The Definitive Guide to Addiction Interventions

Dr. Louise Stanger Ed.D, LCSW, CIP, CDWF, is a lecturer, clinician, trainer, and renowned interventionist. Her work has been featured in the Huffington Post, the Journal of Alcohol Studies, Recovery View, Sober Way, and various other magazines and scholarly publications. In addition, the San Diego Business Journal listed her as one of the top ten "Women who Mean Business," and she was ranked as one of the top ten interventionists in the country. Lee Weber is the founder and editor of Addiction Blog, with over a decade’s experience in communications, online content creation, community development, and writing. Her mission is to connect families and individuals struggling with addiction to necessary and appropriate treatment options. More information can also be found at allaboutinterventions.com and addictionblog.org.

PREFACE PROLOGUE PART 1: Models of Intervention CHAPTER 1. An Understanding of Addiction CHAPTER 2. Current Models of Intervention CHAPTER 3. The Basic Anatomy of an Intervention PART 2: Clinical Skills CHAPTER 4. How Collective Intervention Works CHAPTER 5. Therapeutic Strategies Used in Interventions CHAPTER 6. How to Adjust Interventions by Population CHAPTER 7. Difficult Interventions: Point-Counter-Point CHAPTER 8. Family Mapping and Portraiture PART 3: Troubleshooting CHAPTER 9. What's Going Wrong? CHAPTER 10. The Business of Interventions GLOSSARY BIBLIOGRAPHY