Once the “point” person has gathered perspective intervention team members for the initial assessment our interventionists will formulate a training course specifically designed to meet the needs of the team members. While there are no typical training courses, you can expect to be engaged for a minimum of 7 hours and cover at least the following issues:
Goals of Intervention Training
Film: Back to Reality
Progressive Nature of Substance Dependency
The Disease Concept of Alcoholism and other Forms of Substance Dependency
Abuse Vs. Dependency
Stages of Progress in Substance Dependency
Preliminary Assessment
Substance Dependency Preliminary Screening Survey
Obstacles to Early Intervention
Film: Enabling/Masking Reality
Intervention Training Components
List of Concerns
Commitment of Support
My Plan for Personal Recovery
List of Consequences
Structuring the Intervention Training
Film: Intervention: Facing Reality
Construction & Team Review of Intervention Letters