12-step Facilitation for the Dually Diagnosed

You may not qualify if:

• Current attendance of any 12-step program (two or more 12-step meetings in the past month).
• Unstable psychiatric illness, defined by psychiatric hospitalization in the past 1 month; more than 3 hospitalizations in the past year; or psychosis or mania which would render the individual incapable of informed consent.
• Active suicidality (any clinically significant suicide attempts in the past 3 months or any current suicidal intent or definite plan).
• Current homicidal ideation aimed at a specific person or persons.
• Medical illness which is severe enough to compromise participation in the study.
• Mental retardation, dementia, or other cognitive impairment of sufficient severely to render the individual incapable of informed consent or incapable of comprehending and participating in the TSF therapy or 12-step meetings.
• Expectation of being out of town or in jail for more than 21 days during the treatment period.
• Expectation of participation in any other formal addiction treatment during the study period (not including TAU, 12-step or other mutual support groups).
• Current engagement in behavioral health treatment (including case management) at another facility.
• Current engagement in non-TAU treatment at UNMPC, such as psychotherapy, intensive outpatient treatment, or MET.