Twelve Step Facilitation Therapy
Abstract: Twelve Step Facilitation Therapy (TSF) is a brief, structured, and manual-driven approach to facilitating early recovery from alcohol abuse, alcoholism, and other drug abuse and addiction problems. TSF is implemented with individual clients over 12 to 15 sessions. The intervention is based on the behavioral, spiritual, and cognitive principles of 12-step fellowships such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
Outcomes: 1. Percentage of days abstinent from alcohol
2. Adverse consequences of drinking
3. Combined assessment of drinking and drinking problems
4. Number of days before first drink/heavy drinking ("time to event")
5. Drinks per drinking day
6. Alcoholics Anonymous involvement
Los Angeles and Orange County are hosts to some of the largest and most prominent twelve step meetings and memberships in the nation. The Twelve-Step Model is the most popular forms of treatment provided by Los Angeles and Orange County intensive outpatient and residential programs.
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