Group Topics: Family Ties And Recovery Partner

Many participants engaged the group with stories of overcoming addiction or being sexually molested by family members as reasons behind their addiction. However all of their stories were compelling and empowering to the group of individuals who have seemed to endure some of the same sentiments as their fellow group mate. It appeared as if the individuals in the group even though that were court ordered appeared to be extremely engaged and very involved during the meetings. It seemed as though most who attended found peace and solice from the group during the NA meetings. As it stated by Krentzman, Robinson, Moore, et.al (2010), client’s state that their top two reasons for attending NA meetings were to promote recovery/ sobriety and to find support acceptance and friendships. One thing that I learned from the NA group that just as in AA, family support deems to be an important function on the perseverance of an addict and that the participation and involvement of family is detrimental in the treatment process for the addicts. In several of our readings many of the passages discussed the effects of family systems support as it pertains to substance abusers chemical addiction. The passages described the family system as being a detrimental part of the treatment process as well as for the treatment of the family as well. According to past studies, family involvement has aided clients in

The purpose of this research paper was to attend two support group meetings and share my experiences. The meetings that were to be attended were an Alcoholics Anonymous

Research suggests that recovery is nurtured by positive relationships. These relationships encapsulate those with friends, family, service providers and connections with their personal community and culture. Such connections support individuals in becoming more than their “mental illness” identity. Important in fostering these connections are concepts of treating people with dignity, compassion and understanding.

PO was on time and moderately participated in the group activities. PO stated “I am in action stage of change because I am actively dealing with my problems. I go to meeting 2-3 times per week, focus on treatment and work. I am also working on rebuilding trust and healthy relationships with my kids and other family members”. It appears that PO is making a steady change while in recovery as evidenced by staying clean and sober, and attending treatment and going to self-help meetings on a regular basis to maintain his sobriety. PO had a positive response to treatment.

PO had a moderate level of participation as evidenced by completing the worksheet, and sharing strategies that he could use to cope with high risk situations with other group members. PO actively engaged in role-play on handling unexpected high risk situations. PO states that his sponsor and sober friends help him to make a better choices and decisions. PO was rarely distracted and stayed on the topic throughout the group process. PO had a positive response to treatment.

The last five weeks of my clinical rotation I was able to spend my time at the Marjorie R. Oakley Home for women. This is one of two recovery homes that is administered by The Recovery Group of Southern West Virginia, the other home ran by this organization is the New Beginnings Home for Men. While I spent much of my time with the ladies that stay at the women’s home I was also able to meet a few of the males that was staying at the men home. The recovery home was a type of “group” home created to help provide opportunities for both adult men and women trying to free themselves from the nasty cycle of addiction. The main goal of the homes is to help these individuals to get clean, and avoid relapsing due to addictive environments. The

PO actively participated in the check-in activities. PO took part in the group discussion re: identifying people who are important and supportive of his recovery. PO completed the handout attached to the curriculum to identify an important person in his life, and how does this person influence/support of his drug used/being in recovery. PO stated his mom is the most important person in his life, who loves him and helps him to deal with problems and supportive of his recovery. PO also shared with the group about how to build a strong social network to enhance recovery. PO successfully completed IOP treatment today. He is scheduled to attend OP group on 08-11-2015.

Based on his last quarter TX participation, Pt. seems to be pleased with his performance in the program, but he failed to participate in the program activities for one entire month. Pt. reported that the reason for decreasing his program engagement was due to his demanding work schedule. This recovery challenge will be explored during future counseling and group sessions. During an upcoming quarter, Primary Counselor will encourage Pt. to discuss the importance of maintaining healthy boundaries with current users, to continue reaching to those who are very successful in recovery, and talk about ways to seek social support from others in his community. Counselor will encourage Pt. to reflect and discuss with family members and AMS staff how his work life affect his recovery. Counselor will explain that finding a balance may require him to request that his work schedule be

As I stated before, there is a recovery process for everyone. There are several family support groups from well-known outpatient recovery facilities. Facilities such as Growth Works, Dawn Farms and Hegira are group based therapy and aim towards ways in which family members can help support their loved one during their recovery

Increase Access to recovery support services—including support for families and community organizations that focus on recovery

PO moderately participated in the group process by actively contributing to the group discussion and sharing personal financial goals with peers. PO stated “There is no easy way to rebuild financial stability. It is important to be aware of the issues so that I can plan to make it better.” PO responded to treatment positively.

PO attended group on time and engaged well in the group activities. PO had a strong participation in the group discussions as well. PO completed the Mapping Recovery exercise. PO stated that his goal is living a substance free life, and shared the benefit of being clean and sober with pers. PO indicated “stay clean and sober is importance because I can think better and make better decisions”. PO appears to understand that staying clean and sober is the basic principle for recovery, and appears to be in the preparation

family as a whole, over a period of time, with guidance from their therapist. It will not happen

Group activity was focused on learning skills necessary to cope with high-risk situations. Group members were to discuss how to plan ahead to avoid/prevent relapse.

For my site visit for this course I decided to attend a bereavement support group. The meeting I went to was called Hope and Healing After an Addiction Death. I attended this meeting on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. This group meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 7:30pm. The meetings are held at the Calvary Lutheran Church in Allendale, New Jersey. At the beginning of the meeting a topic is chosen and that is what the focus of the being of the meeting is about. The topic of this meeting had to do with one the death of our loved ones has taught us. After the topic was selected, we began the meeting by all sitting together around the tables. During this time, everyone went around the circle took turns introducing themselves and