Bruins for Recovery Group Guidelines
Welcome to the Bruins for Recovery (B4R) Student Group! We’re glad you’ve joined and we look forward to working with you to create opportunities for sober fun and recovery support on UCLA’s campus.
The topic of addiction is, for some individuals, quite sensitive in nature. Although B4R has a goal of fighting the stigma of drug and alcohol addiction, we also have a goal of creating a safe, sober environment in which UCLA students can flourish.
In the service of these goals, we request that you follow our Group Guidelines to help all members feel safe. Although B4R is always open to new members, protecting the safety of current members is essential to group cohesion. Therefore, not adhering to the following guidelines could result in consequences like meeting with senior members of the group to remediate a situation or being asked to take time away from the group until circumstances change.
Our Guidelines are:
1. Protect members' anonymity at all times
We want to ensure that all members feel safe participating in B4R. Members have the right to participate without fear of being "outed" as a member or as an alcoholic / addict. We are an inclusive group for alcoholics, addicts, and non-alcoholic/addicts alike. Therefore, do not share the recovery status (whether someone is or is not in recovery) of B4R members with others.
2. Protect member’s identity at all times.
Do not share B4R members' names, contact information, or identifying characteristics with others. The only person who should share contact information within the group is the individual who manages the contact list. This list is never to be shared with others outside of B4R.
3. Remember B4R is NOT Alcoholics Anonymous
Individuals can be a member of B4R without identifying as an alcoholic or addict. Therefore, if you speak to media organizations about B4R, first keep in mind Guidelines 1 and 2 -- protect members' anonymity and identity at all times -- and then remember that B4R is not AA. B4R is a group of individuals who are for recovery, including those in recovery, and allies and friends not in recovery (e.g. allies may use alcohol responsibly, or be in the process of making changes in their relationship to alcohol).
4. If You Are on the Board and Relapse, Let Us Know
Again, being sober is not a prerequisite for being a B4R member, nor is it a prerequisite for being on the B4R Board. However, our Board members represent B4R's mission and ideals. Therefore, if you are on the Board, identify as an alcoholic or as an addict, and relapse on alcohol/drugs, let us know, so that the group can discuss whether you can keep your position. You do not need to be "sober" if you do not identify as an alcoholic or addict.
* If you apart of any B4R Group Me groups, please read onto Group Me Guidelines in the left column
The topic of addiction is, for some individuals, quite sensitive in nature. Although B4R has a goal of fighting the stigma of drug and alcohol addiction, we also have a goal of creating a safe, sober environment in which UCLA students can flourish.
In the service of these goals, we request that you follow our Group Guidelines to help all members feel safe. Although B4R is always open to new members, protecting the safety of current members is essential to group cohesion. Therefore, not adhering to the following guidelines could result in consequences like meeting with senior members of the group to remediate a situation or being asked to take time away from the group until circumstances change.
Our Guidelines are:
1. Protect members' anonymity at all times
We want to ensure that all members feel safe participating in B4R. Members have the right to participate without fear of being "outed" as a member or as an alcoholic / addict. We are an inclusive group for alcoholics, addicts, and non-alcoholic/addicts alike. Therefore, do not share the recovery status (whether someone is or is not in recovery) of B4R members with others.
2. Protect member’s identity at all times.
Do not share B4R members' names, contact information, or identifying characteristics with others. The only person who should share contact information within the group is the individual who manages the contact list. This list is never to be shared with others outside of B4R.
3. Remember B4R is NOT Alcoholics Anonymous
Individuals can be a member of B4R without identifying as an alcoholic or addict. Therefore, if you speak to media organizations about B4R, first keep in mind Guidelines 1 and 2 -- protect members' anonymity and identity at all times -- and then remember that B4R is not AA. B4R is a group of individuals who are for recovery, including those in recovery, and allies and friends not in recovery (e.g. allies may use alcohol responsibly, or be in the process of making changes in their relationship to alcohol).
4. If You Are on the Board and Relapse, Let Us Know
Again, being sober is not a prerequisite for being a B4R member, nor is it a prerequisite for being on the B4R Board. However, our Board members represent B4R's mission and ideals. Therefore, if you are on the Board, identify as an alcoholic or as an addict, and relapse on alcohol/drugs, let us know, so that the group can discuss whether you can keep your position. You do not need to be "sober" if you do not identify as an alcoholic or addict.
* If you apart of any B4R Group Me groups, please read onto Group Me Guidelines in the left column