Self-Help GroupsThe Theory and History of Self-Help GroupsSelf-help groups are sometimes known as mutual aid or support groups. They are voluntary associations of people who share something in commonusually a desire to overcome a personal problem or Continue Reading...
Alcoholics Anonymous in Group TherapyGroup OrientationAlcoholics Anonymous (AA) focuses on attaining sobriety among alcohol users. One of the central areas of focus for AA is special populations such as adolescents, women, the elderly, people with di Continue Reading...
Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-ANON Research Paper IntroductionTreatment and support of alcoholism have multiple methods designed to assist those suffering from alcohol abuse together with their families (Room & Greenfield, 1993). As a result, multiple Continue Reading...
Morgenstern's research suggests that the factors which determine the success of the treatment are usually the individual's determination to make the treatment work, the individual's confidence in his own self-control, and the individual's acceptance Continue Reading...
S. Census Bureau) It is clear after having reviewed this information that this area is quite needy in provision of alcoholism treatment and intervention. VI. Treatment Program Community Marketing Process In the initiative of reaching the community Continue Reading...
Introduction This field report covers two separate visits to a Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meeting, both at the St. Matthews Missionary Baptist Church, located at 6100 NW 24th Avenue in Miami, Florida. Both meetings started at 5:15PM and ended at 6:30P Continue Reading...
Experiences Leading Groups:The Benefits of Alcoholics Anonymous and Group FacilitationsOne of the most gratifying and transformative experiences in my life was going to my first Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) group meeting. AA is a support and recovery gr Continue Reading...
He reminded everybody that the most important aspect of honesty was to always be honest with one's self and he congratulated all the new potential members for making the first step in addressing their problems by taking the initiative to come to the Continue Reading...
Alcoholics Anonymous, widely - groups, recently 'online' websites individuals access 'attend' regular online AA meetings. Assume a clinician a residential substance abuse treatment asked develop a list community resources supports clients leave prog Continue Reading...
Bulimics and anorexics are well represented at this meeting. From my understanding, Overeaters Anonymous embraces those with any type of eating disorder. I appreciate the willingness of group members to understand that it is the addictive, compulsi Continue Reading...
Counselors should be careful that adult survivors of childhood trauma generally suppress memories of some traumatic incidents or lessen their symptoms, either deliberately or not. (Substance abuse treatment for persons with child abuse and neglect i Continue Reading...
Enhancing Abstinence and Preventing Relapse in Alcoholism Research paper Alcoholism Research question: Alcoholism affects approximately 10% Americans time lives. Treatment consists psychosocial intervention, pharmacological intervention,, looming qu Continue Reading...
Alcohol: Benefit or Problem?Although it has been nearly a century since Prohibition ended in the United States in 1933, the same arguments that resulted in its passage of the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act in October 1919 in the first place rema Continue Reading...
Families should visit there older members more often who are in assisted living situations, or who can no longer drive. this is the assignment but I also want my experiences as helping them to recover from alcoholism, plus getting attached to them ju Continue Reading...
Croop et al. (1997). The overall safety profile of naltrexone is good; however, care must be taken in prescribing the drug to certain patient populations; e.g., naltrexone shows a dose-dependent hepatotoxicity (package insert) and is therefore con Continue Reading...
conferences discussed prohibition movement culminated passage 18th Amendment Constitution supporting statutes call Prohibition. Between 1920-1935 sale alcoholic beverages heavily controlled. This essay will explore the underlying factors that motiv Continue Reading...
Cognitive Case Analysis: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Alcoholism is a disease that many individuals face, with many suffering in silence. There are a number of persons diagnosed with alcoholism who find it very difficult to accept their condition. Continue Reading...
It has been argued that despite this fact, because substance abuse treatment has been developed by men, for men, it emerged "as a single-focused intervention based on the needs of addicted men." (Covington 2008). Without empowering substance abusers Continue Reading...
Introduction Addiction does not have an assigned definition. This effectively means that there are various definitions to drug and alcohol addiction that have been explored in the past. For purposes of this discussion, addiction will be defined as &l Continue Reading...
There are many of these individuals, and it is time that this is changed. Parents often look away from these kinds of problems, or they spend their time in denial of the issue because they feel that their child will not be harmed by parental involv Continue Reading...
