12단계 촉진치료 개괄

Overview of Twelve Step Facilitation Therapy

Since the emergence of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) in 1935 and 12-step program in 1939, many addicts have been helped by attending the program. Some addicts, however, have resis-tance against attending A.A. meetings. Twelve Step Facilitation Therapy (TSF), developed through the Project MATCH Re-search in 1989, has helped the addicts overcome barriers to at-tend the meetings. Considering the effectiveness and worldwide use of TSF in treating addicts, several aspects of TSF were re-viewed in this study : 1) differences between TSF and A.A. 12-step program, 2) the effectiveness of TSF, 3) the roles and desired characteristics of TSF therapists, 4) the structure and contents of TSF, 5) a case of TSF group therapy, and 6) complementary re-lationship among 12-step program, Motivational Interviewing (Five Stages of Change), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Clinicians are recommended to understand the importance and effectiveness of TSF and use it for treating addicts.