Substance abuse and addiction is one of the nation’s fastest growing problems and AA 12-step recovery has been the traditional method of treatment. The AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) 12-step model of recovery can be summarized by admitting that one cannot control their drinking, turning this control over to a Higher Power, reviewing errors from their past and making amends for these errors, living by a new code and helping others suffering with the same addiction. Many rehab and addiction treatment centers
Personal Information The first thing that needs to be obtained is Janet's informed consent. This is necessary for all clients as it is the legal documentation that allows a patient to be treated. In this process clients should be made aware of the types of treatment they will receive, risk involved in treatment, and the cost. It is also necessary for the client to be competent when signing consent. The first session would then begin with an interview to learn important demographic information
when returning home and re-entering social and community spheres. Addiction aftercare offers support groups, counseling, follow-up meetings, and provides opportunity for the recovering addict to continue to learn new relapse prevention techniques, and new tools to develop and evolve coping strategies. Statistics: • Recovering addicts who attend therapy, 12-step meetings, and an aftercare program regularly are significantly less
Acknowledgments I want to acknowledge several people who have given many hours of their time and expertise in helping me make this project a reality. One is Barbara Crafton, whose advice, support, and depth of life and ministry I greatly appreciate. She walked me through this process with clarity and gentle prodding and deftly critiqued the manuscript. I owe an enormous debt of gratitude to Sue Stanley, who labored for many months typing the various changes in the text. Her patience, humor, and generosity