Health Psychology Issues Health psychology is the field of study in which psychological and behavioral factors of health, sickness, and wellness are examined. This paper has three parts in which the first part is dedicated to an investigation of a h Continue Reading...
Alcohol How effective has the legal prohibition of alcohol been in controlling crime? A recent Department of Justice Report (U.S. Department of Justice) said that alcohol was a factor in 40% of all violent crimes and accounted for 40.9% of all traff Continue Reading...
" In addition, many anthropologists have agreed that "cultural expectations define the ways in which drinking, both normal and abnormal, is done in a society" (Mandelbaum 1965: 288) (Wilcox, 1998). Comparisons of drinking behavior patterns across cul Continue Reading...
Relapse prevention therapy breaks down the chemical dependency recovery process into specific tasks and skills, which patients must learn in order to recover; it also shows patients how to recognize when they are beginning to relapse, and how to chan Continue Reading...
Records show that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is more than 2,000 years old, although there exist other written records that date back to 3,500 years earlier (Maclean and Shane 1999) and archaeological evidence that suggests it began at least 5 Continue Reading...
Drug Courts The Department of Justice of the United States of America, in order to cope with heavy work pressure, had to introduce a separate court for the sole purpose of dealing with criminal offenses committed by drug abusers and drug dependants. Continue Reading...
The benefits of ending the cycle of drug and alcohol abuse far outweigh the pain and hard work involved. Living a clean and sober lifestyle allows people to make their own decisions, not decisions based on their physical need for drugs or alcohol. T Continue Reading...
Raymond Carver When one is seeking a bright, cheerily optimistic view of the world one does not automatically turn to the works of Raymond Carver. The short story writer - whom many critics cite as being the greatest master of that form since Ernest Continue Reading...
Rehabilitation Program To help Tony overcome his drug and alcohol abuse problem, the techniques as well as methods to be made use of should not only be effective but also situation-sensitive. The therapeutic process to be adopted in this case should Continue Reading...
gambling/poker and culture. Poker, and gaming in general, permeate our culture today. The World Series of Poker is a huge event when even a decade ago it was barely known on a world scale, and poker players are the new "role models" for many in soci Continue Reading...
Program Proposal to Address Cirrhosis due to AlcoholismIntroductionThis proposal focuses on the issue of cirrhosis due to alcoholism, specifically targeting adults with alcohol use disorder (AUD) in the urban community of New Orleans, Louisiana. It d Continue Reading...
Harm Reduction Abstinence Motivational interviewing Development of discrepancy Rolling with resistance Support self-efficacy Avoidance of argument In this paper we lay bear the differences that exist between harm reduction approach and the abs Continue Reading...
Mental Illness from a Counselor's Perspective Alcohol Dependency in Women Symptoms of Alcohol Dependency Alcohol dependency or alcoholism is suspected when persons appear to be preoccupied by the consumption of alcoholic beverages (Johnson, 2003) Continue Reading...
Treating Alcoholism presents therapists with multi-dimensional issues -- multicultural understanding and contextual setting of the client (profession, family, history, work conditions and exposure to extraordinary conditions, in the case of those ser Continue Reading...
Substance use disorders including alcohol use disorder are defined in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-V) by the presence of several time-dependent subjective and behavioral criteria. Diagnostic criteria vary depe Continue Reading...
web page works cited page. 1)Sketch a treatment plan experiencing anorexia. Make account long-term treatment . 2)Alcohol misused abused U.S. Q1.Sketch out a treatment plan for one experiencing anorexia. Make sure to take into account both the immed Continue Reading...
This chemical is called orexin, which is involved in the pleasure experienced after taking alcohol or drugs. Experiments with rats showed that they stopped drinking freely available alcohol when a drug stopped orexin's euphoric effects. Furthermore, Continue Reading...
Support Group ExperienceAbstractGroup support therapy is a type of psychotherapy that involves at least one therapist working with many persons. The type of therapy is adopted in various places, including hospitals, private therapeutic practices, com Continue Reading...
Only a small percentage of people with severe AOD problems seek treatment (Loveland, 2003). Among those who do, there is a high attrition from initial contact through screening, assessment, and admission, and even greater attrition when this proces Continue Reading...
