Intervention Services
An intervention is:
– Directed by a trained interventionist
– Confrontation from family and friends
– Great act of unconditional love
– Education on addiction and mental health-related topics
What is the goal of intervention?
To gently knock down the walls of delusion and denial, convincing the loved one that there is a problem and that recovery is possible. Interventions are not just for the addicted person; it is for the entire family system.
- Break down the cycle of denial for the untreated person and whole family
- Educating the untreated person on recovery and treatment
What is the objective of an intervention?
The objective is to educate, facilitate change within the structure of the family environment to promote recovery. If the IP (Identified Patient, intervened upon Person) does not agree and accept treatment, the family has gained recovery resources from the intervention process to continue with their recovery process.
- To educate the family system and promote recovery
- Build on coping skills and create personal recovery resources within the family systems
Facilitation of an Intervention:
Facilitating a pre-intervention involves family meetings, collaboration and unifying the family unit, addressing and educating the family on the importance of identification of addictive patterns and behaviors within the family system.
- Collaboration and unifying the family unit
- Family meeting preparation
- Addicted patterns in the family
Intervention is an Act of Empathy Rather than Sympathy: When family members stop reacting by not engaging and debating with the identified person, the process of recovery and healing happens for the family.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Addiction?
More than three decades of research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has proven that addiction is a complex brain disease characterised by compulsive, at times uncontrollable, drug craving, seeking, and use that persists despite potentially devastating consequences. Addiction is also a developmental disease. It usually starts in adolescence or even childhood and can last a lifetime if untreated. And when addiction takes hold in the brain, it disrupts a person’s ability to exert control over behaviour – reflecting the compulsive nature of this disease.
What is an Intervention?
An intervention is an unconditionally loving, non-judgmental, and factual confrontation directed by a professional interventionist in which friends and relatives perform a great act of love! An addiction intervention is a lifesaving mission whereby loving family member and concerned friends or employers are educated about addictions and mental health, led by a trained addiction interventionist for helping a loved one, providing them with an opportunity for recovery.