In this pioneering work, Vernon Johnson describes intervention, a process that has successfully motivated thousands of chemically dependent people to accept help, in terms that everyone can understand. For friends and family of those with an alcohol or drug problem, Intervention: How to Help Someone Who Doesn't Want Help shows how to help and how to do it right.
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Vernon E. Johnson, D.D. is the Founder of the Johnson Institute and former faculty member of Rutgers University Summer School for Alcohol Studies.
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...the disease model is settled science. The American Medical Association has recognized alcoholism as a disease since the 1950s and long-term research of high validity supports the fact that addiciton is a disease...I do hope potential readers of this classic text will not be dissuaded by an unknown source's unfounded personal beliefs.
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This book is in itself a good guide to holding an intervention, however I disagree with the information that is used to support it. Throughout the book there are claims that it is a disease, much like diabetes or mumps, and that any time spent looking for enviormental causes, or any cause other than biological, is in fact a waste of time and is detrimental to the addicts chances of recovery.
I find this very closed minded, based on the simple fact that it has only been classified as a "disease" in order to proctect those who are addicts so they will not lose thier jobs, insurance coverage, and will be able to recieve help from society. There is no scientific evidence to prove the theory that addiction is a biological cause, meaning that no outside influences can affect it. If someone has diabetes, a stressful home life does not make them produce more or less insulin, however it can cause an alcholic to want to drink.
I would not recomend this book as anything but a step-by-step intervention guide.
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This gives a good overview of alcoholism and the general technique of intervention. The author makes it quite clear that families can intervene on an alcoholic without using a professional in many cases. This is important for families who do not have the money to hire a professional. But I found that the book does not give a great deal of detailed instruction on how to carry out an intervention. I think, after having done a intervention on someone in my husband's family, the book oversimplifies the whole process. There are many issues that cropped up for us that the book did not cover. While this book is worth reading, it is not the best I've read when it comes to giving practical, detailed advice on actually doing the intervention.
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Sub-titles say what this book provides: How to help someone who doesn't want help! "for families and friends of chemically dependent persons. Read more
Published on Feb 1 2001 by rodboomboom
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This one gets right to the point in teaching, advising and coaching through an intervention in chemical dependency (alcohol, drugs). The advice is sound and rings true throughout. Read more
Published on Jan 23 1999
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This one gets right to the point in teaching, advising and coaching through an intervention in chemical dependency (alcohol, drugs). The advice is sound and rings true throughout. Read more
Published on Jan 23 1999 by heavens@pacbell.net
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