Intervention

by Johnson, Vernon E.

• ISBN13: 9780935908312
• ISBN10: 0935908315
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1986-06-01
• Publisher: Hazelden

Summary

Johnson Institute Helping those who don't want help. In Intervention: How To Help Someone Who Doesn't Want Help, Dr. Vernon Johnson describes the process that has successfully motivated thousands of chemically dependent people to accept help. In simple terms, this book shows how chemical dependency affects those around the addicted person, and teaches concerned people how to help and how to do it right.

Author Biography

Vernon E. Johnson, DD (1920-1999), an Episcopal priest and recovering alcoholic, devoted his life to alcohol intervention. Johnson was co-founder of the Johnson Institute, which provided early intervention services for individuals and employers. He was a faculty member of Rutgers University Summer School for Alcohol Studies. Johnson also wrote several books about the treatment of chemical dependency, including I'll Quit Tomorrow, Intervention and Everything You Wanted to Know about Chemical Dependence: Vernon Johnson's Complete Guide for Families.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	iii	(4)
Introduction	vii
PART I: LEARNING ABOUT CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY	3	(58)
Chapter 1: The Disease of Chemical Dependency	3	(11)
What We Know About the Disease	5	(5)
How To Tell If Someone You Know Is Chemically Dependent	10	(4)
Chapter 2: The Emotional Syndrome of Chemical Dependency	14	(27)
What We Know About the Emotional Syndrome	16	(18)
How Chemical Dependency Affects You	34	(7)
Chapter 3: The Delusional System of Chemical Dependency	41	(20)
What We Know About the Delusional System	42	(7)
How You Become Part of the Delusional System	49	(12)
PART II: INTERVENING WITH CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY	61	(49)
Chapter 4: Preparing for the Intervention	61	(27)
Conquering Your Own Reluctance	62	(4)
Gathering the Intervention Team	66	(5)
Gathering the Data	71	(5)
Rehearsing the Intervention	76	(9)
Finalizing the Details	85	(1)
Should You Seek Professional Help?	85	(3)
Chapter 5: Doing the Intervention	88	(22)
An Intervention Scenario	89	(16)
What If the Intervention Doesn't Work?	105	(1)
Getting Help for Yourself	106	(4)
Epilogue	110	(2)
Index	112