The American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC) offers valuable resources for clergy and lay persons in understanding and supporting the recovery process. 

Newly developed resources have been designed specifically with you in mind.  A “toolkit” entitled “Spiritual Caregiving to Help Addicted Persons and Families: Pastoral Counselor’s Curriculum for the Education of Faith Leaders” has just been printed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. To request a copy email Brenda@aapc.org

There is a long list of resources with information about addiction for anyone to copy and to share.  Click here to continue http://www.aapc.org/core_competency.cfm

An individual dealing with recovery from alcoholism would probably tell you, “Every month is recovery month.”  Alcoholism affects the entire family.  Often family members   live in a similar denial as does the alcoholic.  A wife may be the last person to admit, “My husband is an alcoholic.”  Recovery for the alcoholic and the entire family is most often successful when the family becomes involved.  “How can this happen?”  There are several ways but one way I’d like to talk about is family attendance at Al-anon.  To learn more click here http://www.al-anon.org/afaAnderson.html

For information about Al-Anon in New Hampshire click here: http://www.nhal-anon.org/OutsideLinks.html