I co-facilitated and facilitated group counseling during my internship at Gaudenzia. As a group facilitator, I utilized the following skills, empathy, congruence, open ended questions, genuiness, and some self-disclosure to assist group members with achieving their goal by assessing their problem and its consequences; examining their attitudes and feelings; consider alternative solutions; and decision-making. I facilitated a Relapse Prevention group for six weeks with my supervisor and co-facilitator in attendance the first week. The theory I chose to utilize for the relapse prevention group was Cognitive Behavioral therapy because it deals with the underlying issues that are the cause of drug and alcohol addiction. The whole intention and
