What Is An Intervention?

Many people in treatment have spent a significant amount of time supporting their unhealthy habits as a means to accommodate their addiction. Substance abuse and mental illness does not only affect the individual afflicted but also affects all those around him or her.

When a person struggles with these sorts of behavioral health concerns, he or she puts obtaining substances and/or participating in unhealthy behavior above all else in their lives.

This means that people’s relationships are often negatively affected, financial situations change, legal complications arise, and daily life tasks are not prioritized.

How To Pick The Right Interventionist

Interventions occur when an individual has been previously unwilling, unable, or unaware of the fact that they need treatment. It is usually held and organized by loved ones of the individual in need. An intervention is a very intimate experience. When a situation has brought itself to a space that requires or would benefit from an intervention there will most likely be many perspectives, feelings, and opinions from not only the person in need, but from every member present at the intervention. It is important to select a facilitator that you feel comfortable with as well as takes the time to have a clear understanding of your current situation.

Each person is different, and therefore each intervention will be unique and differ slightly.

What Is Case Management?

Case management is a type of individualized care that a person struggling with substance abuse and/or mental illness may benefit from. A case manager is a professional specialist that works with individuals who require or want more support throughout the duration of and after the residential treatment processes have been successfully completed. It is a case manager’s job to work with a client to create a uniquely specialized treatment plan, addressing all areas of one’s life.

A case manager is also an additional person for whom the individual in recovery must hold him or herself accountable.

Case Management & Long-Term Recovery

While at the beginning of one’s treatment process from substance abuse and/or mental illness, long-term recovery is not entirely at the forefront of one’s mind, it is ultimately essential to one’s continued sobriety. Active substance abuse and mental illness can wreck havoc on a person’s life. The behavior modifications that occur for an individual to accommodate and feed his or her addiction can result in deep routed habits that are consequently challenging to shift. It is highly unlikely that a person developed a substance abuse or mental health disorder overnight and similarly one’s recovery will not be completed overnight. Treatment for substance abuse and/or mental illness requires commitment, dedication, and patience.

Having the support of a case manager during one’s long-term recovery from substance abuse and/or mental illness can be instrumental in one’s continued success.