What are the problem behaviors and physical symptoms that led you to arrange an intervention for the addicted person in the video?
Access the webcast: http://store.samhsa.gov/product/Prevention-Early-Intervention-for-SA-MH-Problems-What-s-Working-What-s-Needed-/SMA11-4620DVD
Watch the video and be sure to take note of the video’s URL to cite in your reference list.
Use the Internet, your textbook, and the Argosy University online library resources to research interventions for addicts. Imagine you are the interventionist being interviewed for a documentary about your work with the addict who is described in the video.
As the interventionist, write out your answers to the interviewer’s questions. Support your statements with information from the video clip and at least one academic source, such as your textbook, an academic journal article, or a Web site from a substance abuse treatment center or research organization. Respond to the following interview questions in a minimum of 350 words:
- What are the problem behaviors and physical symptoms that led you to arrange an intervention for the addicted person in the video?
- What are the difficulties the family of the addicted person is experiencing as a result of the addicted person’s behavior and symptoms?
- What role do you, as an interventionist, play in an intervention?
- Are interventions successful methods of treatment for drug and alcohol addiction?
