I attended to support groups Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous
(The Text is Addiction Treatment A strengths perspective 4 edition)
Summary paper – This is to be a minimum 5-page paper (not including cover page and references) (worth 50 points) describing
Introduction about your experiences in each group and an overview of the experience of attending both meetings, including thoughts and feelings during and after attending.
What this exercise has taught you about what clients might experience.
Overview of the history of support groups, including information pertaining to social and economic justice, including social determinants of support group engagement and outcomes and potential barriers to utilization. This could include support groups that appeal to various populations, along with the kind of services that various vulnerable groups may utilize. Paper should have course content infused from textbook, with at least three other academic references.
A conclusion that provides rationale for groups that would best benefit from support group participation.
This is a short dicussion post about the meeting I attended
I attended Miracles and
Solutions, a Narcotics Anonymous group located on Martin Luther King Blvd. They
also talk about alcoholics anonymous. After speaking with my long-time friend,
who is a member of the group, I was invited to join her for a few meetings. The
session I attended was an open meeting, which allowed me to hear various
stories about personal experiences and transformations—just as I had
anticipated after speaking with my friend. I was deeply engrossed in the
narratives shared, as members discussed their journeys and the steps they took
to overcome their addictions. Miracles and Solutions is a faith-based,
spiritual program that emphasizes the importance of a Higher Power. I really enjoyed the meeting and I would go again.