiction and compulsion among people in recovery from alcohol, so that we can help each other see that we are not alone and that there is hope for recovery.
B-327	Acceptance	This workshop will focus on acceptance and its role in each of the 12 steps as well as look at how others have practiced acceptance and found successful outcomes for dealing with “life on life’s terms.” This session will be interactive to include group discussions and activities.
B-406	Trust	An experiential exploration of trust mechanisms, processes and boundaries.
B-419	There’s No Place Like Home	Many of us in active addiction, had no real sense of home. What does home mean in sobriety? How can we create our own homes in recovery providing ourselves with a sense of comfort and security that may have been missing in our lives for a long time? What are important elements in creating home? Structure, regular nourishing meals, quiet times, family times, maintenance, bill paying, decorating. We will touch on all these elements and more and share our experiences in recovery.
C-201	Step 10 Workshop	This Step 10 workshop is well-suited to our theme this year of “The Road to Happy Destiny.” Trudging that road means continual application of the principles of the steps in all our affairs. Step 10 and its emphasis on self-evaluation is critical in our recovery to learning how to live happier lives on a daily basis. The workshop will be a hands-on experience and will focus on the original literature. You will gain a deeper understanding of Step 10 and its meaning in your life through an examination of the writing of our founders, whose words still ring rich and true. Improve the quality of your recovery as you revisit some of the profound truths underlying this amazing program and perhaps you can begin to whistle as you trudge along that road.
C-225	Resentments: Let Go and Let God (AA/Al-Anon)	Discussion on how resentments affect growth Interactive: Have participants write down resentments they wish to get rid of, anonymously read resentments and ask group to share experience, strength and hope on how to relieve the resentments.
C-313	The Road From Sponsee to Sponsor	A discussion: How we move into the role of being a sponsor, how our relationship changes with OUR sponsor, what expectations or pitfalls there may be and how to work with each one as an individual, working a better program with them and not vicariously THROUGH them.
C-317	Sober Living, Living with HIV	A discussion workshop dealing with healthy approaches to living with HIV in sobriety. Some of the PROPOSED topics to be discussed: – HIV+ Perceptions of Stigma, in AA and outside AA – Soberly making choices as a positive AAer – A Metter of Life and Death – how AA principals can be help the HIV+ alcoholic – Sex, Dating, Couplehood and Being Single: A Guide for Positive AAer.
C-420	Put on a Happy Face: Having a Good Ole Fashioned Time in Sobriety	Is going bowling, playing cards, or having an ice cream cone boring when we stop drinking? We think not! This workshop will focus on the experiences of both old timers and newcomers to the program about how to enjoy sober living with other alcoholics as well as when faced with events and places where alcohol might sometimes be inevitable.We will use from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, Chapter 7: Working with Others, specifically pages 100-101 that conquer situations surrounding alcohol and fellowship. We will also use suggestions from the book Living Sober as a guide for newcomers. We want to encourage all members with any lenghth of sobriety to attend and share their experiences of fun and fellowship. We will, of course, stay within the fifth tradition of our primary purpose…but lookout…everyone attending may be also be selected to be a contestant on a famous television gameshow!
C-426	Forgiveness: An essential stepping stone on the Road of Happy Destiny	This workshop will explore how the steps of the program allows us to move from anger, fear and resentment to forgiveness. AA literature and appropriate outside resources will be used to enhance the discussion.
* NOTE:	How to read the room codes:	A- 10:15 AM, B- 1:15 PM, C- 3:00 PM 200′s 2nd Floor, 300′s 3rd Floor, 400′s 4th Floor # 01-27 Workshop ID

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