Alcoholics Anonymous in Melbourne, Australia: Observations of a Welfare Worker,
Wilding DJ, Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol.9, 609-613,
1949
“The
alcoholic has frequently been the concern of welfare organizations
throughout the world. The complication of alcoholism usually sharpens
the problems which bring a client to the welfare office and makes it
considerably more difficult for aid to be rendered effectively. The
most desirable step, obviously, would be to overcome the alcoholism.
Sometimes this alone may be sufficient to lead to the solution of
other problems. In the past the resources of welfare organizations in
dealing with the problem of alcoholism have been extremely limited.
The advent of Alcoholics Anonymous seemed to offer a fresh
opportunity, provided an effective approach were employed. In the
following paragraphs the techniques adopted in one welfare
organization in Australia to promote the rehabilitation of alcoholics
through cooperation with Alcoholics Anonymous will be described.
It
took 2 years for the name, Alcoholics Anonymous, to become generally
known in Australia. The bare knowledge of the existence of such an
organization, however, was not sufficient to attract a large number
of alcoholics. Too much of the publicity given to A.A. came from
nonalcoholics, mostly members of the clergy who stressed only its
religious side.”
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The
Fellas (Friends of Alcoholics Anonymous)
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