Intervention
Intervention is a professionally directed education process resulting in a face to face meeting of family members, friends or employer with the person in trouble with alcohol or drugs, according to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.
At Addiction Frontline, we provide pro bono intervention services for the South Jersey region. We stand on the frontline to defend people against the destruction of addiction. An intervention plan strategically focuses on a single goal: convince a loved one to accept professional help. We recommend allowing a professional interventionist to handle the research, planning and execution.
The intervention process
Interventions help individuals break through the denial of self-destruction. It is worth noting the effective use of interventions applies to several situations. We only provide addiction services, but interventions prove effective for other destructive behaviors:
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Gambling
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Hording
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Anorexia or bulimia
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Compulsive eating
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Depression
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Anger management
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An elderly person who refuses to retire despite excessive health problems
Interventions aim to raise a person’s awareness about the devastation looming around self-destructive behavior. The person usually dwells in denial. The group strategically pitches a treatment plan to the person, along with each participant’s repercussions if the person refuses treatment.
An objective mediator provides the voice of reason within the group’s sea of emotions. An interventionist maintains group focus through noisy communication barriers: the person’s denial, emotional intensity, interruptions and shaky relationships.
“It can be dangerous and very counterproductive to attempt to intervene with an addict without professional help. Always contact a professional interventionist, who will help you devise a plan to make the intervention as productive and healthy as possible.”
World of Psychology
“It can be dangerous and very counterproductive to attempt to intervene with an addict without professional help," World of Psychology states. "Always contact a professional interventionist, who will help you devise a plan to make the intervention as productive and healthy as possible.”
Some people intend to help, however their presence may deem counterproductive to the intervention’s goal. A trained interventionist can identify these people. A major role of the interventionist requires determining who should participate in the intervention and who should not.
In the same way a person should not do his or her accounting without an accountant, people should not conduct interventions without an interventionist. Professionals exist to solve complex problems. Interventionists understand the grip of addiction and work to unhinge the denial emanating from the disease. Also, they know planning methods, coordinating messages and facilitating communication through group dynamics. Find help for your loved one in the most responsible way possible: ask an interventionist.