WSC 2006 Discussion Questions Input Form

As you may know, the questions in the 2006 Conference Agenda Report will help shape a great deal of the discussion at the upcoming World Service Conference. We can put together sessions that are even more productive if we have some idea of your thoughts about the issues sooner, rather than later. And so, especially if you are a delegate, if you can take the time to fill out this form, which lists the questions from the CAR, your input will help us to prepare for the discussions at the conference.

If you wish, you can cut and paste your responses from your workshop records into this form, or you can email your forms directly to worldboard@na.org.

Thanks for your participation, and we look forward to seeing you at WSC 2006!

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‘Atmosphere of Recovery’

  1. What is working within your group? That is, in what ways is your group carrying the message, rather than the disease?

  2. Who, from your local community, is missing from your group, and why do you think they might be missing? (For example, if you live in a racially diverse community do the people attending your meeting reflect that diversity?)

  3. What are some things that you can do as an individual to create and maintain the atmosphere of recovery in your home group? (For example, greet someone you don’t recognize; make a commitment to listen while each person is sharing and not participate in side conversations; etc.) What can you do when you see things happening that take away from that atmosphere?

  4. What are some of the things the group can do? (For example, change the room set-up so that it’s more conducive to an atmosphere of recovery; acknowledge newcomers in some way—with phone lists or introductions; etc.)

     

 ‘Leadership’

  1. How do we, as a fellowship, better match people with positions—identify talent and match it to task?

  2. What steps can we take to help trusted servants be more successful through mentoring, training, and orientation? (For instance, an incoming trusted servant can work side-by-side with the outgoing member; we can make it a point to give positive encouragement when our trusted servants do a good job, and so on.) How else can we help?

  3. How can we instill a sense of personal responsibility, ownership, and stewardship for the roles we take on?

  4. What do we mean when we refer to “leadership” in NA? What is the difference between “leaders” and “leadership”?

     

‘Our Public Image’

  1. How do I take responsibility for NA’s image/reputation? How do service bodies? How can a sense of personal responsibility and ownership develop in me, and how can I help others develop this?

  2. How does a negative image/reputation affect our ability to carry the message?

  3. What about our image/reputation makes some people feel NA is not appropriate for them? What about our image makes some people feel NA is not where they would refer a client?


  4. How can better cooperation among services improve our public image?

     

‘Infrastructure’

  1. Is the current structure in your local community best suited to carrying the message? What about the current structure could be better suited to carrying the message?

  2. What are we trying to accomplish (what is most needed in your community) and how can we best meet those needs (how is the service structure meeting those needs)? What are the underlying principles involved, and what is the basic minimum structure required?

  3. What are we doing for those we serve? If we are an area, what are we doing for our groups? A region, for our areas? A zone, for our regions?

  4. What can I do to make service more effective? Why should I be of service?

 

‘Targeted Literature’

 

  1.  Does the list below reflect our top needs for targeted literature? What can you think of that should be on this list that is not?
     

Priority (not necessarily in order)

  • youth and recovery

  • medication and recovery

    Second ranking (not necessarily in order)

  • the benefit of service to personal recovery

  • the spiritual development of members with longer clean time, and how to continue to engage them in the fellowship of Narcotics Anonymous

    Third ranking (not necessarily in order)

  • older members and recovery

  • issues regarding gender

     

 

‘Basic Tools for Groups, Areas, and Regions’

  1. Does the list below reflect our top priorities for tools to create or revise? What can you think of that should be on this list that is not?
     

  • Updateable materials that cover group trusted servant roles and responsibilities and how to carry them out

  • Discussion tools for running certain types of meetings

  • Simple, interactive tools (with more contemporary packaging) for leaders to use to increase member understanding and practice of the principles, including the “why”s and concepts (in both a generic, and a capital “C,” sense) of service

  • Puzzle of the components of the service structure

 


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