Assignment: Scholar Practitioner Project Assignment: 12-Step Programs and Community resources
The value of mutual support groups as a community resource has been widely recognized and most treatment professionals encourage participation. The most well-known support groups are the 12-step groups. The original 12-step support group Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) was founded in the 1930s. Since then the 12-step philosophy has been applied to almost every addiction known.
For this Assignment you analyze the role of community resources including 12-step programs in supporting addiction recovery. Revisit the media from previous weeks to prepare for the Assignment.
Assignment:
In a 3 page APA-formatted paper address the following:
o Create a list of community (Idaho) resources in the community in which you live.
o Describe two individual resources from your list that you might recommend for Marge and two community resources that you might recommend for Marge’s family.
o Explain why those resources might be suitable for supporting Marge’s recovery.
o Explain the stepped approach to 12-step programs and how this relates to the treatment of Marge.
o Explain the role of spirituality in 12-step programs.
o Explain whether you would recommend a 12-step program for Marge and why.
References (use 3 or more)
Doweiko H. E. (2015).Concepts of chemical dependency(9th ed.). Stamford CT: Cengage.
Alcoholics Anonymous World Services Inc. (2012).The twelve steps and twelve traditions online.Retrieved fromhttp://www.aa.org/1212/