Am I right in thinking that this approach is for those who have already made a decision, however small, to address their behaviour?
Ok, I've looked at a report of the Unmotivated trial
http://www.counselormagazine.com/dis...jun04CRAFT.htm
Is 130 a large enough sample size for it to be statistically significant, just out of interest? The problem I have whenever I read any of this stuff is that the themes are so similar across different approaches. CRAFT emphasises not rewarding drinking behaviour, which is actually referred to as "enabling" in your first article. I think I might have seen that term before somewhere....
I am no al-anon apologist - I rarely go to meetings now. And I wholeheartedly support your view that 12 step alternatives (i.e. secular) should be more widely known, whichever end of the spectrum one is situated.
I just see so many of the similarities these days, rather than differences.