The

SERVANT -

TEACHER

The CLUB consists of:

FAMILIES with ALCOHOL – RELATED andMIXEDPROBLEMS and of a

SERVANT - TEACHER

The SERVANT - TEACHER

Is a full member of the CLUB

with SPECIFIC ROLE and

RESPONSIBILITY,

a PERSON who,

with MERITS and FAULTS,

SHARES the SAME WALK

with the FAMILIES and TAKES

the SAME COMITTMENTS

INCLUDING ABSTINENCE

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The SERVANT - TEACHER

• Has ATTENDED a SENSIBILIZATION COURSE, attends the TRAINING and UPDATING EVENTS

• Has a COMPETENCE for ALCOHOL RELATED PROBLEMS

• FACILITATES and STIMULATES the DISCUSSION

• Contributes to maintain CONTACTS with the CLUB MEMBERS even outside the WEEKLY MEETING

HE IS NOT the CLUB’s BOSS

During the FIRST INTERVIEW with a NEW FAMILY :

• CREATES a POSITIVE CLIMATE

• STIMULATES a CONSTANT ATTENDANCE with ALL the FAMILY

• EXPLAINS how the CLUB WORKS, with RULES and HABITS

• RECOMMENDS that the WHOLE FAMILY ATTENDS soonest possible the LOCAL ALCOHOL SCHOOL of 1st Module

The SERVANT - TEACHER

•Is rendering a SERVICE to the FAMILIES

•Does NOT DEPEND on the Club Associations or on the PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

•Takes part to the CLUB meetings without his/her own FAMILY

•If he/she has an history of Alcohol related problems, he/she must continue attending the Club where he/she belongs, together with the FAMILY

The SERVANT - TEACHER

•Takes part in the MONTHLY MEETINGS of the local SERVANT - TEACHERS

•Takes part in the UPDATING COURSES

•He/she is holding the LOCAL ALCOHOL SCHOOLS of 1st, 2nd and 3rd MODULE

The SERVANT - TEACHER

EVERYONE

CAN BECOME

SERVANT - TEACHER

BY ATTENDING a

“SENSIBILIZATION COURSE FOR ALCOHOL

RELATED AND MIXED PROBLEMS”

THE RELAPSE

SOMETIMES THE PATH

to SOBRIETY

IS INTERRUPTED by a

RELAPSE

RELAPSE does not only mean RESUMING TO DRINK, but in particular means REVERTING to the previous life style

Degas

The RELAPSE can be

“WET”: RESUMING THE HABIT of the SUBSTANCEwhich created the ADDICTION and RESUMING the PREVIOUS LIFE STYLE

“DRY”: MAINTAINING ABSTINENCE but RESUMING the PREVIOUS LIFE STYLE and DISCONTINUING the PROCESS of CHANGE

The RELAPSE happens in:

The FAMILY The CLUB

The ASSOCIATIONS

The SERVANT-TEACHER

The COMMUNITY

ALCOHOL is back in the house

ONE or MORE MEMBERS RESUME DRINKING

COMMUNICATION LOVE SOLIDARITY

are missing

The RELAPSE INVOLVES the

FAMILY if:

The ATMOSPHERE

is INTOLERANT,

SUPERFICIAL and

QUARRELING

I don’t care to make the

report

SHARING (EMPATHY), FRIENDSHIP, MUTUAL HELP are missing

I think I shall

discontinue this

Enough! I don’t see why I should bring

all the family

The RELAPSE CONCERNS the CLUB if:

• He/she is not UPDATING HIM/HERSELF or not participating in the MONTHLY MEETING

• Feels like the CLUB BOSS

• He/she is not PREVENTING THE SUPERFICIALDISCUSSIONS

• Remains NOT CONNECTED with the CLUB LIFE

• He/she is not AVAILABLE anymore to COMMUNICATE and remain TUNED with the CLUB members

• Becomes JUDGEMENTAL

The RELAPSE CONCERNS the

SERVANT – TEACHER if:

• Greed of PERSONAL POWER

• Desire to be under the SPOTLIGHT

• Anxiety of SOCIAL ACHIEVEMENT

• Using the SERVICE as POWER

The RELAPSE INVOLVES

the ASSOCIATIONS (A.C.A.T, A.R.CA.T., A.I.C.A.T.) in case of:

The ASSOCIATIONS must provide SERVICES to the CLUBS,

not VICEVERSA!

The CRISIS, starting from the INDIVIDUAL, the FAMILY or the CLUB, can provoke the RELAPSE of the COMMUNITY.When the CLUB does not stimulate any longer the process of changing of the GENERAL CULTURE in the LOCAL COMMUNITY, the latter RESUMES the previous behaviour consisting of DISTRUST and UNCONFIDENCE towards the Club and the SOCIAL ECOLOGICAL APPROACH

The RELAPSE concerns the COMMUNITY when:

• an opportunity for a self EXAMINATION• an opportunity to INCREASE SOLIDARITY and

DEVELOP the FRIENDLY VISITS • a STIMULATION to REVIEW the PROGRESS

ACHIEVED SO FAR, and to RESUME it with more COMMITTMENT

BUT the RELAPSE can represent for the WHOLE CLUB:

The CLUB EXISTS

for the FAMILIES having DIFFICULTIES and the

RELAPSE is one of them

The FRIENDLY VISIT

MEANS:

• TO BE CLOSE to the FAMILY in TROUBLES

• GO and see them

• CALL them

• SEEKING DIALOGUE

• TO BE THERE with a smile SAYING: “HERE WE ARE !”