INTERVENTION STEPS

1.Family Assessment Meeting:

Family Assessment Meeting: a) Develop a thorough assessment and intervention treatment plan for the identified individual and family affected by addiction or mental health challenges. b) Decide what style of intervention will be most appropriate. The interventionist comes up with a complete assessment and treatment plan for the identified individual and family members who are struggling with addiction or mental health issues and determine the type of intervention that will be most effective.

2.Form the Intervention Team:

A team is formed by gathering family, friends and sometimes a coworker or boss. The intervention specialist will offer support by educating all participants on addiction, mental health challenges, recovery treatment process and other intervention processes. Meet our strategic partners.

3.Intervention Preparation and Planning Meeting:

a) Educate the intervention team on the cycle of addiction, mental health challenges, recovery treatment process and letter writing assignments.

b) The intervention team will prepare two letters and read the letters. When preparing your letters, remember that if your loved one does not accept treatment, decide on specific consequences and what actions to take.

These statements should be pre-written and reviewed by the interventionist, along with the other members of the intervention team, before the intervention.

4.Make an Intervention Action Plan:

This includes scheduling a specific day, time of day, location, and guest list. The space where the family intervention is held should be familiar and non-threatening to the addict. This puts the person more at ease during the intervention and will increase the chances of success. It will also be helpful to try to schedule a meeting time when the addict will not be extremely intoxicated.

5.Intervention Back Up Plans:

If your loved one doesn’t accept treatment, it will be important for each person on the team to decide what action he or she will take. The interventionist with coach and guide the team to support their boundaries.

6.Treatment Referrals:

Since the goal of the intervention is to get the addict into treatment. It’s important that you have chosen the treatment centers before doing the intervention.  It goes without saying that arrangements must be made in advance.

There are many types of treatment centers out there. Make sure that you do the research to find one that meets your needs and coordinate with the staff. The treatment placement process includes gathering information about the family’s insurance policy and/or private pay budget.

7.Hold Intervention Meeting:

Without revealing the reason, your loved one with the addiction is asked to the intervention site. Members of the team then take turns expressing their concerns and feelings. Your loved one is presented with a treatment option and asked to accept that option on the spot. Each team member will say what specific changes he or she will make if your loved one doesn’t accept the plan.

The Intervention is directed by the Certified Intervention professional.

8.Travel Coordination:

The Certified Intervention Professional supports the family in making travel arrangements with the selected treatment program for the identified individual, with clear steps, goals, and guidelines.

9.Intervention Aftercare Services:

Post-intervention/aftercare case management is recommended. Studies have shown that individuals and families that participate in aftercare and case management services have a higher level of success.

10.Follow Up:

Involving a spouse, family members or others is critical to help someone with an addiction stay in treatment and avoid relapsing. This can include changing patterns of everyday living to make it easier to avoid destructive behavior, offering to participate in counseling with your loved one, seeking your own therapist and recovery support, and knowing what to do if relapse occurs.