Communication in Recovery: Perspectives on Twelve-Step Groups

Communication in Recovery: Perspectives on Twelve-Step Groups

Role

Co-Editors: Lynette S. Eastland, Sandra L. Herndon, Jeanien R. Barr

Contributing author: Margaret A. Wills

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Description/Summary

Margaret Wills is a contributing author, "In a different light: Accounts and the transformation of self in twelve-step groups" and "Talking our way out of the shadows: Toward an understanding of twelve-step groups".

Book description: This volume is a compilation of the latest applied research in the area of therapeutic communication focused specifically on the recovery process. Proceeding from the assumption that matters of health are rooted in the spirit, chapters draw from a variety of perspectives in examining and critiquing the ways in which individuals are empowered by themselves and others in making constructive life changes." "Drawing from the various 12-step group experiences, chapters examine the meaning of the recovery experience, the spiritual orientation of 12-step programs, and ways that the group facilitates changes.

ISBN

9781572731882

Publication Date

1999

Publication Information

Wills, Margaret. (1999). "In a different light: Accounts and the transformation of self in twelve-step groups" and "Talking our way out of the shadows: Toward an understanding of twelve-step groups". In L. Eastland, S.L. Herndon, & J.R. Barr (Eds.), Communication in Recovery: Perspectives on Twelve-Step Groups. NJ: Hampton Press.

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Copyright 1999 Hampton Press

Communication in Recovery: Perspectives on Twelve-Step Groups

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