1. Select a group of your choice: AA, NA, OA, AL-anon, LGBT, or any other appropriate support group. 2. Obtain a schedule of open meetings and attend as a participant. Most groups are open groups, and you can just walk in and/or join. 3. Present a written report addressing the following guidelines: a. Name of the agency and purpose of the group. b. Observe and describe the social milieu of the group. c. Observe and document the therapeutic techniques used by the group leader. d. Identify and give examples of coping/defense mechanisms used by the group participants. e. Note types of crisis situations that led the participants to seek help. f. What were your personal reactions/ feelings about the meeting? g. What did you learn about the self-help groups? LIST OF ONLINE SELF HELP MEETINGS: • Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): https://aa-intergroup.org/ https://www.aaonlinemeeting.net/ • Al-Anon for families: https://al-anon.org/al-anon-meetings/electronic-meetings/ • Cocaine Anonymous: https://www.ca-online.org/ • Codependent Anonymous: https://coda.org/find-a-meeting/online-meetings/ • Face it Together https://www.wefaceittogether.org/pricing • Familiares anónimos https://www.familiesanonymous.org/meetings/virtual-meetings/ • LifeRing Secular Recovery https://www.lifering.org/online-meeting-schedule • Narcotics Anonymous (NA) https://virtual-na.org/ • Parents of Addicted Loved Ones https://palgroup.org/find-a-meeting/pal-telephone-meetings/ • Partnership for Drug-Free Kids https://drugfree.org/article/online-support-community-for-parents-caregivers/ • Recovery Dharma https://recoverydharma.online/ • Refuge Recovery
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