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Part 2: S-Anon/S-Ateen Service Structure/Relationships of S-Anon Service Arms
Part 2: S-Anon/S-Ateen Service Structure/Relationships of S-Anon Service Arms
Tradition 9. Our groups, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve. In order to accomplish our goal as a fellowship, carrying the message to as many people as we can who need the help of…
S-Anon Twelve Concepts of Service
S-Anon Twelve Concepts of Service
1. The ultimate responsibility and authority for S-Anon world services belongs to the S-Anon groups. 2. The S-Anon Family Groups have delegated complete administrative and operational authority to their Conference and its service arms. 3. The Right of Decision makes…
Traditional S-Anon/S-Ateen Service Structure
Part 2: S-Anon/S-Ateen Service Structure/Relationships of S-Anon Service Arms » Traditional S-Anon/S-Ateen Service Structure
In accordance with Concepts One and Two, the traditional S-Anon/S-Ateen service structure exists to assure each S-Anon or S-Ateen group that its concerns and opinions are taken into consideration and are represented in the group conscience of S-Anon as a whole. The…
Legal S-Anon/S-Ateen Service Structure
Part 2: S-Anon/S-Ateen Service Structure/Relationships of S-Anon Service Arms » Legal S-Anon/S-Ateen Service Structure
Concept 9. Good personal leadership at all service levels is a necessity. In the field of world service, the Board of Trustees assumes the primary leadership. The Board of Trustees (BOT) is the legal entity responsible for stewardship of S-Anon’s funds,…
Approval of S-Anon Literature
Part 3: Fellowshipwide Decision Making: The World Service Conference and Conference Approved Literature » Approval of S-Anon Literature
S-Anon’s policy for literature is to aim at only the best; we firmly believe that poorly conceived and poorly executed literature is not in S-Anon’s best interests. Updated 8/22/2019
S-Anon World Service Conference Charter
Part 3: Fellowshipwide Decision Making: The World Service Conference and Conference Approved Literature » World Service Conference » S-Anon World Service Conference Charter
The World Service Conference Committee adapted the Al-Anon Charter for S-Anon use. The Charter is the basic agreement between the World Service Conference, the Board of Trustees, and the World Service Office. The S-Anon Charter was presented to, and approved by,…
Historical Background of the S-Anon Service Structure
Part 2: S-Anon/S-Ateen Service Structure/Relationships of S-Anon Service Arms » Legal S-Anon/S-Ateen Service Structure » Historical Background of the S-Anon Service Structure
The service entity now known as the S-Anon Board of Trustees was formerly called the S-Anon International Committee (SIC). 1987 The idea of an S-Anon International Committee (SIC) was adopted by attendees at the first S-Anon International Conference Business Meeting…
S-Anon/S-Ateen Board of Trustees
Part 2: S-Anon/S-Ateen Service Structure/Relationships of S-Anon Service Arms » Legal S-Anon/S-Ateen Service Structure » S-Anon/S-Ateen Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is the service arm of the World Service Conference (WSC). It exists as the legal entity, S-Anon International Family Groups, Inc., incorporated in the State of Tennessee as a 501©3 non-profit corporation. The BOT is responsible for making…
Dilution of the S-Anon Program
Part 1. How S-Anon and S-Ateen Groups Work » Dilution of the S-Anon Program
“…S-Anon is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization, or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy; neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to recover from the effects upon us of another person’s…
S-Anon Twelve Traditions
S-Anon Twelve Traditions
1. Our common welfare should come first; personal progress for the greatest number depends upon unity. 2. For our group purpose there is but one authority—a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants—they do…
S-Anon Publication Policies
Part 3: Fellowshipwide Decision Making: The World Service Conference and Conference Approved Literature » Approval of S-Anon Literature » S-Anon Publication Policies
- In accordance with Tradition Eleven, the full name of an S-Anon member never appears in the title of S-Anon material, nor is authorship acknowledged. - All published material becomes the sole property of the S-Anon fellowship. The author grants ownership to S-Anon…
S-Anon International Family Groups World Service Office
Part 2: S-Anon/S-Ateen Service Structure/Relationships of S-Anon Service Arms » S-Anon International Family Groups World Service Office
