is our only goal!"
THE INTERVENTION PROCESS
P.I.L. employs a 6-step intervention process:
Step # 1: Contact
P.I.L. is contacted via telephone or e-mail by a family member or friend.
Step # 2: Information
P.I.L. interventionists will gather the following:
· History of the person of concern’s problem.
· Who will be involved in the intervention process.
· The availability of those involved.
· Who will be financially responsible for the intervention and treatment and what type of funding is available.
P.I.L. interventionists will:
· Inform the contact person how the intervention process works, the services we will offer, and the costs for these services.
· Identify possible treatment matches and liaise and coordinate with these facilities.
· Arrange a meeting space and schedule a meeting time
when all concerned participants can attend, not including the person of concern.
· Reinforce that this is a surprise party intervention and secrecy is a key component in a successful outcome.
Step # 3: Initial Meeting –Usually takes 3 to 4 hours
P.I.L. Interventionists will:
· Lead the family and friends through a detailed history of the person of concern and his or her problems with addiction. This will specifically include the impact that the person of concern’s addiction has had on their lives.
· Discuss the nature of addiction.
· Assist in determining the role of each participant in the intervention. This includes choosing a family lead whose job it is to get the person of concern to the meeting and to provide a calming influence during the carefrontation.
· Determine an order of speaking during the intervention.
· Assist family in determining whether any of the participants need to be uninvited for any reason.
· Prepare participants in identifying and overcoming any objections that the person of concern may offer as a reason for not going immediately for treatment.*IMPORTANT*
· Assist and support participants in deciding what the consequences will be if the person of concern chooses not to go for treatment. We will repeatedly reinforce that the participants need to stick to their bottom lines for the intervention to be successful. This is a crucial element of the intervention, it is the only element that system members have any control over and is the one outcome that system members can ensure is successful.
P.I.L. Interventionists will:
· provide the participants with a sample letter that will assist them in writing their letters.
The first session ends with the participants leaving to write their letters and prepare for the intervention.
Step # 4:
Rehearsal Meeting
2 to 3 hours long in the room where the intervention will occur
All the invited participants will attend with their prepared letters.
The seating arrangement will be determined with the family lead sitting next to the person of concern.
A plan will be developed to get the person of concern to the meeting space without them becoming aware of the intervention.
All involved will participate in a complete rehearsal of the intervention meeting with each person taking a turn reading their letter.
Step # 5: The Intervention/Carefrontation Meeting
Occurs usually in the morning and lasts for 1 to 2 hours.
P.I.L. will facilitate a safe and structured environment in which family and friends can express their love and concern.
The person of concern will be assisted in recognizing the toll that their addiction has had on their loved ones as well as the opportunity being presented to them to begin their recovery and healing.
The person of concern will decide whether or not to go for treatment.
The consequences of a decision to not go for treatment are made explicit.
Closing remarks.
Step # 6: Treatment
One of our interventionists will accompany the person of concern to the chosen treatment facility.
The interventionist will
liaise with the treatment centre’s staff and facilitate an open line of communication between the centre’s staff and family members.
P.I.L. will be available for ongoing support and counseling to the involved participants for the first 10 days after the person of concern enters treatment.
