| In almost all the alcohol treatment programs the role of | | | | any treatment, if the family of the addict will try to |
| the family of the addict is quite important. The alcohol | | | | make them understand about what the addiction |
| addict's family and friends are needed during the | | | | treatment program is all about, and then the addict will |
| treatment program to boost the morale of the addict. | | | | be able to come out of denial phase easily. This will be |
| The addiction treatment programs take active | | | | beneficial for the addict, as they will get timely |
| participation of the addict's family and make | | | | treatment. |
| understand the family about what they can do at | | | | But without proper guidance the family of the addict |
| home to keep the addict away from alcohol. The | | | | will not be able to convince the addict easily. The |
| alcohol addict needs the love and care of their dear | | | | intervention specialist will guide the family of the addict |
| ones along with the treatment procedure. Certain | | | | on how they can do this effectively. Here the family of |
| important things that the addiction treatment programs | | | | the addict will be advised to prepare speeches and |
| do to make the families understand the condition of | | | | say it in presence of the addict. This speech will tell the |
| the addict are given below. | | | | addict the feeling of the family person towards the |
| Family will be guided about the Codependency Factor: | | | | addict. These speeches should be made very |
| Not all the families of the addict are aware about the | | | | effective and should make the addict think about the |
| way in which an alcohol addiction can be treated. The | | | | love and care of the family for them. |
| families of the addict get confused on various issues | | | | Training Families to deal with the Relapse Prevention |
| like, the condition of the addict, the feelings that the | | | | Program: |
| addict is going through, what they can do to make the | | | | Once the addict joins a treatment program and takes |
| addict quit alcohol, how they can help the addict to join | | | | the proper treatment and comes out of the treatment |
| the treatment program, how they can support the | | | | center fully cured, the role of the family becomes |
| addict, how they can handle the situation without | | | | tougher. The family will need to take care that the |
| panicking and many such things. Most of the times | | | | addict stays away from the addictive substance. The |
| families of the addict, try to cover up the addiction of | | | | addict will need proper care and love in order to stay |
| their loved one and unknowingly push the addict away | | | | strong-willed about staying away from the addictive |
| from taking the treatment. They give assurance to the | | | | substance. This kind of love and care can be given |
| addict that the addict is normal. That is the reason the | | | | only by a member of the patient's family. |
| families of the addict are given counseling first and | | | | The addiction treatment program and also the |
| given an overall knowledge about alcohol addiction. | | | | intervention program will give proper training to the |
| Whenever anyone is found out to be an alcohol addict, | | | | family of the patient. The family will be trained on how |
| the family of that person is called for counseling. The | | | | they should act when the patient feels restless. The |
| family will be then given a proper training on, how they | | | | family will also be trained on what they should say to |
| should make the addict realize that they are doing | | | | the patient in order to keep them away from the drug. |
| wrong and how they can push the addict to join a | | | | The family of the patient will also be trained to identify |
| treatment program. | | | | the signs and symptoms of the relapse and also will |
| Training the Family with Intervention Program: | | | | be given proper training about what they should do if |
| The intervention programs are the first and most | | | | the patient goes into relapse. |
| important part of any addiction treatment. Intervention | | | | The role of the family is quite important in the overall |
| programs are made in order to make the addict | | | | alcohol treatment program, right from convincing the |
| realize that they are doing wrong and make them go | | | | patient to get into treatment to actually bringing them |
| for an addiction treatment. As the family of the addict | | | | to a complete addiction-free life. If you are planning an |
| also has to do the same task, that's why the | | | | alcohol treatment program for someone in your family, |
| intervention program has a major role for the family of | | | | you need to remember that. |
| the addict. The addict will try to deny that they need | | | | |