Massachusetts Al-Anon and Alateen

Steps, Traditions, & Concepts

Al-Anon's program of recovery is based on the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous. The Steps are the foundation for personal recovery and the Traditions help groups sustain their unity and fellowship.

The 12 Concepts are guides for service. They show how Twelve Step work can be done on a broad scale and how members of a World Service Office can relate to each other and to the groups, through a World Service Conference, to spread Al-Anon's message worldwide.

This page last updated on July 2, 2006.