The pastor should stay close to the entire family during the early stages of treatment for other reasons also, including supporting them if the alcoholic slips. (religion-online.org)
The attitudes and behavior of the wife can constitute either a barrier or a bridge to sobriety for the alcoholic who is in the early stages of treatment. (religion-online.org)
Most alcoholics in the early stages of treatment and care have difficulty in the appropriation of the traditional resources of Scripture, prayer, sermons, and worship. (religion-online.org)