SouthFloridaSLAA.org Recovery from Obsessive Fantasy, Romantic Obsession and Sex Addiction

Welcome to the South Florida Intergroup Home Page

The South Florida Intergroup (SFI) serves the S.L.A.A. community in the counties of Charlotte, Hendry, Glades, Lee, Collier, Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe.

The South Florida Intergroup also provides worldwide services such as well-designed meeting starter kits, outreach tools, and disk cleaning tools via the Internet.

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous

S.L.A.A., also known as the Augustine Fellowship, is an anonymous recovery program for those experiencing sex addiction, romantic obsession, obsessive fantasy, shame, and isolation. Using the Twelve Steps, adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous, we offer a solution for those caught in a recurring, ever-worsening pattern of thought and behavior related to sex, love, and romance.

We have found that only through talking regularly with those actively involved in their own recovery process is personal recovery possible, so we meet regularly to discuss the Twelve Steps and share our current challenges and triumphs.

We also share our recovery experiences with others so that we can keep our own focus on recovery and so that others can experience the miracle of recovery.

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Fifth Tradition Achievements of the S.F.I.

One of the S.F.I. founders, Mark, pioneered the idea of gathering statistics on the effectiveness of outreach efforts, an idea that is commonplace in the marketing profession, but still not yet reaching the brink of consciousness in the S.L.A.A. world service arena.

The S.F.I. has partnered with the Conference Public Information Committee to pilot the Treatment Outreach Kit, which is designed to engage treatment Program Directors and staff in the use of S.L.A.A. resources in similar ways to the use of A.A. and N.A. resources. The generation of this kit and its eventual Conference approval is much more complicated than we originally expected, which is probably why no one has done it yet. But the potential of this outreach avenue is high. If 1% of the discharge documents leaving treatment centers contained a recommendation to go to S.L.A.A. meetings, S.L.A.A. could easily double in size, reaching many more sex and love addicts who still suffer.

The S.F.I. represents 24 S.L.A.A. groups, one of which was once was an experimental e-group. At the time of this writing, e-slaa.org has members from 6 out of seven continents, including countries like Egypt, Bangladesh, Japan, Iceland, and Costa Rica. It has members in 26 U.S. states and 2 Canadian provinces. The e-slaa.org site has meetings in two time slots that work pretty much like regular face-to-face S.L.A.A. meetings and include audio for the readings. There is a Parking Lot, a Gratitude Blog published via RSS, twelfth-step e-outreach, andfriendship. Ning.com is the hosting community-ware provider.

The S.F.I. has provided recommendations to the S.L.A.A. Board of Trustees and the F.W.S. Web Team over the last three years, which, we hope, has assisted in the building of the current Internet effectiveness of slaafws.org.

Vision, Policy and Structure

This version of SFI Vision, Policy and Structure reflects the changes made by Intergroup Conscience on April 10th, 2005.Any of the below vision, policy or service structure can be modified through appropriate expressions of Intergroup Conscience.

The Threefold Vision of the South Florida Intergroup

1. We envision a network of committed SLAA group members involved in carrying the message of SLAA recovery to those addicted who have never heard about SLAA recovery to professionals, organizations and facilities that are involved in the treatment of sex and love related disorders.
2. We envision a vital South Florida SLAA Community formed by regular meeting attendance, phone conversation and special events.
3. We envision a store house of up-to-date South Florida SLAA meeting and special event information available to SLAA members, professionals, and suffering sex and love addicts that are seeking recovery.

Local Cities Served

We serve the following counties and cities.

Charlotte County - Cleveland, Grove City, Palm Island, Placida, Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, Rotonda, Solana

Hendry County - Clewiston, Harlem, La Belle

Glades County - Buckeye Ridge, Ortona, Palmdale, Lakeport, Moore Haven

Lee County - Alva, Boca Grande, Bokeelia, Bonita Springs, Captiva, Cape Coral, Estero, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Fort Myers Shores, Fort Myers Villas, Lehigh Acres, North Fort Myers, Page Park, Pine Island Center, Punta Rassa, Sanibel, San Carlos Park, St. James City, Tice, Waterway Estates

Collier County - Ave Maria, East Naples, Everglades City, Golden Gate, Immokalee, Marco, Naples, Naples Manor, Naples Park, North Naples, Ochopee, Palm River Estates

Martin County - Arundel, Hobe Sound, Indiantown, Jensen Beach, Jupiter Island, Ocean Breeze Park, Palm City, Sewall's Point, Stuart

