The Intervention Process
The chemically dependent person takes hostages as opposed to having healthy relationships.
Interventions are difficult for most people. They generate anxiety and doubt. “Maybe I’m wrong”, “He will hate me”, “It’s none of my business”, “I’ll get fired”. These are normal reactions because there is a risk involved. The risk is your relationship with that person.
However, the risk of doing nothing is greater – to the troubled person; to yourself; and to the relationship. This is especially true with impairment. Putting your caring and concern into action through open and honest intervention is infinitely better than doing nothing.
Successful Interventions staff will assist you in the following ways:
- Relieve your stress. We meet with a group of caring family members, friends and co-workers to gather information, assess and recommend the best possible treatment options.
- Lead training sessions providing education and encouragement to participants.
- Explore enabling behaviour and consequences.
- Help participants prepare and share their experience and concerns with the troubled individual.
- Facilitate the intervention and transport the individual(s) to treatment.
- Strategically plan the best time and place for the intervention to take place.
- Liaise with treatment centres.
- Provide 5 years of follow up.