12-Step Meeting Attendance OT 532

I attended a Narcotics' Anonymous (NA) meeting on 2/28/18 with another classmate. The title of the meeting was You + Me = We and was held in a room on the second floor of a church building. The group members and facilitator sat around a table so everyone was able to see each other. I think the environment may have had a small impact on the session. You could hear planes taking off and landing because of the location's close proximity to the airport, so sometimes when someone was speaking it could be hard to hear what they were saying and could be distracting. There were 4 members who attended the meeting and 1 facilitator. The facilitator began the group by having each member recite the serenity prayer, read the purpose of the group, how the group works, and the 12 rules of the group. The facilitator's role was more advisory because he only offered his experiences and assistance when needed but there wasn't much structure or goals for the group. He asked the group what they wanted to talk about today, and one of the members said she wanted to talk about meditation. The facilitator shared his story first, which I think encouraged other members to open up and share their feelings and insights. I think the session was very therapeutic because the members were able to open up and share their difficulties and temptations they've had to use drugs. They were also honest about their experience with the 12 steps and how they felt they were progressing. The group members were supportive of each other and were able to relate to each other when it came to certain situations. The group was very spiritual and the facilitator allowed moments of silence and meditation. I think this was a psychodynamic group because the discussion was focused on expressing emotions and how members felt which required insight, as well as spirituality.