Assignment: Scholar Practitioner Project Assignment: 12-Step Programs and Community resources

Required Readings

Doweiko, H. E. (2019). Concepts of chemical dependency (10th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage.
Chapter 27, "The Substance Use Disorders As a Disease of the Human Spirit" (pp. 376-388)
Chapter 35, "Support Groups to Promote and Sustain Recovery" (pp. 493-505)
Chapter 38, "The Debate Over Legalization" (pp. 543-555)

Required Media

Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. (2012). The twelve steps and twelve traditions online. Retrieved from http://www.aa.org/1212/

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The value of mutual support groups as a community resource has been widely recognized, and most treatment professionals encourage participation. The most well-known support groups are the 12-step groups. The original 12-step support group, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), was founded in the 1930s. Since then, the 12-step philosophy has been applied to almost every addiction known.

For this Assignment, you analyze the role of community resources, including 12-step programs, in supporting addiction recovery. Revisit the media from previous weeks to prepare for the Assignment.

Assignment:

In a 3- to 5-page APA-formatted paper, address the following:

• Create a list of community resources in the community in which you live.
• Describe two individual resources from your list that you might recommend for Marge and two community resources that you might recommend for Marge's family.
• Explain why those resources might be suitable for supporting Marge's recovery.
• Explain the stepped approach to 12-step programs and how this relates to the treatment of Marge.
• Explain the role of spirituality in 12-step programs.
• Explain whether you would recommend a 12-step program for Marge and why.
• AGAIN, PLEASE USE REQUIRED READINGS AND CITATIONS, AND SUBMIT ON TIME OR I WILL DISPUTE. SORRY.