About AA – Alcoholics Anonymous – Southside Group
Alcoholics Anonymous Southside Group is a peer recovery support community located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, offering regular AA meetings for adults seeking help with alcohol use. The group follows the 12 step fellowship model.
They provide a range of meeting formats including closed meetings, step study and open discussion sessions. Whether you are brand new to recovery or working to maintain long term sobriety, the Southside Group offers a welcoming, community centered space to connect with others on the same path.
12 Step Alcohol Recovery Meetings in Sioux Falls
The Southside Group provides multiple meeting formats designed to support people at different stages of recovery from alcohol use. Step study meetings offer a structured exploration of AA’s 12 step principles.
The discussion format creates space for shared experience and peer encouragement. Meetings are held throughout the week with multiple daily time options, making it easier to find a schedule that fits your life.
The group also hosts a monthly Open Birthday Meeting on the last Friday of each month and select evenings include Spouse Welcome meetings for those who want to bring a supportive partner.
Accessible, Community Based Support
The Southside Group meets in person at the Southside Alano Club, located at the SE corner of 51st and West Avenue in Sioux Falls, with wheelchair accessible facilities available. As a peer based fellowship, AA meetings are free to attend with no insurance or payment required.
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12-step programs are addiction recovery models based on Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). A number of substance abuse programs (including some drug and alcohol rehab centers) use the 12 steps as a basis for treatment. Beginning steps involve admitting powerlessness over the addiction and creating a spiritual basis for recovery. Middle steps including making direct amends to those who've been hurt by the addiction, and the final step is to assist others in addiction recovery in the same way. 12-Step offshoots including Narcotics Anonymous (NA), Cocaine Anonymous (CA), Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA), Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) and Gamblers Anonymous (GA).
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The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.
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Substance rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from substance abuse, including alcohol and drug addiction (both illegal and prescription drugs). They often include the opportunity to engage in both individual as well as group therapy.
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Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.
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Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.
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