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Homework: Benchmark Support Groups and Treatment Groups Compare and Contrast Paper
Support Groups and Treatment Groups Instructions
During this class youhave been required to visit a minimum of one meeting each of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA), and Al-Anon (support groups). Now you will write a paper that compares and contrasts addiction support groups with therapy (treatment) groups.
Your paper will be at least 8 to 10 pages long (not including title and reference pages [NOTE: Current APA style is expected. The paper should include an abstract. There should be at least 8-scholarly, academic sources. The textbook CANNOT be used. The other sources can be materials related to AA, NA, or Al-Anon in specific that you may have obtained from the meetings or in other ways.
Address the following required elements in your paper:
A. Support Group Brief History: Introduce and discuss each support group AA, NA, &AlAnonand their origins; how long have they existed; important individuals and milestones in their development; present status; future directions, goals, etc. There should be a separate sub-section for each- AA, NA, and AlAnon.
B. Support Group Meeting Structure and Function: What is the basic structure of a support group meeting; what is the "leader's" role; how does the group recognize success stories; what do they do for relapses, etc.
C. Addiction Therapy Groups Brief History: How long have they existed; important individuals and milestones in the development of these groups; goals of these therapy groups; important milestones; future directions; present status
D. Addiction Therapy Groups Meeting Structure and Function: What are the different types of addiction therapy groups and their different purposes; what are the group facilitator's roles; what are the roles of the group members; what is the process of group, etc.
E. Compare and Contrast Support Groups with Addiction Therapy Groups: How are they similar; how are they different; what are the strengths and limitations of support groups; what are the strengths and limitations of addiction therapy groups; is a multi-cultural focus addressed in either of these- if so how?; is a spiritual aspect addressed in either of these- if so how
F. Conclusion: What you learned; how could you use/facilitate support group utilization in your work/practice in the future; how could you use/facilitate therapy groups in your work/practice in the future. Etc.