Palm Beach County - Atlantis, Belle Glade, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Briny Breezes, Canal Point, Cloud Lake, Delray Beach, Glen Ridge, Golf, Greenacres, Gulf Stream, Haverhill, Highland Beach, Hypoluxo, Juno Beach, Jupiter, Jupiter Inlet Colony, Lake Clarke Shores, Lake Park, Lake Worth, Lantana, Loxahatchee, Manalapan, Mangonia Park, North Palm Beach, Ocean Ridge, Pahokee, Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach Shores, Palm Springs, Riviera Beach, Royal Palm Beach, Sandcut, South Bay, South Palm Beach, Tequesta, Wellington, West Palm Beach

Broward County - Coconut Creek, Cooper City, Coral Springs, Dania Beach, Davie, Deerfield Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Hallandale Beach, Hillsboro Beach, Hollywood, Lauderdale Lakes, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Lauderhill, Lazy Lake, Lighthouse Point, Margate, Miramar, North Lauderdale, Oakland Park, Parkland, Pembroke Park, Pembroke Pines, Plantation, Pompano Beach, Port Everglades, Sea Ranch Lakes, Southwest Ranches, Sunrise, Tamarac, Weston, Wilton Manors

Miami-Dade County - Aventura, Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Biscayne Park, Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, Cutler Bay, Doral, El Portal, Florida City, Golden Beach, Goulds, Hialeah, Hialeah Gardens, Homestead, Indian Village, Islandia, Kendall, Key Biscayne, Leisure City, Medley, Miami, Miami Beach, Miami Gardens, Miami Lakes, Miami Shores Village, Miami Springs, North Bay Village, North Miami, North Miami Beach, Opa-Locka, Palmetto Bay, Pinecrest, Pinewood, Princeton, Richmond Heights, South Miami, Sunny Isles Beach, Surfside, Sweetwater, Virginia Gardens, West Miami, Westchester, Westwood Lake

Monroe County - Big Pine, Islamorada, Key Colony Beach, Key Largo, Key West, Layton, Marathon, Sugarloaf Key, Tavernier

The Twelve South Florida Intergroup Policies

1. The SFI adheres to the 12 Traditions of SLAA and to the 12 Recommended Guidelines for Dealing with Media and Public Relations Opportunities.
2. SFI provides information to the professional community, members of other recovery communities and people who are suffering from sex and love addiction that have no relationship with either therapeutic or recovery resources.
3. The SFI maintains a confidential list of people interested in service, their contact information, their service function(s) and their home group to facilitate inter-group communications. These people are notified well in advance of Intergroup Conscience meetings.
4. The SFI is focused on providing communication services to individual SLAA groups in the service area, keeping SFI decision-making and financial activities to a minimum, so that most authority and responsibility within the community is delegated to the group level.
5. General Service Representatives (GSRs) will be the point person or people for their respective groups. Each group may choose one or two GSRs if they wish to be represented in the SFI.
6. Because each group is autonomous, each group will have the ability to limit what of the information related to its meetings will be available in the SFI printed schedule and on the SFI web pages.
7. Because of privacy concerns, contact information associated with SLAA Groups will not be shared with other SLAA Trusted Servants, included in the SFI printed schedule or place in SFI web pages without the direct consent of the people for whom the contact information relates.
8. To gain a wider base of service experience, rotation of SFI Trusted Servants is preferable whenever a reasonable term of service has elapsed and sober and willing people are available to step up to service. Where practical, it is encouraged that each SFI Trusted Servant and Group Service Representative hold only one office at a time.
9. Duplication of service functions between SFI Trusted Servants is encouraged to stabilize and secure SFI operations. Similarly SFI meeting and contact information is to be held by two or more SFI Trusted Servants to reduce the likelihood of loss of critical operations information and service archives.
10. The safety of new members depends on the accuracy of meeting information. Changes to the printed and Internet versions of the SFI meeting schedule must be submitted or confirmed by either an established Group Service Representatives (GSR) or two corroborating SLAA Members
11. Although perseverance is an important quality to develop in recovery, SFI functions will rely on postal and electronic communications where possible to conduct business to get the most out of the service hours donated by SFI Trusted Servants and Group Service Representatives (GSRs).
12. The SFI provides Trusted Servants respond appropriately to phone, e-mail and in-person inquiries from those who seek information and/or support not otherwise available.