The World Service Office (WSO) was established as the “S-Anon Central Office” in 1987 and was renamed the World Service Office in 2001. The WSO is the central headquarters for S-Anon International Family Groups, Inc., a registered 501( c )(3) non-profit, and is…
S-Anon Conference Approved Literature
Part 3: Fellowshipwide Decision Making: The World Service Conference and Conference Approved Literature » Approval of S-Anon Literature » S-Anon Conference Approved Literature
All recovery literature that is published for S-Anon members is subject to the Conference Approval process. “Conference Approval” is a process that ensures recovery material developed for S-Anon reflects the group conscience of the S-Anon fellowship. The CAL…
G. S-Anon North America World Service Conference Charter
Part 5. Appendices » G. S-Anon North America World Service Conference Charter
S-Anon North America World Service Conference Charter As approved by the World Service Conference on July 30, 2022 INTRODUCTION The S-Anon World Service Conference Charter is a body of principles and relationships through which S-Anon as a whole can function. The…
Suggested Format for S-Anon Meetings
Part 4 Conference Approved Meeting Format and Readings for S-Anon and S-Ateen Meetings » Suggested Format for S-Anon Meetings
Explanatory Note: Meetings should open and close on time, but there is no rigid formula for an S-Anon meeting. This Suggested Meeting Format is included because most new groups find a general outline to be helpful, especially if no one in the group has attended any…
Suggested Readings for S-Anon Meetings
Part 4 Conference Approved Meeting Format and Readings for S-Anon and S-Ateen Meetings » Suggested Readings for S-Anon Meetings
SERENITY PRAYER God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. THE S-ANON WELCOME We welcome you to the _______________ S-Anon Family Group and hope that in this fellowship you…
B. S-Anon Group Banking Information Summary
Part 5. Appendices » B. S-Anon Group Banking Information Summary
Please note that S-Anon International Family Groups, Inc. is a 501( c )(3) nonprofit corporation and has been granted tax exempt status. However, the S-Anon World Service Office tax ID# is for WSO use only. Our corporate charter prohibits the use of this number by…
H. Format for Motions to be Presented to S-Anon’s World Service Conference
Part 5. Appendices » H. Format for Motions to be Presented to S-Anon’s World Service Conference
World Service Conference Motion Form Download the World Service Conference Motion Form The window for submitting motions for the World Service Conference each July runs from August 1 – February 1. Total length must not exceed two 8-1/2 × 11” pages – delete…
F. Bylaws of the S-Anon International Family Groups, Inc. Board of Trustees
Part 5. Appendices » F. Bylaws of the S-Anon International Family Groups, Inc. Board of Trustees
BYLAWS OF S-ANON INTERNATIONAL FAMILY GROUPS, INC. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Rev. March 5, 2024 (NOTE: Changes incorporated in this version were adopted by the BOT on July 8, 2011, May 1, 2012, February 2, 2013, June 2, 2015, September 1, 2015, June 1, 2020, June 2, 2021,…
E. August 23, 2001, Letter to S-Anon Groups
Part 5. Appendices » E. August 23, 2001, Letter to S-Anon Groups
August 2001 Dear S-Anon Family Groups, On August 23, 2001, the S-Anon International Committee (SIC) met with five S-Anon members who had previously served on the SIC. Together, we took an inventory of the effectiveness of S-Anon’s service structure and its…
Part 4 Conference Approved Meeting Format and Readings for S-Anon and S-Ateen Meetings
Part 4 Conference Approved Meeting Format and Readings for S-Anon and S-Ateen Meetings
History and Background of World Service Conference
Part 3: Fellowshipwide Decision Making: The World Service Conference and Conference Approved Literature » World Service Conference » History and Background of World Service Conference
July 1989 As described in Part 2 of this Manual, the body now known as the S-Anon Board of Trustees was formerly called the S-Anon International Committee (SIC). The SIC came into existence in 1989. It was composed of volunteer representatives from each region, who…
World Service Conference
Part 3: Fellowshipwide Decision Making: The World Service Conference and Conference Approved Literature » World Service Conference
Concept Two. The S-Anon Family Groups have delegated complete administrative and operational authority to their Conference and its service arms. Concept Three. The Right of Decision makes effective leadership possible.
