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SUMMER'S WORD: Plan
It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.
ASIAN INTERVENTIONS
Alcohol and drug problems are on the increase in South Asian
communities in the U.S. For more information and intervention services call 212.683.8449.
THE ORGAN STOPS
The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you
get up in the morning and does not stop until you get to the office. Robert Frost.
INTERVENTIONS UP
For the third year straight, the intervention rate
has increased during the forth quarter. The holiday season and the new year seem to
provide the impetus for the family to take action on a problem that has been around far
too long. The first quarter is the second highest quarter for new interventions.
Books:
Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health:
Substance Use Disorders
(2006), WF Scanlon, NR Lessa 
Alcoholism & Drug Abuse in the
Workplace// Managing Care
and Cost Through Employee Assistance Programs (1991), W.F. Scanlon, Greenwood Press.
BRIEF THERAPY
F-R-A-M-E-S: Feedback, Responsibility, Advise, Menu, Empathy,
Self-efficacy
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LETTERS
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My deepest thanks for your concern and your good work on behalf of my brother, my
family and myself. I'd guess that intervention families generally do not talk to each
other, but if you find yourself with clients or potential clients who would like to talk
with someone who's had the experience, I'd be more than glad to talk with them.
(D.L.) |
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Thank you for your help. I'm glad to know that your are there should I need more help.
(L.R.) |
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Thank you for spending time to talk with me. During such a challenging period, people
like you make it easier. (R.F.) |
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Thanks again for all of your help. I am now a spokesperson for your services.
(L.E.) |
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One of my two closest women
friends came to spend the night on Thursday - she said I was my
"old self" and
how much she had missed me - that made me cry. Now I am beginning to
create a new self on top of that foundation - a second chance at
meaning and connection few people ever had. Thank you,
Walter.
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BRIEF TREATMENT
"Treatment May Be Brief, But Recovery Is Forever," The Counselor ,
NAADAC, July/August 1998
INTERVENTIONS
Structured Family and/or Corporate Intervention becomes an
important positive event in the recovering person's (IP's) continuing recovery.
MOYERS ON ADDICTION
Message on the PBS Bill Moyers'
TV special on addiction was loud and clear: Intervention - both family and
corporate - is a critical
function of treatment and recovery. Current scientific data and a "Chaucerian
procession" of ordinary Americans recounting often harrowing experiences with alcohol
and drugs drove the message on home: More treatment opportunities are needed if we
are to impact the problem.
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