"Dick B. interview of Christian
Recovery leader Jean LaCour" of Daytona Beach, Florida, on the July 16,
2012, episode of the "Christian Recovery Radio with Dick B." show
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Christian Recovery leader Dr. Jean LaCour, PhD, CPP, President of the NET
Training Institute, Inc., and President of the International Substance Abuse
and Addiction Coalition (ISAAC), on the July 16, 2012, episode of the
"Christian Recovery Radio with Dick B." show here:
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Synopsis of Interview
Our guest, Jean LaCour, Ph.D., CPP, is a Christian Recovery
Leader and Advisory Leader for International Christian Recovery Coalition (www.ChristianRecoveryCoalition.com).
She is a recovery professional, devoted Christian, and volunteer who wears many
hats. And they include:
President and Cofounder of NET Training Institute, Inc. (http://netinstitute.org/index.htm)
President of the International Substance Abuse and Addiction
Coalition (ISAAC) -- www.ISAAC-International.org
Member of “Partners for Recovery,” a steering committee for
the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Former Faith Coordinator for Florida’s Access to Recovery
(ATR) program.
Jean began her interview by mentioning our International
Christian Recovery Coalition, and
pointing to the word “International” as what very much
interested her. As to ISAAC and now her being a representative to United
Nations, there is world-wide working with people in progress. International for
sure.. And it is now going on in 70 international countries with over 2000 members enabling recovery people to get
connected, fellowship, and have a way to meet each other. It recognizes the
value of people of faith representing “us” in doing clinical and recovery
actions and programs that change lives.
She emphasized a policy shift that is now taking place, and
in which she is having some impact.
The shift is from SUPPLY REDUCTION involving police, law enforcement, para-military, and a
war on drugs aimed at STOP supply. But policy makers are learning that they
have to have people QUIT DEMANDING.
And the shift is to DEMAND REDUCTION. This, she says,
involves prevention, treatment, recovery support groups, recovery mentors,
discipleship, medical, and other face to face impact. And experience has shown
that the demand goes down when these actions are taken.
In 2008, Jean, as one representing ISAAC and NET, was at the
UN headquarters in Vienna, successfully
urging inclusion in policy language of words that recognize the service of
people of faith and faith-based organizations. The agreement was based on the
premise that there were people of every persuasion, but their emphasis was on
service. She emphasized the power of recognition embodied in statute and policy.
She worked for 2 ½ days successfully to help this recognition be verbalized in
writing.
In 2012, there was a new and different effort to adopt
policy that recognized the value of abstinence-based approaches. These stress
the love that God has expressed about abstinence. And the policy is implemented
by the Twelve Steps, Christian recovery programs, and therapeutic communities. In
the interview, recognition was given to the highly effective 93% recovery rate
that A.A. had after Clarence Snyder organized a group in Cleveland right after
the Big Book was published. This is documented in DR. BOB and the Good Oldtimers at page 261. Clarence pointed out
that the Cleveland groups had brought with them from the old, original,
effective Akron AA group “most of the old program,” as well as the Big Book,
the Twelve Steps, the Bible, and the Four Absolutes—Honesty, Purity,
Unselfishness, and Love.
Jean turned to the power of surrender to God, stressed that
the power is amazing, and stated it carries with I the power of the God of hope
and of promise. Jean had gone to Russia and had seen that, in the 1980’s, there
was no emphasis on the power of Christ in one’s heart. Then she went to Dunklin
Memorial Church and saw an effective program for 100. This in turn led to
formation of NET Ministries with Jean, her husband, Ron Ross, and Tom Sledd.
Courses of training with 300 hours of effort were valuable. And today there are
three distinct groups of training classes—those for: (1) Understanding addiction
and alcoholism, (2) Pastoral care and recovery programs. (3) Life model. They
use our book The Good Book and the Big
Book: A.A.’s Roots in the Bible www.dickb.com/goodbook.shtml.
They begin from a biblical foundation. They stress power tools for recovery,
dealing with street groups, Christian support groups, and “Families of Promise”
which build upon the fact that God is
gracious and a God of Hope and of Promise. There is emphasis on listenting to
God.
Jean points out that support for our work and hers can come
from placing a NET logo on our International Christian Recovery Coalition site
and the www.dickb.com site. And listeners
can also become affiliates of NET. Details can be found on the net site.
Gloria Deo
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