Everything You Need to Know about Interventions

Have you ever wondered if someone you know who’s abusing drugs or alcohol needs an intervention? If you’ve ever seen the A&E series Intervention you know that doing an intervention isn’t easy on anyone – not the addict or those affected by the addict’s behaviors. What you probably don’t know is everything that goes into an intervention and the fact that there is more than one kind. Tune in to the show to find out who does and doesn’t need an intervention, what types there are and what to look for and avoid if you’re thinking about an intervention for someone you care about.

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Break the Chains: Interventions If you've ever seen the A&E program Intervention, you know interventions are never easy on anyone; not the addict or those who care about them. But what you may not know is that there are different kinds of interventions, and not just the ambush kind you see on TV. Our guest, board-certified interventionist Burr Cook, will tell us all about this sometimes controversial practice. We'll also speak with Sammi, a recovering addict who was on the other side of an intervention not too long ago.
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Burr Cook Burr Cook is a board registered interventionist through the Association of Intervention Specialist Credentialing Board (AISCB), a Certified Alcohol and Other Drug Recovery Specialist II (Certified Addiction Specialist-CAS II), a Nationally Certified Addiction Counselor (NCAC) and a Registered Nurse. He is trained and experienced in the Johnson, Systemic, and Arise models of intervention. He is a member of the California Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC), the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC), the Network of Independent Interventionists (NII) and The Association of Arise Interventionists (AAI). In addition he serves on the boards of NII and PALM (Problems of Addiction in Labor and Management). Burr has worked in state licensed inpatient addiction treatment centers and detoxification facilities as a nurse, counselor, program developer, educator and director of admissions. Family Intervention Now