Professional Resources from AA

Professionals working in social services, corrections, treatment, and faith-based roles play a key part in helping individuals recover from alcoholism. Alcoholics Anonymous Resources for Professionals offers materials designed to give you a clear understanding of how AA’s fellowship works and how it can complement the support you already provide.

While AA remains a peer-based community, we’re here to cooperate in ways that align with your efforts to foster recovery. Explore how AA’s approach and resources can enhance the pathways you offer toward a healthier, sober life.

How AA Can Help You and Your Clients

AA offers a community of support for individuals seeking sobriety, with members sharing their experiences, strengths, and hope. Our focus is on helping people recover from alcoholism through mutual support and personal accountability, with meetings held worldwide. We invite professionals to explore our resources to understand AA’s practices and how they may complement your work.

Resources Available

Professionals can access a range of AA materials tailored to provide an in-depth understanding of how AA operates, its guiding principles, and how it can serve as a supportive resource for your clients. Below are some recommended AA pamphlets and resources specifically for professionals.

Suggested AA Pamphlets and Resources

• AA at a Glance: An overview of AA’s history, purpose, and program.
• AA as a Resource for the Health Care Professional: Tailored for medical and mental health professionals to understand how AA supports individuals dealing with alcoholism.
• If You Are a Professional: This pamphlet is specifically designed to explain how professionals can collaborate with AA to benefit those in recovery.
• The AA Member – Medications and Other Drugs: For healthcare professionals dealing with clients who have co-existing substance use or prescription needs.
• Understanding Anonymity: Explains AA’s tradition of anonymity and its importance for member privacy, helpful for professionals referring clients to AA.
• How AA Members Cooperate with Professionals: Offers insight into how AA members can work with healthcare providers, counsellors, and social service workers.
• Problems Other Than Alcohol: Clarifies AA’s focus on recovery from alcoholism specifically, useful for professionals with clients facing multiple substance use issues.
• AA in Correctional Facilities: Information for professionals working within the corrections system on how AA supports incarcerated individuals.

Additional Resources

• AA Videos for Professionals: A series of short, informational videos that introduce AA’s approach, meeting structure, and effectiveness, ideal for familiarising professionals with AA.
• AA Online Resources: For those interested in virtual meetings, resources, and outreach materials are available through our website.
• Professional Newsletter: Subscribe to our newsletter for professionals to stay updated on new resources, events, and information about AA’s activities within the community.

For more information or to request materials, please reach out to our AA General Service Office. We’re here to help you provide the best support possible to those in need of recovery resources.