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he 12 step program will be a guiding light for Julie on the road to recovery. Built by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob this program is easily the most wide spread way of helping people beat a certain addiction, like heroin abuse. By admitting she is powerless over heroin Julie will conquer the first step. As she continues on she will meet gracious people in the rooms of Alcoholics or Narcotics Anonymous. She will get to share past negative experiences with fellow members, and will help her to become more

I attended the noon to one Rule 62 open discussion meeting. The meeting opened with the Preamble of what it takes followed by a prayer. There were 26 men and 10 women in attendance ranging from early 30’s to late 70’s. After the prayer, there was the chip presentation. There was only two chips given out, the first was a 24 hour chip. This chip represents when a person decides to stop drinking and have been sober for 24 hours. The second chip was a 5 year chip, this chip represents 5 years of sobriety

Observations of various life stages On June 26, 2015, we visited an Alcoholic Anonymous Hispanic group called “Poco a Poco”. The group was composed of eleven males and two females. Their ages were thirty years old to fifty five years old, which puts them in the middle adulthood stage. The group that was participating in the AA meeting was composed of different levels of education and socioeconomic status. One participant that was from a high income background and the rest were from a low and middle

Cultural Sensitivity I observed a melting pot of people participating in group. However, the dominant culture established for N.A. is of faith based which focuses on the twelve-steps for recovery, and hope. The culture is also built upon the twelve traditions of NA; unity, loving god, desiring to stop using, autonomy, carrying out the message to the addict who still suffers, financially self supporting, group built by addicts for addicts, anonymity (An Introductory Guide to Narcotics Anonymous

Narcotics Anonymous, or NA, is a twelve-step program much like the more popular Alcoholics Anonymous. NA maintains that all members of the group are important in the unity of the group and that in no way does one individual rule over another. As a person in recovery and member of NA I have learned, through literature, meetings, and my sponsor, that NA is built upon an egalitarian model. A study done by Jeffrey K. Snyder and Daniel M. Fessler has determined that NA is an egalitarian organization that

Introduction The agency where I am completing my internship is called Center for Family Services. This organization provides a wide range of services. I am working in their Family First program. This program is a substance abuse program just for mothers who must attend drug court or have an open case with the Division of Child Protection and Permanency. These women are ordered to complete a substance abuse program. This program serves a diverse cultural and ethnic population who may have experienced

Often treatment is delivered in many ways within today’s society for a host of mental health issues and concerns. Society is very fortunate to have so many options to choose from for help either individually or within a family unit. Such a method of therapy is found in the development of group therapy, as a counselor helps to develop an environment conducive to the recovery of the individuals that are participating within the confines of the group. This environment can be considered a smaller part

Prescription drugs and Street drugs By Checeba Lawton Date: 09/15/2012 Gail McElroy Prescription drugs and street drugs that are destroying the world and the problem are increasing each year. More individuals that are realizing that they are becoming addicts. What can society do about this situation?

examine research findings to determine the efficacy of the A.A. Twelve-Step program. In addition, further exploration concerning the lack of research; criticisms of religious connotation, sexism, and the complexities of addiction will demonstrate whether or not the A.A. program is in need of further development. The Efficacy of Alcoholics Anonymous A.A. (Alcoholics Anonymous), the beginning of the Twelve-Step recovery format, has been in operation since 1935 (Galanter, 2014). From

This group meeting was held in a meeting space at The Council on Recovery located in Houston, TX. This organization offers meeting spaces for support/therapy groups to meet regularly in hopes of adding and addiction free society. The room was setup with about 25 chairs formed in a circle with a small opening for people to walk through. The meetings are 1 hour long. I forgot to count the number of people but if I remember correctly it was approximately 23 people attending including myself. The meeting