Spiritual Transformation: A Phenomenological Study Among Recovering Substance Abusers

Williamson, W. Paul; Hood, Ralph W.

doi:10.1007/s11089-012-0502-8

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“…Prior studies have for example shown that clients need support to strengthen their self-perception and they also need support to repair and develop social and intimate relations [10,21]. Moreover, new relations seem to motivate recovery [42] and attachment to the clinician is important for successful treatment [43].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Religion also provided a sense of responsibility that counteracted the addiction lifestyle. Prior studies have shown that clients in recovery from addiction perceive religion and congregational life as a supporting context in which one takes responsibility and develop reciprocal relations [21]. Individuals who have recovered with support of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) seem to appreciate the spiritual/existential value-based parts of AA [48].…”

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confidence: 99%

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“It’s A Deficiency Disorder”. Clients Understanding of Substance and Behavioral Addictions and Treatment Needs: An Interview Study

Punzi¹

2016

J Reward Defic Syndr Addict Sci

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“It’s A Deficiency Disorder”. Clients Understanding of Substance and Behavioral Addictions and Treatment Needs: An Interview Study

Punzi¹

2016

J Reward Defic Syndr Addict Sci

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“…First, discipleship is consistently understood as learning to be like Christ or to imitate Christ (Brock;Fleming & Cannister, 2010;Houston, 2011;Peterson, 2013). Second, a spiritual transformation or a change within the self is integral toward a disciple becoming like Christ (see Appendix A for additional discipleship-oriented terminology) and yields benefits for a disciple similar to benefits experienced by a mentee (Schnitker, Thomas, Barrett, & Emmons, 2014;Tolan, Henry, Schoeny, Lovegrove, & Nichols, 2014;Williamson & Hood, 2013). Lastly, the self-change apparent in a disciple is not the end goal.…”

Section: Discipleshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, a proactive daily commitment to Christ is not the only means of spiritual formation. Spiritual formation also occurs in the testing and trying moments of daily life, including the risks of intimacy and alterity, the pain of psychological distress, and the need for healing and wholeness (Sandage, Jensen, & Jass, 2008;Williamson & Hood, 2013).…”

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“…For instance, Jalen going to church to participate in worship, and Terrence engaging in prayer exemplify "moments" in which life-change is unfolding. Such moments of life-change do not have to be proactive spiritual engagements but can also be responses to the pain of psychological distress and the need for healing and wholeness (Sandage et al, 2008;Williamson & Hood, 2013). Another dimension of life-change is the sense of higher purpose that develops within the youth.…”

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Proven risk youth and life-coach dyads make sense of their discipleship

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Proven risk youth are a vulnerable population of at-risk youth. Unless significant intervention occurs, the proven risk youth are proven to re-offend or be re-incarcerated. Discipleship is an intense and intentional form of intervention in which a life-coach and a proven risk youth engage in relational learning. This research aims to understand how proven risk and life-coach dyads make sense of their discipleship by utilizing the qualitative methodology of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to emphasize the voice and lived-experiences of the participants. As relational learning is in view, the Zone of Proximal Development is used to examine the way in which learning occurs between a more knowledgeable life-coach and a less knowledgeable proven risk youth.

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The Lived Experiences of African American Women in Natural Recovery: Re-Envisioning the Role of Counselors

Blount,

Prosek,

King

et al. 2024

Int J Adv Counselling

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Recovery from substance misuse is complex and requires an individual’s desire and readiness for change. Specifically, for African Americans, additional factors such as social equity and access to culturally responsive treatments can complicate the recovery process. In this secondary analysis of a transcendental qualitative phenomenological study, researchers explored how eight African-American women navigated their change process in natural recovery. Researchers identified the following emergent themes: (a) focused on the drug; (b) engagement in risky behavior; (c) desire to be free; (d) Damascus Road experience; (e) plea to higher power; (d) geographical cure; (e) self-liberation in commitment; and (f) new associations. Findings are conceptualized through the Transtheoretical Model framework. Implications emphasize the importance of counselors’ outreach role in their communities.

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Spiritual Transformation: A Phenomenological Study Among Recovering Substance Abusers

Cited by 14 publications

References 25 publications

“It’s A Deficiency Disorder”. Clients Understanding of Substance and Behavioral Addictions and Treatment Needs: An Interview Study

“It’s A Deficiency Disorder”. Clients Understanding of Substance and Behavioral Addictions and Treatment Needs: An Interview Study

Proven risk youth and life-coach dyads make sense of their discipleship

The Lived Experiences of African American Women in Natural Recovery: Re-Envisioning the Role of Counselors

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