Spirituality in Addictions Counseling : Midwatch Press : 9780692952825 : 0692952829 : 22 Dec 2017 : This book was designed to assist interested professionals in bridging the gap between Traditional Counseling and Addictions Counseling. The principles that evolved into those used in Addictions Counseling were instituted in 1935 with the advent of Alcoholics Anonymous. Since that time the vast majority of effective Addictions Counselors, although they had little to no formal education in traditional counseling or psychology, had successfully recovered from an addiction themselves and became skilled at guiding clients through the recovery process. Over the ensuing years, an independent Social model-12 Step related treatment industry grew and began to self-regulate and standardize their practices. They created tailored training and certification programs for Addictions Counselors. These treatment institutions and their Counselors were often successful where the Secular treatment model was