Category: Intervention Styles

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How Intervention can Help Your Whole Family

The concept of intervention in alcoholism or drug addiction is generally viewed with a mixture of emotions that ranging from feeling hopeful to disloyal or even protective. Visions are conjured up of a family or group confronting their loved one with their addictive behaviors in hopes of “breaking through the individual’s denial system.” Most family [...]

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Common Intervention Questions

What is an intervention? Will an intervention work? How does an intervention work? Should we do an intervention? What are reasonable intervention goals? Are there different intervention methods? Is intervention effective with all addictions? When is an intervention appropriate? Who should participate in an intervention? Do we need to hire a professional? What is an [...]