Officers of the Board of Trustees
Part 2: S-Anon/S-Ateen Service Structure/Relationships of S-Anon Service Arms » Legal S-Anon/S-Ateen Service Structure » Officers of the Board of Trustees
Officers of the Board of Trustees are distinct from the Regional Trustees and Trustees At-Large. They include the Chairperson, Co-Chairperson, Secretary, and Treasurer. They are the legal representatives of S-Anon for purposes of signing legal and financial documents.…
Suggested Format for S-Ateen Meetings
Part 4 Conference Approved Meeting Format and Readings for S-Anon and S-Ateen Meetings » Suggested Format for S-Ateen Meetings
Explanatory Notes: Meetings should open and close on time, but there is no rigid formula for an S-Ateen meeting. The meeting format is included as a convenient general outline for a new group, and can be particularly helpful if no one in the group has attended any…
Suggested Readings for S-Ateen Meetings
Part 4 Conference Approved Meeting Format and Readings for S-Anon and S-Ateen Meetings » Suggested Readings for S-Ateen Meetings
THE S-ATEEN WELCOME We welcome you to the __________ S-Ateen Group and hope that in this fellowship you will find the help and friendship that we have been privileged to enjoy. We would like you to feel that we understand as perhaps few can. We too were lonely and…
World Service Conference Policies and Procedures
Part 3: Fellowshipwide Decision Making: The World Service Conference and Conference Approved Literature » World Service Conference » World Service Conference Policies and Procedures
Membership WSC members include all members of the Board of Trustees and all Area Delegates (see Part 2). Any member of S-Anon is welcome to attend the WSC, but only WSC members have a voice and vote. WSC members are encouraged to join a committee and serve on that…
Standing Committees of the Board of Trustees
Part 2: S-Anon/S-Ateen Service Structure/Relationships of S-Anon Service Arms » Legal S-Anon/S-Ateen Service Structure » Standing Committees of the Board of Trustees
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES The S-Anon Board of Trustees is authorized by the Bylaws of the S-Anon Family Groups to create the following Standing Committees: • Executive • Finance • Literature • International Conventions • World Service…
Approval of Other Published Material
Part 3: Fellowshipwide Decision Making: The World Service Conference and Conference Approved Literature » Approval of S-Anon Literature » Approval of Other Published Material
Local groups, Information Services Groups (Intergroups), or Area group service structures are autonomous in matters affecting the groups they serve. These bodies may occasionally want to distribute materials locally to make S-Anon members aware of recovery events or…
Purpose of Conference Approval Process
Part 3: Fellowshipwide Decision Making: The World Service Conference and Conference Approved Literature » Approval of S-Anon Literature » Purpose of Conference Approval Process
Conference Approved Literature developed for S-Anon reflects the S-Anon principles of recovery and is an important means of fostering our growth, unity, and service. The Conference Approval process ensures that proposed recovery literature is reviewed by the…
Summary of the Conference Approval Process
Part 3: Fellowshipwide Decision Making: The World Service Conference and Conference Approved Literature » Approval of S-Anon Literature » Summary of the Conference Approval Process
A motion to approve the concept for a new piece of literature or major re-visions to an existing piece of literature may come from any WSC member, BOT member, or from the Literature Committee Chair on behalf of the Literature Committee. Any conference approval project…
Part 3: Fellowshipwide Decision Making: The World Service Conference and Conference Approved Literature
Part 3: Fellowshipwide Decision Making: The World Service Conference and Conference Approved Literature
D. Board of Trustees Responses to Traditions-Related Questions
Part 5. Appendices » D. Board of Trustees Responses to Traditions-Related Questions
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS One of the functions of the Board of Trustees is to “provide guidance in matters of policy.” Over the years, the Board of Trustees (BOT), formerly called the S-Anon International Committee (SIC), has received questions from individuals and…
Preface
Preface
S-Anon is not an organization; it has no managers or bosses. It is a fellowship of equals, held together in close union by something called “obedience to the unenforceable.” This means that every group conducts S-Anon’s work according to the spiritual principles…
Who Can Start a Group?
Part 1. How S-Anon and S-Ateen Groups Work » Who Can Start a Group?
For purposes of this Service Manual: • A group is “an entity made up of individual members, considered together due to certain similarities.” That is, individual S-Anon members who come together at the same time every week, agree on a particular format, decide…
How Groups are Registered
Part 1. How S-Anon and S-Ateen Groups Work » How Groups are Registered
What is a Home Group? It has been a helpful experience for S-Anon members to designate one group as their “home group.” This is the group that they regularly attend and in which they accept service responsibilities at and beyond the group level. S-Anon members can…
Local Groups
Part 2: S-Anon/S-Ateen Service Structure/Relationships of S-Anon Service Arms » Traditional S-Anon/S-Ateen Service Structure » Local Groups
The group is the basic unit where close personal interchange among members takes place. The entire S-Anon fellowship service structure exists for the sole purpose of helping the groups to help people (Traditions Five and Nine). We have found it is important for every…
Meeting Format and Conference Approved Readings
