Interventions part2

Charley “Chick” Benetto’s Alcoholic Issues

1. Alcoholism Addiction Family Treatment/Intervention

The best way to help an alcoholic is to set up an intervention in which part of the family members and or loved ones will sit down together with the alcoholic addict to confront him with the reality of his situations. Since everyone in the family is involved and suffered to the situation of the alcoholic addiction; everyone should step up and make a move to get help through treatment and intervention. “Alcohol addiction affects individuals physically and psychologically which may lead if immediate action is not taken” (Alcoholic Intervention-800-303-2482). Alcoholism intervention is a serious responsibility that must be completed by the help of the family members and or love ones to be prepared in conjunction with guidance from substance professionals throughout the treatment process. According to the Alcoholic Intervention-800, “An alcoholic intervention refers to the process of confronting an alcoholic by immediate associates and family members regarding how his drinking behavior is affecting surrounding people negatively. An alcoholic intervention is aimed at convincing the drinker to seek professional help at rehab centre or treatment facility” (Dec.05). The idea of including family members in the therapy process is to include variety of issues such as: trauma, stress that everyone has been affected by the impact of the tragic addiction illness.
2. Explain in detail how this intervention is supposed to work
The intervention will work when it is designed to motivate an alcoholic addict to enter the program with the help and encourage of family members and love ones. The intervention should not be used to punish the patient and or criticized the patient. Rather, the intervention should focus exclusively on what would change the patient’s mind about the addiction, and what can be done to make the alcoholic patient see why the treatment program is essential and inexorable. According to the article published in NCADD-Tips and Guidelines for Proper Intervention “Intervention is a professionally directed education process resulting in a face to face meeting of family members, friends and/or employer with the person in trouble with alcohol. Intervention helps the person make the connection between their used of alcohol and the problem in their life. The goal of intervention is for them to accept help. Also the intervention process is education and information for the friends and family. The opportunity for everyone to come together, share information and support is critically important” (2014). The intervention should work with the help of the professional interventionists’ team that will be able to assist the alcoholic addiction (patient) with accurate alcohol interventions and also with the help of the family circle and or love ones. “The Purpose of a Family Intervention and intervention gives everyone in the family the opportunity to express their concerns and the problems they experience because of the person’s alcoholism. The primary goal, however, is to convince the alcoholic to seek treatment. This is not always successful on the first try, but if nothing else, the intervention plans the idea in the person’s mind. It can also initiate changes in the way the family deals with the alcoholism” (Alcoholic.org, 2014). Family therapy might be appropriate for patients with alcohol addiction that become toxic dealing with family members. The idea is that patient who is an alcoholic addict might have some roots within the variety of other issues in the in life such as poor coping skills.
3. Explain in details why theoretically is supposed to work.
In theory it will work because family members and loved ones are involved in the process of treatment and intervention on getting the alcoholic addict into rehabilitation. In the intervention process; is also to educate and inform the family members and loved one. It is the opportunity for everyone to join together, to share information and support is critically important to the alcohol addict. From the beginning to the end of the treatment process family members and professional interventionist will have an open conversation. Sometimes, family members of the alcoholic addict may repeatedly ask the alcoholic addict to stop drinking. In other occasions, some family members or friends will bring up a disheartening message in a variety of ways, including threats, warning and ultimatums; these conversations would not help the alcoholic addict to stop drinking instead; it will lead him to more distress and deep into drinking. However, in most cases, family members and loved ones tell the alcoholic addict or alcohol abuser with sincerity how they are concerned about his drinking issue and have created frustrations, anxiety, fears and worrying and other difficulties in their lives. In this situation, family members and alcohol intervention expert describe their concerned about the individual’s abusive drinking behavior and he is strongly encouraged to get qualified alcohol rehabilitation specialist. According to the article, “Many families attempt to do an intervention on their own. Some of them succeed. And some of the do not! It is not necessarily because the family did something wrong. Bur rest assured, when you hire a professional to show you how to implement intervention strategies-you are not left to wonder if you could have done something different” (Family Alcoholic and Drug Addiction, 2008). Alcohol interventionist theory attempts to empower an individual who is suffering from alcohol addiction crisis. The intervention process will involve from family members to provide series of letters address to the alcohol abuser:
 How the changes make the family members feel
 What the addiction is doing to ruin the relationship
 What happens if the alcohol abuser won’t enter treatment
 Why is it important to go to the rehabilitation program
 That the alcohol addict is well loved by his family
Most of the time family members will write letters to the alcohol abuser to get him the courage that he is not alone. According to the Family Intervention article Alcohol Intervention Strategies, “What are the best intervention strategies to use when doing an intervention” (Family Alcoholic and Drug Addiction, 2008). These are the lists from the article, Family Alcoholic Drug Addiction Strategies: “Develop a healthy and effective team, establish the day and time, find and secure a treatment centre, know their drinking patters, speak a common language between team members, rehearse the process before the actual event, use a fact, evidence and honesty based letter format, have an alcoholic intervention professional help you” (2008). All these lists from the articles, the treatment and intervention process should not hinder alcoholic addict and the family members to get everyone help. With the help of the professionals and interventionist experts family members and or loved ones that also suffered from the addiction the individual who suffers from alcoholic addiction illness would succeed.

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