Resources for Mutual Aid and Fellowships
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The tasks for this 3rd topic are...
- To understand the scope and nature of mutual aid groups and fellowships.
- To explore how they work, and how they complement professional interventions.
- To read the evidence.
- To debate the motion: 'mutual aid and fellowship support replace the need for treatment services'
- Finally, discussion with your study group or mentor to be sure you have understood the principles and availability of mutual aid and fellowships. You can attend mutual aid groups yourself to complete your understanding of them.
Resources for the Mutual Aid topic
The Mutual Aid page is mainly concerned with 12-step Fellowships, but be aware that there are numerous other mutual groups. It is best to explore these locally...
- Read and learn about the 12-steps.
- Watch the two videos of interviews with Dr Brian Wells.
- Then watch Anthony Hopkins on YouTube.
- Familiarise yourself with the twelve steps which are reproduced at the bottom of the page.
This link will take you to ▶︎ Mutual Aid
For obvious reasons mutual aid groups are generally conducted anonymously to protect members privacy and it follows that research is limited. You will want to...
- See the findings on the effectiveness of 12-step programmes.
- Note that there is a manual available to browse for Twelve Step Facilitation as an intervention.
This link will take you to ▶︎ Mutual Aid evidence
When you are happy that you have done this task move on to your Reflections