Smarmore Castle Drug & Alcohol Rehab
How to Make an Intervention Successful
Interventions are most often seen in this way: someone who is struggling with addiction unexpectedly sits down with a group of loved ones who encourage them to admit they have a problem and to seek help. Then, the addicted loved one will either want to get treatment as a result or get angry and continue to be in denial.
It is important to make sure that an intervention is successful by being empathetic and non-judgmental towards the addict to show that you care about their wellbeing.
Interventions work when each member talks about how that person’s addiction has affected them and will plead with them to find treatment as well as explain the consequences of not getting help. Interventions are normally supervised by a mental health professional or an interventionist.
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What Happens in an Intervention
The trick to a successful intervention is to make it seem like rehab is the most obvious and easiest option to beat addiction.
While it is true that someone who is addicted is more likely to go to treatment after the invention, it does not mean that their treatment will be successful. Treatment has to be something that they are fully committed to doing with strong motivations in mind. If an addicted loved one has a strong support system and access to good treatment, there is a good chance they will get better.
In order for an intervention to be successful, it is important to make sure the timing is perfect where your loved one is not high or stressed out. It needs to be a time when they have your full attention and will not be distracted or too under the weather to listen. It is also important not to yell or shame your addicted loved one for the harmful choices they have made.
Speak in detail of how their addiction has caused harm to you whether you feel like your feelings were hurt or have caused strains in their own relationships or money problems.
Using Smarmore’s Intervention Service
Staging an intervention is a demonstration of love.
An intervention is a proactive step towards healing a loved one and their family. Addiction is a family illness. It touches and affects everyone that comes into contact with the alcoholic or addict. Non-medical interventions are sadly very common when friends or family confront a person’s drinking or using and ask them to stop. Often it just descends into a screaming match with no one being heard or understood.
Getting the Person Help
Using Smarmore Castles qualified interventionists means that the result everyone is looking for can become a more likely reality; getting the person help.
Finding a solution to the endless cycle of watching someone you love tear themselves apart is what an intervention is all about.
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How to Arrange an Intervention
- Speak to Smarmore Castle on +353 41 214 5111.
- Smarmore Castle will already have a room on standby to take in the patient should the invention be successful.
- Agree with your interventionist who is going to attend.
- Agree on ‘the rules of engagement’, no blame, shouting, no bullying etc.
- Agree to be honest about how the person’s addiction is affecting everyone.
- Remember the goal is to persuade the person to get help for their addiction, not to score points or vent anger.
There are many different methods, like the ARISE intervention method and the Johnson Model. But don’t worry our qualified interventionist will explain everything and be there with you every step of the way.
Please call +353 41 214 5111 to discuss costs and availability.
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For those experiencing existing mental health conditions in Ireland, there are private medical insurers who can help you cover treatment. As addiction experts, we know that receiving the appropriate care and support when you have a mental health disorder is pivotal to attaining long-lasting recovery. Below, we will go through the various health insurance options to help you understand your options when it comes to seeking private residential care for substance abuse. Please note that there is no guarantee that you can be covered for all addiction problems as policies are always assessed on a case-by-case basis. Find Out More
- My Loved One Doesn’t Want Help, What Do I Do?
You can’t force someone to go to rehab. At the end of the day, it needs to be their decision because they are the ones that need to be open to turning their lives around. There are ways in which you can encourage someone to enter treatment, one of these ways is via an intervention with a trained interventionist, who facilitates an honest discussion between family members and the addict. This is something Smarmore Castle can arrange – contact us today.
- Which Drugs Does Smarmore Castle Detox From?
We can detox people from any drugs whether they are illegal drugs such as cocaine, heroin, ketamine; or prescription drugs such as benzodiazepines or zopiclone, oxycodone, zolpidem, klonopin, methadone, cannabis; and legal drugs such as alcohol.
- How Long Is the Treatment Programme?
Our treatment programme starts at 4 weeks and is flexible in length, giving you the opportunity to extend for a longer period if you need it.
- Do You Treat Dual Diagnosis?
All patients are reviewed by a consultant psychiatrist in the first week and we can diagnose and provide treatment for a number of co-occurring mental health conditions.
- Do I Need to Be Abstinent Before Admission?
Our medically managed detoxification with 24/7 medical cover means that we can perform complete and complex detoxes at Smarmore Castle. You don’t need to be abstinent before arrival.
- How Do I Get To Rehab Safely?
Smarmore Castle is one hour north of Dublin international airport and we can arrange a driver to collect you and bring you straight to us for free.
We can also arrange a ‘sober transport’ service with a trusted driver, from anywhere in Ireland or Northern Ireland, at an additional cost.