Passing it on is a key concept in the Twelve Step community and many of the traditions and knowledge of the Twelve Step recovery program have been passed down by word-of-mouth from one generation of sponsors to the next. ''Twelve Step Sponsorship'' effectively takes this knowledge and tradition and applies it to a working manual for sponsors, guiding them through their role in reaching out and helping new program members. Designed as a ''how-to'' program for sponsors, ''Twelve Step Sponsorship offers: '' reading assignments common questions that sponsors face procedural suggestions for leading a newcomer through the Twelve Steps general guidelines for becoming an effective sponsor ''Twelve Step Sponsorship'' offers sponsors the first complete handbook for working with a newcomer -- from the first meeting through the Twelfth Step and into the years that follow.