| An intervention is not an event--it is a process. Done | | | | - Do you believe that drinking/using makes your life |
| properly, a drug intervention or alcohol intervention is | | | | bearable? |
| carefully planned and executed to maximize its | | | | - Do you feel desperation or uneasiness when you |
| effectiveness. At Dallas Intervention, we follow the | | | | cannot drink/use? |
| widely-accepted “Johnson Model” of intervention | | | | - Do you lose count of the number drinks you’ve |
| pioneered by Vernon E. Johnson. The Johnson Model | | | | had or pills you’ve taken? |
| is premised on the idea that the most effective | | | | - Do you drink/use regardless of the consequences? |
| intervention approach is to gather concerned relatives | | | | - Have you ever threatened your financial stability or |
| and friends of the alcoholic/addict and present him or | | | | standing in the community by your drinking/using? |
| her with reality in a compassionate and receivable | | | | - Have you ever had a serious relationship threatened |
| way. | | | | or destroyed because of drinking/using? |
| In preparation for an intervention, each intervention | | | | - Do you feel that life would be miserable without |
| client should, at a minimum, expect an initial | | | | drinking/using? |
| assessment of the need for intervention and the | | | | - Do you find yourself drinking/using without intending |
| effects alcohol/drugs is having on all concerned, a | | | | to? |
| planning meeting in which the intereventionist provides | | | | - Does your drinking/using affect your reputation? |
| ducation regarding chemical dependency, a discussion | | | | - Do you drink/use to try to deal with or escape from |
| of intervention protocol, and guidance for preparing | | | | life's problems? |
| intervention letters, a rehearsal of the intervention, and | | | | - Are you unable to concentrate on other areas of |
| a post-intervention process meeting. In all cases, the | | | | your life because of a preoccupation with drinking |
| interventionist should assist the client in determining and | | | | using? |
| choosing the proper treatment option for the alcoholic | | | | - Do you spend a lot of time seeking out your drink |
| or addict. | | | | drug? |
| How do I know if my loved one is an alcoholic or | | | | - Do you find yourself obsessing about drinking/using? |
| addict? While we recommend professional | | | | - Have you ever wished you could stop or control |
| assistance in determining whether or not someone is | | | | your drinking/using but could not? |
| chemically dependent, the following questions may help | | | | - Do you feel out of control? |
| you decide if further assessment is needed: | | | | - Neglect responsibilities due to drinking/using? |
| - Have you ever tried to control how much or how | | | | - Hide alcohol/drugs? |
| often you drink/use and failed? | | | | - Undergo a personality change when drinking/using? |
| - Do you find yourself unable to stop drinking/using | | | | - Lie about the amount or frequency of drinking/using? |
| even though it is causing negative consequences? | | | | - Drive under the influence? |
| - Do you feel that you don't want anyone to know | | | | - Drink/use alone? |
| about your drinking/using? | | | | - Had memory loss from drinking/using? |
| - Do you drink/use for the sole purpose of getting | | | | - Have medical problems caused by drinking/using? |
| high? | | | | - Have legal problems caused by drinking/using? |
| - Do you drink/use in the morning, at or before work, or | | | | - Neglect work or school because of drinking/using? |
| at other inappropriate times or in other inappropriate | | | | - Isolate from family and friends? |
| places? | | | | If you need help with an intervention in Dallas or an |
| - Do you make promises to yourself concerning your | | | | intervention in Texas, contact Dallas Intervention & |
| drinking/using on which you cannot follow through? | | | | Recovery Resources today. |