after reading these two articles on Christian Counseling and Celebrate Recovery.

1. Siwy, J. M., & Smith, C. E. (1988). Christian group therapy: sitting with Job. Journal Of Psychology & Theology, 16(4), 318-323
2. Brown, A. E., Tonigan, J. S., Pavlik, V. N., Kosten, T. R., & Volk, R. J. (2013). Spirituality and confidence to resist substance use among Celebrate Recovery participants. Journal Of Religion And Health, 52(1), 107-113. doi:10.1007/s10943-011-9456-x

Watch this video about how CR works - Celebrate Recovery 101 - How/Why it Works

• What is a brief history of Alcohol Anonymous and its purpose in detail?
• What is a brief history of Celebrate Recovery and its purpose in detail?
• Both of these groups are a form of group therapy. In the textbook, Theories and Techniques, the author's group theories into four broad categories, Psychodynamic, Experiential, Cognitive-behavioral, and Postmodern. Which categories would each group fall into and why?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of each group?
• Which approach would be better? a program based on the 12 Steps or one based on the Bible and why?