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This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of addiction and group therapy. Discussion questions related to types of group therapy are examined. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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her relationship with an addictive substance, the purpose of a self-evaluation group is exactly that: to provide needed assistance to the addict in overcoming such a difficult task. The purpose
of the group is to facilitate the recovery process by assisting members with the all-important first step of admitting they have a problem; this is why such groups are seen
as ideally suited and motivational for "individuals who are in the precontemplation, contemplation, or decision stage" (Brook & Spitz 2002, p. 103). When members graduate from such a group, they
will have a better understanding of the consequences of their relationship with their addictive substance, and will have a plan for how to eventually reach recovery (Brook & Spitz 2002,
p. 103). 2. What type of addict is best suited for an ?Early Recovery Group?? why? Early recovery groups are intended to "help members establish initial abstinence;
stabilize their overall functioning; acknowledge and accept their addiction problem; work through their initial ambivalence and reluctance about giving up alcohol/drug use; establish a recovery support network" and so on
(Coombs 2001). For this type of group, then, the most suitable addict is the addict who has been through the initial stage of self-evaluation and who has admitted that they
have a problem with addiction, and is in the early stages of recovery. It is only after reaching such a personal revelation that they will be able to reap the
benefits that early recovery groups offer. 3. What type of addict is best suited for ?Relapse Prevention? group? Why? The addicts best suited for relapse prevention groups are
those who have already been through some extensive period of treatment such as those offered by self-evaluation groups or early recovery groups. Once a period of initial abstinence is achieved,
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