Posted by Sparrow on 7th July 2008
Alcoholics Anonymous and Nursing; Lessons in Holism and Spiritual Care.
Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) is a worldwide, 2 million-member organization that has assisted countless alcoholics to achieve sobriety through a spiritual program of recovery from alcoholism.
Based on spiritual principles known as the “Twelve Steps” and “Twelve Traditions,” AA has provided a model for other recovery programs such as
- Narcotics Anonymous (NA),
- Gamblers Anonymous (GA), and
- Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA).
- Al-anon
- Adult Children of Alcoholics
Recovery in AA appears to involve a process of self-transcendence.
In recent years, nursing scholars have increasingly explored the concepts of self-transcendence and spirituality as they apply to nursing theory and practice.
This article explores the roots and spiritual dimensions of 12-step recovery programs. It further explores the ways in which theoretical and clinical knowledge about the delivery of spiritual care interventions may be gained from an understanding of AA’s spiritual approach to recovery.
Alcoholics Anonymous and Nursing; Lessons in Holism and Spiritual Care. Eileen M. McGee, J Holist Nurs 2000; 18; 11.
Brief-TSF can assist patients cease alcohol consumption.
Subscribe to Twelve Step Facilitation by Email
Posted in Adult Children of Addiction, Al-anon, Alcohol, Alcoholics Anon, Alcoholism, Brief-TSF, Gamblers Anon, Narcotics Anon | 1 Comment »
Posted by Sparrow on 6th June 2008
World view change in Adult Children of Alcoholics/Al-Anon self-help groups: Reconstructing the alcoholic family.
Examined the processes through which 20 committed members (aged 29-52 yrs) of self-help groups for adult children of alcoholics experience alterations in their perceptions of family of origin.
Results suggest that world view transformation in the family of origin domain involves;
- learning to define the family as pathological,
- assigning responsibility for this pathology to a disease,
- forgiving oneself,
- accepting that one was adversely affected by the family’s problem, and
- ultimately learning to accept one’s parents’ shortcomings.
Humphreys, Keith. World view change in Adult Children of Alcoholics/Al-Anon self-help groups: Reconstructing the alcoholic family. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy. Vol 46(2), Apr 1996, 255-263.
Subscribe to Twelve Step Facilitation by Email
Posted in Adult Children of Addiction, Al-anon, Alcoholism, Co-dependency, Mutual-help, Self-help, Women | 2 Comments »
Posted by Sparrow on 1st June 2008
 |
Couple Therapy for Alcoholism: A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Manual
by Phylis J. Wakefield, Rebecca E. Williams, Elizabeth B. Yost, Kathleen M. Patterson
Read more about this title… |
Subscribe to Twelve Step Facilitation by Email
Posted in 12-Step Groups, Addiction, Adult Children of Addiction, Al-anon, Alcohol, Alcoholics Anon, Alcoholism, Blogroll, Brief-TSF, Disease of addiction, Drugs, Family, Gamblers Anon, Gambling, Medication, Narcotics Anon, Recovery, Relapse prevention, Research, Spirituality, Stages of Change, Symptoms of addiction, TSF, Women, Youth | No Comments »
Posted by Sparrow on 7th May 2008
Psychological Characteristics of Children of Alcoholics
By KENNETH J. SHER, PH.D.
More than 20 years ago, researchers first noted that children of alcoholics (COA’s) appeared to be affected by a variety of problems over the course of their life span.
Such problems include;
fetal alcohol syndrome, which is first manifested in infancy;
emotional problems and hyperactivity in childhood;
emotional problems and conduct problems in adolescence; and
the development of alcoholism in adulthood.
Although much has been learned over the ensuing two decades, a number of controversial research areas remain. In particular, debate stems from the fact that despite a common interest in COA’s, clinically focused literature and research-focused literature have resulted in two distinct bodies of knowledge. This article reviews important research results, with emphasis on findings generated by the alcohol-research community. Attention also is given to examining the empirical validity of concepts that have been advanced by several influential clinicians from the COA field.
ALCOHOL HEALTH & RESEARCH WORLD, VOL. 21, NO. 3, 1997
Subscribe to Twelve Step Facilitation by Email
Posted in Adult Children of Addiction, Al-anon, Alcohol, Assessment, Co-dependency, Family, Gamanon, Naranon, Research, Symptoms of addiction | 4 Comments »
AA & 12-Step Treatment