Informing Professionals about SA

One of SA’s 18 committees that helps to carry the message and serve the fellowship is the Support for Institutions and Professionals Committee (SIP). Formerly, it was called the Hospitals and Institutions Committee. Our mission is still the same, to inform institutions and professionals as to how SA can help restore and maintain their clients’ mental, emotional, and spiritual health. This committee’s service is designed to take place at the intergroup and regional levels. Our International SIP Committee provides materials and guidance on how to reach local professionals and institutions. This article gives an example of how it can be done at the local level.

In April 2024, the South Midwest SIP Committee organized a workshop for professionals which took place at a retreat house in Kansas City two hours before the Regional Retreat was to begin. We invited a number of local psychologists to Kansas City to attend an SA panel workshop, and three professionals accepted the invitation. We had two SA members and one S-Anon member on the panel. The first SA member shared a summary of their experience, strength, and hope as an SA member, working with a sponsor. The S-Anon member shared her experience, strength, and hope, and the second SA member served as chairperson of the event. After the SA and S-Anon talks, there was a question-and-answer time. The whole event lasted one and a half hours and concluded before the majority of the SA members arrived at the retreat center. It was a very positive event.

Our panel has created a format to duplicate this event at the intergroup and regional levels and we have composed form letters to professionals. These may be accessed using the QR code below.

For more information or support, contact SAICO.

QR code to access an informational panel for professionals and other letters to professionals.