Intervention

The simple fact is that very few alcohol and chemically dependent people are aware that they need help. Life moves on for the chemically dependent while the lives of those closest to them seems to fall apart.

Family and friends watch them disengage. They feel powerless to stop it and that powerlessness gives rise to guilt and a host of other issues.

It's true. One person alone cannot stop the addiction. This is the power of the intervention.

The primary goal of the intervention is to obtain help for a loved one, but the intervention itself is for the family and friends of the addict.

The intervention is action. The goal is for those who participate in the intervention to leave knowing that they have done the right thing, not only for their friend or family member but also for themselves.  

What happens at an intervention?

An intervention is not a discussion nor a negotiation, so it is fast and powerful. It seldom takes longer than 20 minutes, but there are three steps that lead up the actual intervention. These three sessions can occur over several days, or, if necessary, in one day.

Session 1
Dr. Koralek meets with those who are likely to participate in the intervention and talks to them about addiction, the intervention process and recovery.

Many people's idea of addiction is rooted in a general misunderstanding of the disease. Dr. Koralek will ensure that everyone present is educated on alcoholism as disease.

The goal of the first session is to make a decision on whether or not to participate based on correct knowledge of the intervention and the intervention process.

Many feel that for an intervention to work the dependent person must want to change. This is simply not true. There is a part of every chemically dependent person who knows that they need help. The intervention speaks to that part.

There are also some that view the intervention as an attack on the chemically dependent person. It is just the opposite.

Homework:

As an intervention can be very dramatic and tense, Dr. Koralek has every participant write a letter that is brought to the second session and read at the intervention.

Session 2
The second session is the "practice session."  

At this session Dr. Koralek will review the specifics of the intervention - time, place, what to expect, etc. This is where you finalize a treatment program.

It is essential that the treatment program be in place before the intervention takes place. For the process to be successful there can be no lag time between intervention and entering a treatment program.

Selecting the appropriate treatment center is critical. Dr. Koralek regularly reviews and recommends programs at Springbrook/Hazelden, Sierra Tucson, The Hazeldon Institute, The Betty Ford Center, and Promises, Malibu, CA.

At this session Dr. Koralek answers questions associated with choosing a good treatment program.

Session 3
Intervention

The intervention is tremendously powerful and rarely takes longer than 20 minutes.

At the end of the intervention Dr. Koralek or a member of the intervention group immediately escorts the chemically dependent person to the treatment facility.

Price
Interventions are priced from $3,000. The price is adjusted based on timing and travel expenses.