Crisis Intervention - Acting Against Addiction - Softcover

Storti, a California-based crisis interventionista growing profession of addiction specialistsreportedly has had a significant success rate. Here, in case studies culled from the more than 1000 interventions he has performed in the past 10 years, Storti and journalist Keller (Emergency Room) describe the technique of involving the addict's family, friends and co-workers in a program designed to persuade the substance-dependent person to seek help in a treatment center. In one of the first books about addiction intervention, the authors delineate professional standards to be looked for in selecting an interventionist and list treatment centers for alcohol, food and drug addiction. First serial to Ladies' Home Journal.
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