Integrating Therapy with 12-Step Programs by Dr. Bob Weathers

Underscores the importance of bringing together multiple sources of healing in addressing a multi-dimensional phenomenon like addiction. Provides practical suggestions for the substance abuse counselor, including an appreciation for contributions from both psychology and the 12-Step programs; where "the whole is truly greater than the sum of its parts."

A highly regarded educator and university administrator, as well as recovery coach, author, and public speaker, Dr. Bob Weathers holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology, with an M.A. in religious studies. Over the course of his professional career, “Dr. Bob” has provided tens of thousands of hours of therapeutic counseling and recovery coaching to satisfied clients. He has also committed the past 35 years to teaching, training, and inspiring graduate-level mental health providers at several southern California universities, most recently at California Southern University.

[iprobablyjustneedtosleep]

As a person with (religious and moral scrupulosity) OCD and food addiction, I found the 12 step program at odds with my recovery from OCD. In my 12 step program i was asked to regularly admit/confess my moral inventory to another person --- *precisely* the compulsion i sought to remove in ERP treatment for OCD.

[markc]

Notable that CalSouthern/Weathers have not responded to any comments on these videos.

I am not sure what is worse in 12 Step culture, a lack of psychological awareness in the substance based programs or the ones that attempt to address psychological matters in this self and peer help context. Both aspects attract dysfunction in different ways, and perhaps on a more superficial level one can find support but the question becomes support for what exactly? Should we trade sobriety for some dysfunctional culture that doesn't actually own their stuff and when wrong promptly admit it? What if a program as a whole is effectively in denial about some of these dynamics?

[JULIETMUKIIBI]

I truly want to start using this therapy in my Rehabilitation programs but how can I get the materials? I am Juliet in Masaka Uganda.

[ГореЛуковое-юе]

Я алкоголик и хотел бы проходить шаги на языке оригинала. Я русский бы выучил только за то... Кто-нибудь из билингвов-анононимных не мог бы провести меня по шагам? Ищу англоязычного наставника, согласен и на native.