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Abstract
Aims: To explore the value of providing clients of a community service for people with drinking problems with an opportunity to explore matters of spirituality related to their recovery.
Methods: A spirituality group was introduced to a community treatment programme for people with drinking problems.
Results: The group ran for a period of 5 months, and attracted a small but enthusiastic group of clients. It explored matters of personal spirituality in the context of recovery from alcohol misuse. A number of discrete themes and processes emerged, which included significant issues not addressed elsewhere in treatment.
Conclusions: A spirituality group has a significant contribution to make in the treatment of drinking problems and is complementary to other medical, social and psychological treatments.