Getting Ready For An Alcohol Intervention
An alcohol intervention represents an opportunity for family members and friends of an alcoholic to come together and urge the person to seek treatment for their addiction.
Alcoholism is a disease, and like all diseases, without the proper treatment, it will become progressively worse, interfering with the affected person's social, emotional, physical, and even financial wellness.
Alcoholism can also lead to a variety of potentially fatal conditions, including cirrhosis of the liver and kidney failure.
Deciding to hold an intervention on behalf of someone else is not always an easy decision.
Often those closest to the alcoholic are the most reluctant to supersede the wishes of their loved one and confront them directly about their problems.
It is the opinion of those closest to the alcoholic, however, that often carry the most weight.
Once the decisionto proceed has been made, the next step is to decide who should host the intervention.
Most people lack the knowledge and experience necessary to do so, so in the majority of cases a professional interventionist is called in to facilitate the process.
A professional can provide an impartial, objective, and experienced opinion and presence when it comes to the steps leading up to the intervention, the actual intervention itself, and any steps taken as a result of the outcome of the alcohol intervention.
A list of participants consisting of those closest to the alcoholic should be contacted.
These people can also be employers, clergy, and business associates of the individual in question.
These people should prepare a written statement directed to the alcoholic and expressing their concerns and their desire that the person in question should seek treatment for alcoholism.
Confronting someone that you care about concerning their alcoholism is not an easy task, and for many intervention participants, the opportunity to prepare and read a written statement expressing their concerns, fears and wishes is often the first time that they have felt free to do so.
Before the intervention takes place it is important that all participants understand that the alcoholic may react negatively to their statements and may become angry with them.
As long as all of the participants keep the goal of the process in mind-to convince the alcoholic to seek treatment, the experience will ultimately be a meaningful and positive one.
Participants who become emotionally abusive or disruptive during the intervention should be asked to leave.
Alcoholism is a disease, and like all diseases, without the proper treatment, it will become progressively worse, interfering with the affected person's social, emotional, physical, and even financial wellness.
Alcoholism can also lead to a variety of potentially fatal conditions, including cirrhosis of the liver and kidney failure.
Deciding to hold an intervention on behalf of someone else is not always an easy decision.
Often those closest to the alcoholic are the most reluctant to supersede the wishes of their loved one and confront them directly about their problems.
It is the opinion of those closest to the alcoholic, however, that often carry the most weight.
Once the decisionto proceed has been made, the next step is to decide who should host the intervention.
Most people lack the knowledge and experience necessary to do so, so in the majority of cases a professional interventionist is called in to facilitate the process.
A professional can provide an impartial, objective, and experienced opinion and presence when it comes to the steps leading up to the intervention, the actual intervention itself, and any steps taken as a result of the outcome of the alcohol intervention.
A list of participants consisting of those closest to the alcoholic should be contacted.
These people can also be employers, clergy, and business associates of the individual in question.
These people should prepare a written statement directed to the alcoholic and expressing their concerns and their desire that the person in question should seek treatment for alcoholism.
Confronting someone that you care about concerning their alcoholism is not an easy task, and for many intervention participants, the opportunity to prepare and read a written statement expressing their concerns, fears and wishes is often the first time that they have felt free to do so.
Before the intervention takes place it is important that all participants understand that the alcoholic may react negatively to their statements and may become angry with them.
As long as all of the participants keep the goal of the process in mind-to convince the alcoholic to seek treatment, the experience will ultimately be a meaningful and positive one.
Participants who become emotionally abusive or disruptive during the intervention should be asked to leave.
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