Explain The Risks Of Intervention
What are the risks of intervention?
The biggest risk of an intervention is related to your relationship with the addicted person. Consider that your loved one doesn’t want help, and doesn’t want to be told what to do. There’s a high likelihood of emotional retaliation, which is why preparedness is so key. “The better prepared we are, the higher our chances of success,” says Keith Brown, Senior Interventionist with Love in Action Interventions & Training. “I generally have 40-50 hours of preparation involved in each case prior to the day of the intervention.”
“The better prepared we are, the higher our chances of success. I generally have 40-50 hours of preparation involved in each case prior to the day of the intervention.”
Keith Bradley, Senior Interventionist at Love in Action
Preparing for success and planning for failure
There are two potential outcomes to an intervention. In a successful intervention, the person agrees to accept treatment. In this case, you’ll want to have already researched some options, and present the one you feel would be the best fit. Remember: It’s best to have arrangements, logistics, and details arranged in advance should you receive the approval from the addicted person to move forward …show more content…
In this case, you’ll need to mentally and emotionally prepare yourself to enforce the consequence you laid out in your intervention message. Backpedalling or not enforcing your word will only reduce your chances of making any progress with the addicted person toward recovery. Your intentions are good, and you’re helping your loved one to make important, life-altering decisions that they physically can’t. In fact, according to Dr. Timothy Huckaby, “Once an addiction has taken hold, it’s a bonafide disease, because the brain has changed. It’s no longer able to have normal responses, and is now replaced with a barren operating
The biggest risk of an intervention is related to your relationship with the addicted person. Consider that your loved one doesn’t want help, and doesn’t want to be told what to do. There’s a high likelihood of emotional retaliation, which is why preparedness is so key. “The better prepared we are, the higher our chances of success,” says Keith Brown, Senior Interventionist with Love in Action Interventions & Training. “I generally have 40-50 hours of preparation involved in each case prior to the day of the intervention.”
“The better prepared we are, the higher our chances of success. I generally have 40-50 hours of preparation involved in each case prior to the day of the intervention.”
Keith Bradley, Senior Interventionist at Love in Action
Preparing for success and planning for failure
There are two potential outcomes to an intervention. In a successful intervention, the person agrees to accept treatment. In this case, you’ll want to have already researched some options, and present the one you feel would be the best fit. Remember: It’s best to have arrangements, logistics, and details arranged in advance should you receive the approval from the addicted person to move forward …show more content…
In this case, you’ll need to mentally and emotionally prepare yourself to enforce the consequence you laid out in your intervention message. Backpedalling or not enforcing your word will only reduce your chances of making any progress with the addicted person toward recovery. Your intentions are good, and you’re helping your loved one to make important, life-altering decisions that they physically can’t. In fact, according to Dr. Timothy Huckaby, “Once an addiction has taken hold, it’s a bonafide disease, because the brain has changed. It’s no longer able to have normal responses, and is now replaced with a barren operating