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What is an intervention? What is its objective?
An intervention is a deliberate process by which change is introduced into peoples' thoughts, feelings and behaviors.
A formal family intervention usually involves several people from an addicted person's family or close friends preparing themselves, with the assistance of a trained interventionist to talk to the person in a clear and respectful way about their behavior. The objective is that they listen to the group and to make a choice to accept the help to change.
Although the intervention process has been formalized, the idea is not new. Thinking back, most of us can remember a time when someone or something - a teacher, friend, or set of circumstances impressed us in a way which altered how we understood ourselves and changed our perspective. Moments like these constitute turning points allowing us to see things differently and to recognize opportunities we did not know existed before.
The overall objective of an intervention is to begin to relieve the suffering caused by a self-destructive behavior - the suffering of the person engaged in it and the suffering of family and friends.
Why is it necessary or desirable to conduct an intervention?
The overriding reason is that nothing else has worked. Alcohol & Drug Statistics from The National Institutes of Health estimate that only about 1% of all individuals who need to seek assistance for drug and/or alcohol addiction actually do so on their own, and only 10% of those follow through with treatment and are free from their addiction. Possibly more significantly for those addicted to alcohol, of those who try to "do it on their own", one out of every five end up dying as a result of alcohol withdrawal delirium.
Most people attempt to change a person or situation through reason and discussion, usually one-on-one. When this fails, frustration may lead to anger. This can go on for years and appeals to reason and one-on-one discussions rarely produce change in someone engaged in self-destructive behaviors.
On the other hand, an intervention that includes several people meaningful to the person, that is executed in a controlled and logical way and that focuses on changing everyone's behavior at least for the moment, is highly effective.
For the sake of your whole family, call Compass Interventions at 1.855.200.HOPE (4673) and allow us to help your loved one begin a journey toward a new life.
