Twelve Step Sponsorship: How It Works

I enjoyed much of this book. However, not everyone would agree that the primary (or perhaps only) responsibility of a sponsor is to take the sponsoree through the steps. For those who believe a sponsor might also be a friend, a cheerleader, a listener, etc, this book isn't so great.

Its ok. I wish there were more questions & Answers though. Im a new sponsor to a couple of women and a ton of situations have come up that would have been nice to see inhere.
Honestly feel like this is a pretty simple book, a little disappointed.

Covers everything, leaving plenty of scope for adapting the program to the individual. Many stimulating suggestions, too, for the experienced hand and his or her continuing recovery in any 12-Step program, not just those aimed at alcohol.

Book was advertised as practically new and when it arrived it appeared to be almost new. I even quickly rifled through the pages and they looked clean. Unfortunately, as I began to scan the pages closer a few days later, I noticed that two complete chapters had been cut out. Thankfully I did not pay much for this product. Guess you get what you paid for.

I read this book after reading "A Sponsorship Guide for 12-Step Programs" by M.T. Both are very good books. The book by M.T. offers a more casual approach, IMO, to Sponsorship than does this book by Hamilton B. It also offers a variety of viewpoints. "Twelve Step Sponsorship: How It Works" gives very specific and direct answers to many questions that Sponsors and Sponsees have about their Fellowship and how to maintain a Sponsor/Sponsee relationship while working all of the 12 Steps together. The second half of the book does present a meeting study guide for a Sponsor to use, with suggested readings for the Sponsee, suggested questions, and even offers a discussion of the questions the Sponsee should answer prior to a meeting with the Sponsor and at the meeting. As far as a manual for a Sponsor of any 12 Step program, this is the book to use. The author primarily targets those in AA, but is very sensitive to the needs of those in other recovery programs and the Appendix includes the 12 Steps of other Fellowship Groups. I can highly recommend this book, which also gives guidance on how you, the Sponsor, will know when your Sponsee has completed a Step and how to procede with them to the next step. Hamilton B. also offers advice on how to help your Sponsee move to the next step if they become reluctant to move to the next step.

L.G. Parkhurst, Jr.
Author: Prayer Steps to Serenity The Twelve Steps Journey: New Serenity Prayer Edition [Paperback]

I know some about the 12 steps. My sponsor knows more. And this book knows much more. What this book will do is open up a person who find the 12 steps limited. For me, the depth of the book along with my sponsor hits the bullseye over and over.

This is an excellent resource for sponsors. Even someone with a number of years of sobriety can learn a lot about how to best work with a new sponsee. It also helps in working the steps yourself!alcoholi

I got disappointed when i receive this book becasue i was looking for a book to know how can i get sponsor for my NGO but i suddenly find this book is about program and things that is not related to my issue, when i read the Contents online i find general words about sponsorship but when i get the book and read inside it i find it is talking about special program, i tried to move it back to the store but i am now egypt and i find the cost of sending will be maximum that the book, so i just keep the book and keep disapointed too, nothing wll make me satisfied unless the store send me book about what i want for free and not get this book back becasue i will ..... it