Casa Pacifica’s interventionists are knowledgeable, professional, and compassionate guides who will help and empower your entire family to take a constructive role in their loved one’s recovery while fostering hope and unity.
Educate Families Before the Intervention
- Explain the Purpose: Help families understand the goal of an intervention—to encourage the individual to seek help, not to assign blame or shame.
- Set Expectations: Prepare families for the potential emotional challenges during the intervention and emphasize the importance of maintaining a calm and supportive tone.
- Discuss Boundaries: Educate families on setting healthy boundaries and sticking to them, regardless of the outcome.
Plan and Prepare
- Understand the Individual: Gather as much information as possible about the person struggling with addiction, including their triggers, history, and patterns of behavior.
- Assemble the Right Team: Help families choose participants close to the individual who can contribute constructively.
- Create a Script: Assist participants in preparing what they’ll say, focusing on specific, non-judgmental examples of how the addiction has affected them and their hope for recovery.
- Coordinate Logistics: Decide on the time, place, and structure of the intervention to ensure it is private and conducive to a productive conversation.
Facilitate the Intervention
- Provide Professional Guidance: As a trained professional, guide the conversation, keeping it on track and minimizing emotional outbursts or confrontations.
- Express Empathy and Concern: Model a supportive approach, ensuring that the individual feels cared for rather than attacked.
- Present Solutions: Clearly explain treatment options and provide a ready-made plan for the individual to follow, making it easier for them to say “yes.”
Support the Family Afterward
- Address Emotional Responses: Help family members cope with their emotions, whether the individual accepts or declines help.
- Encourage Follow-Through: Reinforce the importance of maintaining boundaries and continuing to offer support in healthy ways.
- Provide Resources: Offer ongoing guidance, such as family therapy or support groups, to help them navigate the recovery journey.
