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Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA or ACOA) founded circa 1978 is a fellowship of people who desire to recover from the effects of growing up in an alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional family. ACA membership has few formal requirements. ACA does not accept any outside contributions and is supported entirely by donations from its members.
Janet Beigel Geringer Woititz (March 27, 1938 – June 7, 1994) [1] was an American psychologist and researcher best known for her writings and lectures about the troubled offspring of alcoholic parents, [2] including the 1983 best selling book, Adult Children of Alcoholics.
In her book Adult Children of Alcoholics, Janet G. Woititz describes numerous traits common among adults who had an alcoholic parent. Although not necessarily universal or comprehensive, these traits constitute an adult children of alcoholics syndrome (cf. the work of Wayne Kritsberg).
Auxiliary groups such as Al-Anon and Nar-Anon, for friends and family members of alcoholics and addicts, respectively, are part of a response to treating addiction as a disease that is enabled by family systems. [4] Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA or ACOA) addresses the effects of growing up in an alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional family.
Daughters demonstrates the strain caused by separation.One of the girls in the film, 15-year-old Raziah, complains about only getting 15 minutes at a time to talk to her father Alonzo, who is ...
Adult child may refer to: An offspring that has reached the age of majority; Vulnerable adult, an adult that lacks basic life skills; Adult/Child, an unreleased album by the Beach Boys; Adult Children, a 1961 Soviet comedy film; Kidult, an gender neutral term referring an adult with childish interests
The two began an eight-year journey as co-directors to make the documentary “Daughters,” which follows four young girls as they prepare to reunite with their fathers for a dance in a ...
Al-Anon Family Groups, founded in 1951, is an international mutual aid organization for people who have been impacted by another person's alcoholism.In the organization's own words, Al-Anon is a "worldwide fellowship that offers a program of recovery for the families and friends of alcoholics, whether or not the alcoholic recognizes the existence of an alcohol-related problem or seeks help."