Before participating in this discussion:
Course Text
Capuzzi, D. & Stauffer, M.D. (2020). Foundations of Addictions Counseling, 4th
edition. Boston: Pearson.
Read Chapters 8, 9, 10, & 12
Watch Alcoholics Anonymous One Day At A Time: The Story of AA” (Alcoholics Anonymous a Historical Perspective no longer available)
Review resource: https://www.12step.org/ (Links to an external site.)
For this discussion, respond to the following:
Discuss and defend your perspective, whether you support or do not support, the 12-step model as an effective intervention to incorporate in addictions treatment. If you do not support this model, what other groups or individualized interventions would you engage instead and defend this alternative. Support your response with one evidenced-based resource external to the text.