Advanced Group
As the name implies, the Advanced Group is made available to clients
after the Task portion of their treatment
has been completed. As described in the section on Task, a client is
usually eligible for Advanced group after 1 year although many stay
in the Task group longer. It is through clinical judgment that the therapist
decides when the optimal time for transition is to occur.
Clinically, a client who is a good candidate for advanced is one who
has accrued 1 yr of abstinence from Bottom line Behaviors (BLBs are
those sexualized behaviors which has caused the individual the most
significant level of unmanageability and pain. It is those behaviors
that one learns to abstain from and becomes the centerpiece of their
addiction and subsequent sobriety.). That same individual is attending
SLAA/SA regularly and also has a sponsor. Similarly, he or she openly
identifies as a sex addict and has grasped the basic aspects of 12 step
philosophy.
The Advanced group focuses on more sophisticated levels of recovery.
These include family of origin work as well as a return to dating or
healing pre-existing relationships. |
