Addiction Interventionist
When family members worry about someone they love, they want to know how to help. Furthermore, when addiction is the problem, the family often feels at a loss for what to do. For this reason, we offer a solution to help everyone succeed. Thus, an addiction interventionist from Ambrosia Treatment Centers gets to know the family and how substance abuse impacts them.
Fortunately, we can help with mental health disorders. We guide the majority of our clients into treatment within just a few weeks or months. In short, we help them change their lives and begin to heal. Then, the whole family can move forward in pursuit of their loved one’s recovery goals together.
Our addiction interventionists go beyond this process. For starters, we step in when all else fails. On the other hand, for others, we provide help before the family exhausts themselves with several intervention attempts. Then, we stick with the family for 6 months.
In addition, our multiple services help keep the focus on recovery. What is more, we help keep on top of things after the individual goes into treatment. Because of this, their continuing care has the best chance for success.
Services offered include not just personalized case management. In fact, we can provide safe transportation to treatment. Along with that, we offer coaching, companionship, and monitoring of progress made.
Our interventionists are certified in their field. They attend comprehensive workshops that teach them about addiction and how it impacts individuals and their families. In addition, they learn relevant research and how to maintain the professional ethics of this field. They serve internships before becoming certified. As a result, they possess great knowledge of how to help those who need it the most.
How Does Addiction Intervention Work?
First, we begin with a phone call to discuss the details of the person who is addicted. Second, we get to know the history of their addiction. We also talk about any previous attempts at getting sober. Third, we schedule a family meeting. These meetings will be ongoing for 6 months.
Then, we invite the person with the addiction to join the process. We do not surprise or try to force them. Instead, we make them aware of what’s going on. As a result, they feel respected. They feel like their loved ones are working with them, and not against them.
We invite the person with the addiction to attend each meeting. In addition, we offer ongoing options for them to enter treatment. The addiction interventionist works with multiple people. For example, the first is with the client. Then, the second is their family.
Addiction and mental disorders do not happen in a vacuum. In fact, everyone around the loved one suffers. This is why our approach includes the whole family. As a result, everyone can begin to heal.
We teach the family that everyone’s feelings and experiences are valid. We teach the family new ways to talk with each other. All in all, we instill hope, motivation, and new coping skills. Thus, this makes everyone stronger.
We work with the treatment center the loved one enters. Therefore, all of this helps ensure they complete their treatment program. As a result, this, in turn, helps increase the chances the person will avoid relapse.
Our interventionists bring years of experience to the table. Additionally, they train to offer things like crisis intervention, person-centered intervention, and 12-Step program-centered assistance. Furthermore, the empathy and caring nature of each professional shines through. Last, we understand the importance of confidentiality, hence our services remain private to protect those we serve.
Does an Addiction Interventionist Really Help?
Anyone can say they get results, but we have the data to back it up. Fortunately, people who use our program get good results. Studies show when someone uses our addiction intervention program, their lives change for the better.
Results from using our service include:
- Over 83% of people go into treatment within just 3 weeks
- Within 6 months, 96% enter treatment
- At the 1-year mark, 61% of people still live a sober life
- Another 10% have an improved rate of sobriety
Does Intervention Help After a Person Begins Treatment?
Our addiction interventionists help the person once they leave treatment. By this, we mean we help them identify triggers that can cause a relapse. Then, we guide them in cutting out toxic relationships. This helps them enjoy being around people who support their recovery.
Furthermore, we strongly encourage attending self-help meetings. These include groups like Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous. What is more, we help the person focus on getting healthy in other ways. For example, these ways include eating healthy and regular exercise. We also help them take care of their mental health.
We also continue to keep the family in focus after the loved one begins treatment. To add, we help them develop and commit to recovery strategies for the entire family unit. This includes encouraging everyone to attend family therapy and support groups. Then, when each family member works on themselves, the entire unit triumphs.
Can Addiction Intervention Help Busy Executives?
For example, we work with the client’s colleagues. This helps create a healthy, environment of support in the workplace. As a result, this makes it easier for the person to enter treatment. Not only that, but they will walk back into a loving, helpful workplace when they graduate from treatment.
What Issues Can an Addiction Interventionist Treat?
An addiction interventionist can help people who struggle with substance use disorders. These include:
- Cocaine
- Heroin
- Meth
- Opioids
- Prescription drugs
- Stimulants
- Hallucinogens
- Fentanyl
- Inhalants
- Cough/cold medicines
- Alcohol
They help people with substance addiction. As well, they also help with other conditions. These include:
- Gambling addiction
- Gaming addiction
- Internet addiction
- Sex addiction
Finally, a qualified interventionist can help someone suffering from mental illness. This includes depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and PTSD. As well, they can help someone who suffers from an eating disorder.
Get Help From an Addiction Interventionist
If you have any questions about how we can help your family, visit our admissions page today. Let our addiction interventionists help you. We make the difference that can save lives.
Dr. Alam is an internationally renowned psychiatrist with academic affiliations with Northwestern University and University of Illinois, Chicago where he completed his residency training. He has been a principal investigator for over forty studies and has been involved in research leading to the approval of most psychiatric medications currently on the market. He is the founder of the Neuroscience Research Institute which continues to conduct research on cutting edge medication and interventional psychiatry. Dr. Alam is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and the American Society of Addiction Medicine. He has won several awards and has been featured extensively on radio and television.
