An Individualized Behavioral Approach to Spiritual Development for the Recovering Alcoholic/Addict

The individual alcoholic/addict's recovery is described as a threefold spiritual journey best facilitated by a humanistic yet behaviorally-oriented therapeutic relationship with a counselor utilizing behavioral methodologies and personally following a similar path of spiritual growth. With the availability of a wide variety of psychological and psychospiritual, personal growth manuals and cassette programs, expertise in pastoral or psychological counseling is seen as unnecessary for the counselor's efficacy in assisting the recovering individual "ascertain what benefits him most." Appendices include a tentative "daily, spiritual behavior checklist, BASIC-ISs modality profile, and a list of suggested materials for use in the clinical setting.