Things I Can Do:
- Attend a group weekly.
- Pay close attention to what I look at; what I listen to; what I set my mind on.
- Take responsibility for my thoughts and actions.
- Verbally describe my feelings.
- Commit to make contact with a group member or members between small group meetings.
I Can Accept:
- Healing is a miraculous process over time.
- Healing requires feeling the pain and learning from it.
- I am very capable of retreating back into the addictive lifestyle.
- A relapse does not stop the healing process, but it will have consequences.
- I have become skilled at lying to others and myself.
- I do not really live in isolation; my choices do affect others.
- My secrecy keeps me in bondage to my sin.
I Will Commit To:
- A willingness to change – and following through with my plans.
- Total confidentiality! I discuss only my experiences outside the group.
- Rigorous honesty with my group, myself and eventually to my friends and family.
- Building my knowledge base (books, podcasts, videos and seminars).
I understand that every attempt will be made to guard my anonymity and confidentiality in this group, but that
anonymity and confidentiality cannot be absolutely guaranteed in a group setting.
- I realize that the group coordinator or leader cannot control the actions of others in the group.
- I realize that confidentiality is sometimes broken accidentally and without malice.
I understand that the group coordinator or leader is morally and ethically obligated to discuss with me any of the
following behaviors, and that this may lead to the breaking of confidentiality and/or possibly intervention:
- I communicate anything that may be interpreted as a threat to self-inflict physical harm.
- I communicate an intention to harm another person.
- I reveal ongoing sexual or physical abuse.
- I exhibit an impaired mental state.
I understand that the Choosing New Group coordinator or leader may be a mandatory reporter to authorities of sexual
conduct that includes minor children, the elderly or the disabled.
I have been advised that the consequences for communicating the above types of information may include reports to
the proper authorities: The police, suicide units or children’s protective agencies, as well as potential victims.
I further acknowledge that if I am on probation and/or parole and I engage in wrongful behavior in violation of my
parole/probation, part of my healing/recovery may include notifying appropriate authorities.
I understand that this is a support group and not a therapy group and that the coordinator/leader may be qualified by
“life experience” and not by professional training as a therapist or counselor. The coordinator/leader’s role mainly to host and facilitate the Choosing New group and create a climate where healing may occur, to support my work towards recovery, and to share my own experience, strength and hope.
I hereby pledge that anything discussed in my Choosing New Group, among group members and the group leader, will
remain confidential. I pledge not to share any personal information to anyone outside of the group, unless any of the
above criminal activities is involved.
I understand that my virtual group facilitator may record only their audio/video for the purposes of capturing content to be used for marketing and/or promotional material. Any names or identifiable things will not be included in such content.
Revised 2023.02.05