Part 1. How S-Anon and S-Ateen Groups Work » Meeting Format and Conference Approved Readings
Here we discuss two elements involved in conducting our meetings. One is the Meeting Format, which suggests an orderly way to proceed through the different sections of an S-Anon meeting. The second element is the Conference Approved Readings we use during the meeting…
Group Finances
Part 1. How S-Anon and S-Ateen Groups Work » Group Finances
In keeping with Tradition Seven, a group’s own membership is the source of its funds. Group expenses typically include rent, the cost of maintaining a supply of S-Anon Conference Approved Literature, and local Twelfth-Step outreach, such as the cost of a local S-Anon…
Ideas for Group Growth
Part 1. How S-Anon and S-Ateen Groups Work » Ideas for Group Growth
At first the group may grow slowly. One reason for slow growth may have to do with the shame and denial surrounding the disease from which we are recovering. Perhaps it is not surprising that some people come to one or several meetings but then do not return. When this…
I. Literature Conference Approval Process
Part 5. Appendices » I. Literature Conference Approval Process
Overview: The Literature Committee’s (LC) mission is to ensure that every aspect of the S-Anon/S- Ateen program of recovery is presented as useful and comprehensive written material for our members, friends, professionals, and the world at large. The S-Anon…
Group/Meeting Types
Part 1. How S-Anon and S-Ateen Groups Work » Group/Meeting Types
S-Anon is a program solely for individual recovery from the effects upon us of another person’s sexaholism (Tradition Three). This consideration remains vital when members participate in any type of S-Anon/S-Ateen group or meeting, closed or open. Our approved S-Anon…
J. Process for Electing Regional Trustees
Part 5. Appendices » J. Process for Electing Regional Trustees
Process for Electing a Regional Trustee (RT) To become one of the Regional Trustees who serve on S-Anon’s Board of Trustees the candidate must be voted in either by the registered groups in the Region in which he/she would serve, or by a vote of the Board of…
Anonymity
Part 1. How S-Anon and S-Ateen Groups Work » Anonymity
Within the Fellowship It is suggested that we introduce ourselves in meetings by first name only. When using the telephone, we do not leave messages for other members unless they have given their permission for us to do so. Disclosure of our full names, addresses,…
Regional Trustees
Part 2: S-Anon/S-Ateen Service Structure/Relationships of S-Anon Service Arms » Legal S-Anon/S-Ateen Service Structure » Regional Trustees
In January 1989 the concept of a regional representative was proposed and approved. A Regional Trustee (RT) is a trusted servant who serves the S-Anon fellowship and the members in their Region, and becomes a key component of the legal S-Anon service Structure. RT…
Areas and Area Delegates to the WSC
Part 2: S-Anon/S-Ateen Service Structure/Relationships of S-Anon Service Arms » Traditional S-Anon/S-Ateen Service Structure » Areas and Area Delegates to the WSC
The purpose of the World Service Conference is to provide a forum where the issues and policies affecting all S-Anon and S-Ateen groups can be discussed and informed decisions can be made with all members of the fellowship being represented. The WSC is currently held…
Intergroups (Local Information Services Groups)
Part 2: S-Anon/S-Ateen Service Structure/Relationships of S-Anon Service Arms » Traditional S-Anon/S-Ateen Service Structure » Intergroups (Local Information Services Groups)
An Intergroup (sometimes referred to as an Information Services Group) is a service body that facilitates the cooperation of S-Anon groups in a geographic area. An Intergroup’s primary function is to coordinate information and activities in a centralized fashion.…
Meeting Topics
Part 1. How S-Anon and S-Ateen Groups Work » Meeting Topics
While members are free to share whatever they need to, experience shows that we promote the greatest good for the greatest number if we share on the topic so that all may benefit from the meeting. We allow members who may be in pain to share with the group regardless…
Help Solving Group Problems
Part 1. How S-Anon and S-Ateen Groups Work » Help Solving Group Problems
If questions or problems arise that cannot be resolved at the group level by using this Service Manual, a copy of The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Al-Anon, or AA’s Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, the group is encouraged to take one or more of the…
Membership Eligibility
Part 1. How S-Anon and S-Ateen Groups Work » Membership Eligibility
The Third Tradition of S-Anon reads, in part, “The only requirement for membership is that there be a problem of sexaholism in a relative or friend.” Thus, S-Anon group membership is open to all who feel their lives have been affected by a relationship with a…
Group Decision Making
Part 1. How S-Anon and S-Ateen Groups Work » Group Decision Making
Group Decision Making Most groups hold business meetings regularly because S-Anon group unity is enhanced when all, or most, members of the group participate in the decision-making process. Groups that hold business meetings regularly tend to remain healthy and vital…
Where Groups/Meetings are Held
Part 1. How S-Anon and S-Ateen Groups Work » Where Groups/Meetings are Held
S-Anon and S-Ateen groups often meet in churches, libraries, health clinics, or other public buildings, paying rent for use of the space in keeping with S-Anon’s Seventh Tradition. Although groups have started in a variety of venues, experience shows that finding a…
A. Group and Meetings Forms
Part 5. Appendices » A. Group and Meetings Forms
“All Group Forms are located on the S-Anon website, Member page, under Member & Group Resources, Registration Forms.” Updated 3/11/2021