What is an Intervention?

An intervention is a step-by-step, rehearsed process whereby significant others confront the addict about his/her addiction and need for immediate treatment. Significant others meet with the therapist for an assessment and to guide the process. The interventionist provides psycho-education about addiction and codependency. Then each family member recollects events that provide irrefutable evidence of the consequences of the addiction. Then the confrontation -- an outpouring of love long overdue and affirmation that they will no longer stand by helplessly watching the addict self-destruct.