Table 2.
Session Content by Treatment Condition
| Session | TAU | DIR | MOT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psychosocial Assessment | Psychosocial Assessment | Psychosocial Assessment |
| 2 | Final Treatment Plan Intro to AA Skills: Problem Solving |
Final Treatment Plan Intro to AA (readings, attendance slips, journal contract) Acceptance of Disease of Alcoholism |
Final Treatment Plan Intro to AA (handout, cost/ benefit) AA Discussion |
| 3* | Significant Other (support focus) |
Surrender Skills: Problem Solving |
AA Decision Skills: Problem Solving |
| 4 | Skills: Drink Refusal | Significant Other (Al-Anon focus) | Significant Other (support focus) |
| 5 | Monitoring Client Progress | Skills: Drink Refusal | Skills: Drink Refusal |
| 6 | Skills: Relaxation | Skills: Relaxation | Skills: Relaxation |
| 7 | Mid-Way Evaluation of Treatment Goals | Mid-Way Evaluation of Treatment Goals (Getting Active) | Mid-Way Evaluation of Treatment Goals |
| 8 | Skills: Communication | Skills: Communication | Skills: Communication |
| 9 | Skills: Anger Management | Skills: Anger Management | Skills: Anger Management |
| 10 | Coping, Relapse Prevention | Coping, Relapse Prevention | Coping, Relapse Prevention |
| 11 | Monitoring Client Progress | Monitoring Client Progress | Monitoring Client Progress |
| 12 | Termination | Termination | Termination |
Notes.
Beginning with Session 3, a condition-specific review of AA occurred at the beginning of each session.
Highlighted material designates condition-specific treatment content.
TAU = Treatment as usual comparison condition; DIR = directive AA facilitation condition; MOT = motivational AA facilitation condition.