Composition of Meeting Schedule Items

Any of the following information can be made available on either the printed SFI meeting schedule the SFI Internet schedule or both.

Offices of The SFI

Intergroup Conscience Chairperson

Group Service Correspondent

1. Gathers and updates an SFI Membership List containing the contact information of all SLAA Members interested in SFI service.
2. Synchronizes the SFI Membership List with that of the Notification Secretary.
3. Gathers and updates an SFI Meeting Schedule containing all meetings in the SFI service area that autonomously indicate their wish to be on the schedule.
4. Synchronizes the SFI Meeting Schedule with that of the Notification Secretary.
5. Encourages Group Service Representatives (GSRs) to share recovery and service information with both the group they represent and other SFI Trusted Servants. This encouragement is done via phone and by visiting each SLAA Meeting
6. Plants the idea into each group that does not have one or two active General Service Representatives that service is the backbone of recovery as pointed out in Tradition One.

Notification Secretary

1. Gathers and updates an SFI Membership List containing the contact information of all SLAA Members interested in SFI service.
2. Synchronizes the SFI Membership List with that of the Group Service Correspondent
3. Synchronizes the F.W.S. list of meetings for South Florida with that of SFI.
4. Ensures that the SFI web site and South Florida SLAA meetings are listed properly on the F.W.S. web site and in the F.W.S. International Meeting Directory.
5. Notifies F.W.S. of any changes in contact information.
6. Notifies GSRs and groups without a GSR of special events.
7. Notifies GSRs and groups without a GSR of matters of Intergroup Conscience.
8. Sends updated SFI Meeting Schedules to GSRs and groups without a GSR.

Public Information Chairperson

1. Becomes clear on the meaning of the 12 Traditions and the 12 Recommended Guidelines for Dealing with Media and Public Relations Opportunities.
2. Considers maters of anonymity, confidentiality, abuse of contact information and the safety of meeting places;and attempts to strike a balance between these and active dissemination of information about SLAA Recovery in South Florida.
3. Develops relationships with the professional community, government, other 12 step fellowships and recovery institutions.
4. Sends updated SFI Meeting Schedules, carefully selected pamphlets and a cover letter containing the F.W.S. And SFI web site addresses to professionals, government offices, other 12 step meetings and recovery institutions.
5. Chairs the Public Information Subcommittee and delegates outreach activities to other SFI Trusted Servants to penetrate all factions of the local community with correct information about SLAA And meetings in South Florida within the constraints of SLAA Tradition
6. In the future, a two sided glossy index-card-sized general public outreach card may be printed and distributed by the Public Information Subcommittee.

Schedule and Calendar Coordinator

1. Gathers and updates an SFI Meeting Schedule containing all meetings in the SFI service area that autonomously indicate their wish to be on the schedule.
2. Synchronizes the SFI Meeting Schedule with that of the Group Service Correspondent
3. Directly updates the Internet version of the SFI Meeting Schedule with the assistance of the SFI Webmaster.
4. Adds special events to the SFI Calendar.

Inquiry Response Representative

1. Answers questions that arise out of outreach activities with official information. If an inquiry cannot be answered officially by the Inquiry Response Representative, the inquiry is delegated to F.W.S. or another SFI Trusted Servant who can, or as a last resort simply responds "we don't know".
2. Responds to incoming inquiries via e-mail, the SFI web site inquiry form.
3. In the future, an SFI post office box and SFI voice mail box may also be rented and monitored by the Inquiry Response Representative.

Intergroup Archivist

1. Keeps dated a copy of motions that passed and motions that failed from each Quarterly Intergroup Conscience Meeting.
2. Keeps dated a copy of the SFI Membership List that failed from each Intergroup Conscience Meeting.
3. Keeps any other official F.W.S., SFI or SLAA Group documents that fall into the hands of the SFI.
4. Cleans the SFI Archive of superfluous materials and documents.
5. Keeps the SFI Archive well organized and cataloged.

Webmaster

1. Ensures the correct operation of the SFI web site.
2. Registers and reregisters the SFI web site with various search engines and other SLAA sites.
3. Provides software tools and passwords to the Schedule and Calendar Coordinator for direct update of the SFI Meeting Schedule and Calendar.
4. Makes modifications to the SFI web site per Intergroup Conscience.
5. Protects the SFI web site from tampering, abuse and links and references from inappropriate web sites.

Alternates

1. Provides backup support and prudent redundancy for the other SFI offices.

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