I NEED AN ESSAY, BELOW IS THE INSTRUCTIONS. EMAIL ME THE ESSAY IF YOU CAN WWRITE ALL IN HERE.

Self-Help Meetings and Paper: 1. You will need to attend three self-help meetings: 2. One Alcoholics Anonymous meeting (AA), 3. One Al-Anon meeting (for friends and families of alcoholics) and either: 4. One Smart Recovery Meeting (underpinnings are RET/CBT), or 5. One Refuge Recovery Meeting (a Buddhist Path to Addiction Recovery), or

4 6. One of the 12-Step meetings on this list: ACAAdult Children of Alcoholics CACocaine Anonymous CMACrystal Meth Anonymous CoDACo-Dependents Anonymous (for people working to end patterns of dysfunctional relationships) GAGamblers Anonymous MAMarijuana Anonymous NANarcotics Anonymous OAOvereaters Anonymous PAPills Anonymous (recovery from prescription pill addiction) There are multiple 12-step meetings that take place through-out the day and night. Do not attend meetings designated for AA or NA group members only. These are usually noted with a "C" (referring to a closed meeting) next to them. You want to look for open meetings. To find a meeting time and location that will fit your schedule, please refer to the following websites. Please pay close attention to the meeting type key. You may attend one online meeting in lieu of one in person meeting. NA website for Southern California meetings: http://www.todayna.org AA website link to contact area meetings: http://www.lacoaa.org/ http://www.aaventuracounty.org/ Al-Anon website for Los Angeles County: http://www.alanonla.org/ SMART Recovery: www.smartrecovery.org/ or Los Angeles County: http://www.smartrecoveryla.com/meetings/ For any of the meetings above, Google the type of meeting or meeting name and the county in which you want to attend the meeting. 2. Prior to attending these meetings, you may want to look over the first 165 pages of The Big Book (4th ed.), which can be found online at www.aa.org. 3. PAPER: In light of your experiences at the meetings, wwrite a paper incorporating what you learned during these different experiences. The paper should be a minimum of at least 2 pages and cover the following: a. Page 1: WWrite a review of each meeting you attended that includes: Location and time of meeting Discuss focus of the meeting (e.g., participation meeting Step Study, speaker meeting, etc.) Reflect on you own thoughts and feelings at the meeting: What was it like for you? What do you think a person new to recovery would have experienced? What did you learn about yourself from being at the meeting? b. Page 2: Comment on how your beliefs about all these groups have changed or stayed the same given these experiences. Did you have preconceived notions or assumptions prior to going? What surprised

5 you? What did you learn about this population that you did not know before? How can you help your clients now that you have experienced the meetings for yourself.

CLASS: PYS 624 Individual and Family Treatment of Substance Abuse