Meeting Support Articles for Debtors Anonymous Telephone/Internet Meetings
The process of finding recovery in Debtors Anonymous using the Telephone Meetings presents some unique challenges to our members. For example, one of the 12 Tools of Debtors Anonymous is Pressure Relief Groups or also known as Pressure Relief Meetings. While this Tool is extremely effective for face-to-face interaction, we rapidly learned that doing them by phone presented additional complex issues.
As a result DATIG asked a group of writers to pen several short articles offering suggestions and support.
Note: These articles are not part of Debtors Anonymous conference approved literature.
For the Member:
- A Beginners Guide to Phone Meetings (pdf)
- How to Find and Work with an Action Buddy (pdf)
- How to Find and Work with a Sponsor (pdf)
- How to Have Pressure Relief Groups (PRGs) or Pressure Relief Meetings (PRMs) by Telephone (pdf)
For the Meeting Leader:
- When Moderating Zoom Meetings (pdf)
- Conference Call Management (pdf)
- How to Handle Disruptions on Telephone Meetings (pdf)
- How to Find Your Phone Meeting's International Phone Numbers (pdf)
- Can Meetings Own and Share Group Copies of E-Literature the Same Way That In-Person Groups Do?
Per World Service, it's okay to screen-share literature that you own, but it is not okay to allow anyone to copy or download what is shared. It is not practical at this time for a group to own literature, as e-literature is purchased and assigned to individual names, illegal downloads or pdfs are not OK, and physically holding a hard copy to the screen is difficult to read. Therefore, individuals, including meeting chairs, are encouraged to have their own copy of literature.
Help Write New Articles for DATIG
DATIG is seeking to expand it's library in order to help the D.A. phone and internet community address specific concerns and issues unique to these meetings. Do you have an idea for a new article or are interested in writing a short article?
Submit your articles to the DATIG Correspondence Secretary.
