The name of the meeting is Recovery at the Center, held every Friday at 6pm EST.
The meeting is an open discussion style
The meeting lasts approximately 1 hour and 30 minute
Setting: Zoom platform
Population: 125 Zoom attendees
Healing process: Self
Relevant Research: NA Literature
Topic Discussed: 4th Step of Narcotics Anonymous
Group Process:
This assignment involves the following:
Attending 1 AA or NA open meeting for individuals and 1 self-help group for family
members (al-anon,alateen, narc-anon) during the semester (1 meeting per assignment)
Discovering how to access information about the meetings
Include what was learned from attending these meeting in your reaction paper by addressing the following questions:
Setting, Population, and reason for the meeting you selected
Where was the meeting, Who attended (descriptive)
Topics- The variety of topics discussed
Analysis of group process
Identification of healing dynamics observed
Impressions of Recovery- Your impression of the recovery process
What the students found most helpful from the meeting that can be used in his/her counseling practice.
Overall Impact- Any other feelings or thoughts stirred up from the meeting
The student will also pose any questions that are left unanswered, and any concerns that s/he has regarding the 12-Step approach
While this is a reaction paper, it is the expectation that the student will use relevant research as support (2-3 references required)