Protected
...the more hierarchical the workplace-- military, police and fire departments, certain bureaucracies, for instance-- the more likely it is that such behaviors will be protected.
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Where Goals and Effectiveness Meet
Experience tells us that almost all of the wide variety of treatment strategies and models are around because they work well for someone.
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Taking Action: Analyze Past Flaws
Families often think it’s the addict or alcoholic’s emotions that need to be overcome to succeed. But in fact, we need to start by dealing with our own feelings.
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Taking Action: Know the Enemy
The behaviors of alcoholics and addicts are so predictable because the disease follows a certain progression.
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Why They Quit
By the time the family gets around to taking action, conditions in the addict’s life have already reached the point where there’s a certain incentive to change.
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Call the Intervention Pro?
if some members of your team have become hesitant, mired in doubt, lost their motivation– then you want the professional with you.
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Choosing Your Rehab: 4 Success Factors
A shorter stay is cheaper and less disruptive to your life, but 90 day programs give you more time to master the skills of recovery.
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Do I Have a Drinking Problem?
Ultimately, you are the only one that makes decisions about your life.
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What to Expect From Counseling
Counselors are taught that the best way to make progress is to let the client determine the direction the relationship takes.
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Why Gender-Specific Rehab?
One benefit of gender-specific rehab is the reasons for initial substance-seeking can be appropriately addressed by the treatment team and can be processed with like-minded peers.
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When You Love a Shapeshifter
The drugs or alcohol have turned someone you love into a monster. How can we turn them back?
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I’m Ready to Call a Family Interventionist
An Interventionist will be trying to make sure they have all of the ‘pieces of the puzzle’
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Why Intervention Works
The addict may have tried to control drinking or drug use many times, and failed. This experience leads him to conclude that he can’t change.
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