What is in it for the participants in a Family Intervention?
In order to prepare for an Intervention, family members and friends gather to discuss the details with the Interventionist. They jointly decide what form the Intervention will take, identify who should be included in the Intervention, develop education and treatment plans, develop an Intervention plan and schedule, and then execute the plans. It is not an exercise in futility. It is a course in miracles. When a loved one is involve in a self-destructive behavior, family members often feel betrayed, confused, guilty, and defensive. They sometimes blame each other as well as themselves and the addicted person for their difficulties. Family and friends often enter into this adventure with apprehension and frequently with a high level of frustration and anger. When they are trained comprehensively and ready to stage a structured Intervention, there apprehension is replaced by anticipation. Sharing and expressing feelings gives purpose to return and refresh old pains and family members reci
