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Sponsorship in Al-Anon Family Groups: A Narrative Study

Hiatt, Heidi S., Hiatt
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-9291
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch150577829689747

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2017, Ph.D., Antioch University, Leadership and Change.
The purpose of this study is to gain knowledge about the relationship between sponsor and sponsee in Al-Anon Family Groups from the perspective of sponsors and sponsees in Al-Anon. The main question guiding my research is: What is the nature and quality of the sponsorship relationship as perceived by sponsors and sponsees? Nineteen men and women were interviewed and shared stories of their experience of being a sponsor and a sponsee in the Al-Anon program. I utilized a holistic-content approach to analyze the date from the interviews. To help situate the findings in current literature a discussion of sponsorship in Alcoholics Anonymous, therapy, mentoring, and other helping groups is provided. The findings suggest that there are similarities between Al-Anon sponsorship and mentoring in that both relationships progress through stages of development. The findings suggest that boundaries are an important aspect of Al-Anon that helps its members to healthily detach from other people. Al-Anon members are motivated to help based on the culture of helping found in the program as seen through its service structure and sponsorship. The leadership that Al-Anon sponsors provide finds connections with several leadership theories including, transformational, servant, relational, and authentic leadership. The electronic version of this dissertation is at AURA: Antioch University and Repository Archive, https://aura.antioch.edu/ and Ohio Link ETD Center, https://etd.ohiolink.edu
Elizabeth Holloway, Ph.D (Committee Chair)
Laurien Alexandre, Ph.D (Committee Member)
Mary Lee Nelson, Ph.D (Committee Member)
206 p.
Families and Family Life; Psychology
Al-Anon Family Groups; Twelve Step Program; sponsorship; boundaries; psychology; mentorship; leadership; narrative inquiry; self-help groups; alcoholism; family members; alcohol abuse; family members; support groups; mentors

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  • Hiatt, Hiatt, H. S. (2017). Sponsorship in Al-Anon Family Groups: A Narrative Study [Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch150577829689747

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hiatt, Hiatt, Heidi. Sponsorship in Al-Anon Family Groups: A Narrative Study. 2017. Antioch University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch150577829689747.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hiatt, Hiatt, Heidi. "Sponsorship in Al-Anon Family Groups: A Narrative Study." Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch150577829689747

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