Kus Spirituality and Chemical Dependency

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-317-99180-9
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 236 Seiten

Spirituality and Chemical Dependency shares current thinking on how spirituality is used in recovery from alcoholism and other forms of chemical dependency. The 12-Step programs have been the most successful form of treatment thus far; you will find the insight in this book to be revealing as to why. Each of the contributors has devoted a significant part of his or her life to help those suffering from chemical addiction. In each chapter, the author gives ideas on specific aspects of spirituality in the 12-Step context and answers the ever-important question “So what?!” to provide guidelines for healthy spirituality in the addicted person.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kus, Robert J

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Beratungspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Suchttherapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents
Foreword - Introduction - A New Understanding of Spirituality - The Effects of Alcoholism and Recovery on Spirituality - Defining God or Higher Power: The Spiritual Center of Recovery - Spiritual Reading as Bibliotherapy - Self-Examination in Addiction Recovery: Notes on Steps 4 and 10 - The Clergyperson and the Fifth Step - Steps 8 and 9 of Alcoholics Anonymous - Prayer and Meditation in Addiction Recovery - Applied Spirituality: Expressing Love and Service - Spirituality, Art Therapy, and the Chemically Dependent Person - Music Therapy, Spirituality, and Chemically Dependent Clients - Never Too Late: The Spiritual Recovery of an Alcoholic with HIV - Spiritual Exiles in Their Own Homeland: Gays, Lesbians, and Native Americans - Reference Notes Included - Index