the 12 steps of aa were written in 1939.
the 12 steps of aa were written in 1939.
when were the 12 steps of aa written?
1939
aca/acoa was originally named "post teen" in mineola, long island in 1973. tony a. was among its founders. this twelve-step program is incorporated as adult children of alcoholics/dysfunctional families. the aca framework is based on the 12 steps and 12 traditions of aa. 









































the organization's name is often ascribed to janet g. woititz (c. 1939 - june 7, 1994), an american psychologist and researcher best known for her writings and lectures on the adult children of alcoholic parents, and author of the 1983 book "adult children of alcoholics."
adult children of alcoholics
shoemaker also addressed an aa group in charlotte, north carolina, june 17, 1962 saying:to set the record straight, that there has gotten going in aa, a kind of rumor, that i had a lot to do with the 12 steps. i didn't have anymore to do with those 12 steps other than that book had, those twelve steps, i believe came to bill by himself, i think he told me they came to him in about 40 minutes and i think its one of the great instances of direct inspiration that i know in human history, inspiration which doesn't only bring material straight down outta heaven, but brings rather i think from god the ability to interpret human experience in such a way that you distill it down into transmissible principles, i compare it to moses going up on a mountain and bringing down ten tables of the law, i don't think that's the first time moses ever thought about righteousness, but i'm glad he went up there and got those ten and brought em down and gave em to us. and i'm glad bill got quiet for those 40 minutes, until he finished off these 12 steps and i believe they have only been changed by about one word. bill said at the end of this talk "who invented aa?, it was god almighty that invented aa, but this is the story of how we learned to be free." and he closed by saying "god grant that aa and the program of recovery, and unity, and service be a story that continues into the future as long as god needs it." praise be to god for it, and for the life of that fellow and all those who were with him in the beginnings of this incredible movement.
sam shoemaker