Paper Homework: Self-Help Recovery Groups
To Prepare:
Attend three self-help group meetings, one from each of the following areas. You may attend these groups online.
o An OPEN twelve-step meeting of your choice in your community (e.g., Alcoholics Anonymous [AA], Narcotics Anonymous [NA], Gamblers Anonymous [GA])
o A self-help recovery group other than a twelve-step group (e.g., Rational Recovery, Smart Recovery, Moderation Management, Women for Sobriety Secular Organizations for Sobriety (S.O.S.), LifeRing Secular Recovery, etc.)
o An Alcoholics Anonymous Family Group (e.g., Al-Anon).
For this Homework, review this week's resources, including the "Twelve-Step Groups" document, and research the development of the non-twelve step group you chose to attend. Consider your assumptions prior to and after attending each meeting chosen. Explore insights from attending the meeting and consider how this experience might be helpful as an addiction professional. Support your response with references to the resources and current literature.
Submit a 2 to 3 pages paper that addresses the following:
o Identify which 3 meetings you attended, and briefly describe the development of the non-twelve step meeting you attended.
o Describe your initial assumptions before attending each meeting.
o Explain any insights you gained from attending each meeting.
o Compare and contrast your experience at the different meetings.
o Explain how this experience might inform your future work as an addiction professional.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.