Evidence Based Paper III
Bridgewater State University
Fred O'Connor
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Introduction
Several forms of treatment have been used in helping alcoholics to recover from the disease of alcoholism. Several of the available options have been found to be effective including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Social Support/Group Therapy, Drug Counseling, and Family Therapy, among other methods. Although each has had positive effects for individuals struggling with alcoholism; the most effective treatment methods are the Social Support/Group therapy model that the program of Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12 step programs utilize in recovery and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy that incorporates spirituality and religion. Additionally, …show more content…
CBT is based on the argument that a person’s belief system is the attributable cause. The internal dialogues of an individual play a central role in that person’s way of acting. Recent studies have shown that integrating spirituality into Cognitive Behavioral Therapy has tremendous results. Spirituality refers to the nature or religion, devotion or piety. It is an individual’s belief system that emanates from their own connecting with the transcendent. There is no universal definition of spirituality. Beck (1979) defines it to be the soul or the mind and different aspects of human nature that cannot be touched. In most cases, patients should be encouraged to direct their spiritual resources and encounter spiritual concerns to ameliorate symptoms and enhance the motivation and …show more content…
A lack of graduate training is another notable significant barrier since few American Psychological Association (APA) can approve academic programs and internship sites that provide coursework and practical training in this area (Schulte, Skinner, & Claiborn, 2002).
Also, the integration of spirituality into treatment in acute settings is almost impossible because most work focuses on outpatients, and treatment rules that have been enforced and evaluated are scarce. Finally, the integration of spirituality into practices based on evidence plus the continuous development replicable protocols is scarce. Therefore practice of such treatments in partial and inpatient hospital levels is virtually not existing. From the foregoing discussion, it is true that CBT is more effective as compared to spirituality. Also, spirituality in most cases has been integrated into
Bridgewater State University
Fred O'Connor
Results
Introduction
Several forms of treatment have been used in helping alcoholics to recover from the disease of alcoholism. Several of the available options have been found to be effective including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Social Support/Group Therapy, Drug Counseling, and Family Therapy, among other methods. Although each has had positive effects for individuals struggling with alcoholism; the most effective treatment methods are the Social Support/Group therapy model that the program of Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12 step programs utilize in recovery and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy that incorporates spirituality and religion. Additionally, …show more content…
CBT is based on the argument that a person’s belief system is the attributable cause. The internal dialogues of an individual play a central role in that person’s way of acting. Recent studies have shown that integrating spirituality into Cognitive Behavioral Therapy has tremendous results. Spirituality refers to the nature or religion, devotion or piety. It is an individual’s belief system that emanates from their own connecting with the transcendent. There is no universal definition of spirituality. Beck (1979) defines it to be the soul or the mind and different aspects of human nature that cannot be touched. In most cases, patients should be encouraged to direct their spiritual resources and encounter spiritual concerns to ameliorate symptoms and enhance the motivation and …show more content…
A lack of graduate training is another notable significant barrier since few American Psychological Association (APA) can approve academic programs and internship sites that provide coursework and practical training in this area (Schulte, Skinner, & Claiborn, 2002).
Also, the integration of spirituality into treatment in acute settings is almost impossible because most work focuses on outpatients, and treatment rules that have been enforced and evaluated are scarce. Finally, the integration of spirituality into practices based on evidence plus the continuous development replicable protocols is scarce. Therefore practice of such treatments in partial and inpatient hospital levels is virtually not existing. From the foregoing discussion, it is true that CBT is more effective as compared to spirituality. Also, spirituality in most cases has been integrated into