Texas Al-Anon / Alateen

East Texas AMIAS Recertification
2026-05-31 15:00 - 15:30, 2026-05-20 19:45 - 20:15, 2026-05-06 19:45 - 20:15, 2026-05-03 15:00 - 15:30, 2026-04-26 15:00 - 15:30, 2026-04-22 19:45 - 20:15, 2026-04-12 15:00 - 15:30, 2026-04-01 19:45 - 20:15 (America/Chicago) and 1 more date | Virtual Zoom Meeting, United States
Offered by Carol Fischer

Before you sign up for a class, please download the necessary pages from the Area 53 East Texas website. Please do not attend a training without them. Have them printed and available before the class.

On : texas-al-anon.org
Go to: Protected: Area 53 (Texas East)
Password : [REDACTED]
Find: AMIAS Resources
Print out:
1. Safety and Behavior Orientation Training Document
2. Safety and Behavior Requirements and AMIAS Application Form
3. Alateen Service e-Manual

Become Familiar with ALL of the Additional Resources
Especially: Mandatory Reporting Requirements (Texas)

Please read this information BEFORE attending the training.

If you wish to attend this session, email Carol at cafischer2020@gmail.com

East Texas AMIAS Recertification
2026-05-22 17:00 - 17:30, 2026-05-10 18:30 - 19:00, 2026-04-10 17:00 - 17:30, 2026-03-29 19:00 - 19:30, 2026-03-24 19:00 - 19:30, 2026-03-08 18:30 - 19:00 | Virtual Zoom Meeting, United States
Offered by Dirk Manuel

Before you sign up for a class, please download the necessary pages from the Area 53 East Texas website. Please do not attend a training without them. Have them printed and available before the class.

On : texas-al-anon.org
Go to: Protected: Area 53 (Texas East)
Password : [REDACTED]
Find: AMIAS Resources
Print out:
1. Safety and Behavior Orientation Training Document
2. Safety and Behavior Requirements and AMIAS Application Form
3. Alateen Service e-Manual

Become Familiar with ALL of the Additional Resources
Especially: Mandatory Reporting Requirements (Texas)

Please read this information BEFORE attending the training.

If you wish to attend this session, email Dirk at area53aac@gmail.com.

East Texas AMIAS Recertification Session
2026-04-19 17:00 - 17:30 | Virtual Zoom Meeting, United States

East Texas AMIAS Initial Certification Training
2026-03-15 15:00 - 19:00 | Virtual Zoom Meeting, United States
Dirk Manuel will run the full AMIAS Certification Training for anyone interested in becoming an AMIAS (Al-Anon Member In Alateen Service).
Prerequisites:

Must be at least 21 years of age
Must have at least 2 years in Al-Anon (excluding any time in Alateen)
Must be regularly attending Al-Anon meetings / working their program
Must not have been convicted of a felony, or any offences against children
Must not suffer from any mental conditions that could adversely affect the teens

If you are interested, please email Dirk at area53aac@gmail.com to register.

East Texas AMIAS Recertification Training
2026-03-15 15:00 - 15:30, 2026-03-04 19:45 - 20:15, 2026-03-01 15:00 - 15:30, 2026-02-25 19:45 - 20:15, 2026-02-22 15:00 - 15:30 | Virtual Zoom Meeting, United States

2026-01-18 15:00 - 19:00 | zoom
Full certification training for anyone wanting to serve as an AMIAS in East Texas (Area 53). This will be conducted over Zoom.
TO SIGN UP FOR THIS TRAINING: Please contact: Dirk Manuel (Area 53 Alateen Coordinator) : area53aac@gmail.com. A link to the Zoom meeting will be sent to attendees nearer the time.
Before attending the training:

Go to the texas-al-anon.org website
Go to Members, East Texas, AMIAS: password: [REDACTED]
Print ALL of the pages in this section, and place them in a 3-ring binder, for future reference.

Things to note:

The Area will cover the cost of the Background Check.
Area Alateen Coordinator: Dirk Manuel : Area53AAC@gmail.com : 281-685-3527
Area Alateen Process Person: Sylvia Mitchell : txeaappanel64@gmail.com : 361-946-4436

MAAIZ: Monthly Area 53 AMIAS Interchange on Zoom
2025-12-14 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-09 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-12 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-14 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-08-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual Zoom Meeting, United States
A monthly zoom call for AMIAS in Area 53.
This is an opportunity for Area 53 AMIAS to share ideas, information, and to problem solve.
Second Sunday of the month, from 7-8pm.
Recurring meeting request sent to all AMIAS periodically. Contact area53aac@gmail.com if you haven’t received it.

Fall East Texas Al-Anon / Alateen Fall Assembly 2025
2025-11-07 17:00 - 2025-11-09 12:00
East Texas Fall Assembly in Victoria. For more information: English | Spanish

East Texas (Area 53) New AMIAS Certification Training
2025-09-07 15:00 - 19:00 | zoom
