Choosing a Sponsor

Necessary characteristics of a sponsor–

Sober	The same gender as you	Trustworthy	Supportive
Objective	Work or school oriented	Honest	Believes in abstinence
Can help you	Has the time to help you	Good citizen	Caring

In the space below, write the names of people in your life who could be your sponsor.

Name: _________________________________________________________________

Reasons this person would make a good sponsor: _____________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________

Reasons this person would not make a good sponsor: __________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________

Name: _________________________________________________________________

Reasons this person would make a good sponsor: _____________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________

Reasons this person would not make a good sponsor: __________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________

Name: _________________________________________________________________

Reasons this person would make a good sponsor: _____________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________

Reasons this person would not make a good sponsor: __________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________

Name: _________________________________________________________________

Reasons this person would make a good sponsor: _____________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________

Reasons this person would not make a good sponsor: __________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________

Rank each person on the list with “1” being the best, “2” the next best and so on.

Sandra Nettles, LCSW, MSSW
Jamie Nettles, MS

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