Instructor Guide for The Old Testament 12 Step Workbook

Description

Old Testament 12 step Recovery Resource for Treatment Professionals

Our Old Testament approach to 12 step recovery can be effective in a professional treatment setting. For clients with religious backgrounds, Bible-themed inspiration often helps bridge an important gap between the client’s experience of God and religion and the relatively secular format of standard 12 step recovery. It’s not for everyone, of course, but in some cases, it can make a big difference in treatment outcomes.

Our “Old Testament 12 Step Workbook” takes the recovering addict through the 12 steps in 90 days, with each day featuring a verse from The Old Testament, followed by a short comment that connects the Biblical material with addiction recovery concepts.  For each day’s reading, the workbook asks questions to help the client consider the meaning of the text as it relates to his or her own recovery process.  Each day’s reading also contains a suggested journaling exercise based on the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Our new Instructor’s Guide is intended to help addiction treatment professionals facilitate a Bible-themed approach to recovery. It is a companion to the “Old Testament 12 Step Workbook” with special extra material added to help you work with the client on Bible-themed step work and journaling exercises.

Throughout the Instructor Guide, you will find suggested questions and discussion drivers that go beyond the questions contained in the basic workbook. These questions are designed to encourage personal reflection, sharing and discussion – at the levels of group, individual treatment and journaling.