Carry the Message Workshop | Scenarios and Situations

Other documents used in this workshop: Use these practice scenarios and situations with the ‘Things to Consider’ worksheet. health care professional You are visiting your family doctor. She looks at your history and notices an 80 lb (36 kg) weight loss in the last two years. Do you tell your doctor about OA and your experience? … Continued

OA Bingo with Slogans

Twelfth Step Within Format for Information Gathering: “Ideas that Work” Download the PDF in English Resources Needed (budget, volunteers, materials, etc.) Print out the “bingo’s” from the website – https://www.oalaig.org/site-assets/docs/bingo.pdf. This PDF on the website contains 200 pages with 4 cards to a page. You can print as many or as little as you want … Continued

What to Remember When You See Your Doctor or Other Health Care Professional Workshop

Background This workshop is a product of the World Service Business Conference Professional Outreach committee. The committee’s aim was to educate Overeaters Anonymous members on how to carry the message to health care providers. Why Is It Important? OA members who attend professional exhibits and conferences on topics such as obesity, addiction, cardiology, diabetes, and … Continued

Guidelines for OA Events

These guidelines have been developed through the experience of OA members and the Board of Trustees, who have contributed to their creation. They reflect OA Traditions and Concepts of Service as reflected in our OA Conference-approved literature. These guidelines are strong suggestions based on the experience of those who have gone before. The guidelines do … Continued

Bilingual Steps Workshop

Introduction to the [fill in language other than English] / English Steps Workshop This weekly workshop series is inspired by OA’s Twelve Step Workshop and Study Guide, Second Editon and The Twelve Step Workbook of Overeaters Anonymous, Second Edition. Two workshop sessions should be facilitated on each Step, using two focus questions in each weekly … Continued

Bilingual Traditions Workshop

Introduction to the [fill in language other than English]/English Traditions Workshop This weekly workshop series is inspired by The Twelve Traditions Workbook of Overeaters Anonymous. Two workshop sessions should be facilitated on each Tradition, using two focus questions in each weekly session. We hope this workshop will be used throughout OA as a blueprint for … Continued

Membership Retention at Meetings and Between Meetings: What Can We Do?

Twelfth Step Within Format for Information Gathering: “Ideas that Work” Type of Project Membership Retention Project Name At Meetings and Between Meetings: What Can We Do? Project Goal To support members within the Fellowship Implementation Process (including length of time for planning and implementation) Ongoing Results Members are more likely to stay in the Fellowship … Continued

Preventing Relapse

Twelfth Step Within Format for Information Gathering: “Ideas that Work” Type of Project Recovery/Carrying the Message Project Name Preventing Relapse Project Goal To help those in need Resources Needed (budget, volunteers, materials, etc.) List of suggestions/ideas below Results On the path to recovery Preventing Relapse/Ways to Support Those in Relapse OA Board-approved. © Overeaters Anonymous, … Continued