Intervention, whereby family and friends confront an alcoholic or drug addict in order to get them to treatment, is an emotionally draining and confrontational undertaking that is not always successful. Even if a competent interventionist has been hired and an appropriate treatment center has been identified, not all interventions will result in admission to a [...]
When one family member is addicted, everyone in the family knows what’s going on, but nobody wants to address it. While this may not be the case to begin with, as the addiction progresses, there’s no hiding the damage from the consequences that pile up. More than likely, others outside the family are aware there’s [...]
Earl Hightower has conducted over 1,000 interventions since he started in this field in the early 1980s. To learn more about Hightower Intervention visit www.hightowerintervention.com Question: What is case management in the intervention process and why do some families benefit from full case management? Earl: Case management is a pretty broad term that covers a [...]
