Cooperation with the Professional Community (CPC)

Responsibilities of the Cooperation with the Professional Community (CPC) Chair:

1. Arrange for and provides staffing and literature for exhibits at professional meetings in the area.
2. Responds to requests for speakers from area professional programs.
3. Recruits volunteers on the County level for exhibits, staffing and speaking.
4. Attends S.E.N.Y. C.P.C. Committee Chair’s meetings.
5. Follows up on requests for information and convention information from the G.S.O. and Intergroups.
6. Cooperates with area Intergroups.
7. Is familiar with the C.P.C. Workbook.
8. Attends the monthly Staten Island General Services Meeting held on the second Sunday of the month.  

To contact Staten Island General Service (CPC), please email cpc@statenislandaa.org.

The professional community has been vitally important to the growth of A.A. since its founding in 1935. As an example, according to AA’s 2014 Membership Survey, 39 percent of our members are now led to A.A. through the counsel of someone in the health-care field. Guided by the principle Bill W. established of “being friendly with our friends,” the CPC Committee provides information about Alcoholics Anonymous to those in the professional community who have contact with alcoholics in the course of their work. These professionals include physicians, nurses, educators, members of the clergy, lawyers, social workers, human resources personnel, and union leaders, as well as those working in the field of alcoholism. Presentation topics generally include a brief history of Alcoholics Anonymous, our Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, what A.A. is and is not, and how to contact A.A.  The CPC committee also works cooperatively with the Corrections, Public Information and Treatment committees and other similar local service committees where responsibilities and fields of activity may overlap. More information on CPC activities is available in the SENY Service Handbook.

Some CPC Resources:

• AA as a Resource for the Health Care Professional (P-23)
• AA for Healthcare Professionals (video)
• AA for Legal and Corrections Professionals (video)
• AA Guidelines: Cooperating with Court, DWI and Similar Programs (MG-05)
• AA Guidelines: Cooperation with the Professional Community (MG-11)
• About AA: Newsletter for Professionals
• Cooperation with the Professional Community Workbook (M-41I)
• If You Are a Professional, AA Wants to Work with You (P-46)
• Is There an Alcoholic in the Workplace? (P-54)
• Let’s Be Friendly with Our Friends: Friends on the Alcoholism Front (1958 AA Grapevine article by Bill W.)
• Members of the Clergy Ask About Alcoholics Anonymous (P-25)
• Memo on Participation of AA Members in Research and other Non-AA Surveys
• Other AAWS literature and information.