California Drug Intervention | California Drug Rehab Centers

Most California Drug Rehabs work with a variety of Intervention companies.

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During our initial phone conversation, we will discuss the circumstances necessitating an intervention. You can ask any questions and we will give you guidance and make suggestion as to the plan of action. We will discuss all aspects of intervention, including what most interventionists charge and what to expect.

We can discuss the different models of Intervention and help you make the best choice.If we agree to move forward with the intervention, We put you in touch with the interventionist best suited to your situation .He will ask you for the names and how to contact those who will participate in the intervention. At this stage, we caution you to be very careful about whom you tell about the intervention. We need to make sure the people we tell will not sabotage the intervention by informing the addicted person,especially if you have chosen the Johnson Model.

The Interventionist will call the suggested participants to determine their willingness and appropriateness to participate.

Once this phase is complete, we will discuss the logistics such as when and where. We will also discuss the therapeutic model of intervention that will be most effective. All of our interventions are handled in a respectful, non-shaming or blaming manner. The primary purpose of the intervention is to assist and encourage the addicted person to go to treatment. This is a life saving mission. It is not uncommon to be confronted with the addicted person’s denial and resistance. This is where you need a trained interventionist to deal with the denial, the resistance and help participants stay firm with their request for the addicted person to get help that day.

Our professionals have been in the treatment field for many years, and can assist family members to select the treatment center where their loved one will have the best chance of being successful in their recovery. Considerations concerning insurance coverage, financial and special needs of the patient will be discussed with family members. When a choice is made concerning addiction treatment centers , We can reserve a bed and facilitate an easy admission.

Johnson Model of Intervention

Named after Vernon Johnson , Johnson did not believe that an addict needed to “hit rock bottom” before recovery. He introduced the concept of intervention by family, friends, and employers. He supported “early intervention”, because it interrupted the progression of the addiction before it completely destroyed the persons life.

This model is the one most people are familiar with as it is the model used on the popular cable TV show (A&E), Intervention. It is also known as the “surprise” or “confrontational” model, or with some adaptations it is known as “motivational”. It is very short in duration, usually no more than 2 hours. It is a complete surprise to the alcoholic or addict, who is the target of the intervention.

In the Johnson Model a professional interventionist help family, friends and even employers to confront the chemically dependant individual. Many interventionist today will have each family member express their care for the person in their own words. This will be followed by statements of how the chemically dependant person is hurting his or her self as well as hurting the speaker. This will be followed by guarantees of support for the positive behavior of entering treatment, but also an explanation of negative consequences if the individual refuses treatment. In this way the proverbial “bottom” is raised so that the chemically dependant person may seek help before doing further damage.

Systemic Family Intervention (SFI)

The Systemic Family Intervention Model was originally developed by Ed Speare and Wayne Raiter. This model focuses on the whole family rather than the individual addict. The philosophy comes from the systems theory, which states that if the system changes the way it perceives and responds, then every individual within that system will change.

The goal is to assist each family member in beginning to understand their roles within an addicted system, and to commit to a plan of recovery, thereby greatly increasing the likelihood that the addicted family member will accept the appropriate help.

This is achieved by the interventionist facilitating a two-day workshop for the entire family, including the addicted person. This two-day workshop includes material on the neurobiology of addiction, the process of addiction, the intergenerational nature of addiction, the effects of addiction on the family, enabling, etc. The educational nature of the workshop, as well as the non-judgmental stance of the interventionist, allows for safe and honest discussions, so the entire family can begin to heal (Raiter,2006).

There are five or six steps in this model:

1) A concerned person calls an interventionist about a family member with an alcohol/drug dependency.
2) Two or three family members either meet with the interventionist in person or via conference call for an assessment. Plans are made for the workshop, including who, where and when. Someone is chosen and couched on how to invite the addicted person. Even if he or she chooses not to attend, the family still goes ahead with the workshop.
3) Family members are asked to attend several Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Alanon meetings and to complete some assigned reading prior to the workshop.
4) The two-day workshop is conducted.
5) The interventionist discusses different options for treatment for each family member, such as addictions, co-dependency and trauma resolution treatment, which is usually inpatient.
6) Follow-up is often conducted, either in person or via telephone, for up to one year

ARISE Model of Intervention

hase A: The ARISE Intervention is directed towards getting the addicted loved one into treatment with the least possible effort through a loving, compassionate and non-blaming First Call and First Meeting. The support system is mobilized to form a committed Intervention Network to motivate the addicted individual into treatment. Phase A has three levels and the goal is to stop at the first level that works:

Level 1, “The First Call”, starts when a Concerned Other calls a Certified ARISE Interventionist for a free phone consultation, and is coached to set up the First Meeting of the Intervention Network. 56% of addicted individuals enter treatment at Level 1.
Level 2, “Strength in Numbers”, begins If they have not entered treatment during Level 1. The Intervention Network acts as a Board of Directors, so no one deals one-on-one with the addicted individual. By the end of 2 to 5 Intervention Network meetings, 80% of addicted individuals have entered treatment.
Level 3, “The Formal ARISE Intervention”, is held if treatment entry has not occurred during Level 2. At this meeting serious consequences are put in place if the addicted individual does not enter treatment. By this point, 83% of addicted individuals have entered treatment.

Phase B: Support your Loved One through ARISE Treatment and into Recovery begins when the addicted individual enters treatment, and lasts for 6 months. The goals are individual and family healing and recovery. It includes, if possible, the family and individual becoming involved in 12-step program. The Certified ARISE Interventionist works collaboratively with the addicted individual, the treatment center, and the family to ensure treatment completion, relapse prevention, and the resolution of grief and other problems at the root of the pain and the addictive disease.

Phase C: Living in Recovery focuses on the Certified ARISE Interventionist working with the Intervention Network and addicted individual to prevent relapse, initiate long-term recovery, and complete the work towards family healing and recovery. This includes ensuring that work, life style, social circle, family relationships and personal decisions made for personal growth in Phase B are happening for individual and family.