Host of the national radio show: Overcoming Addiction: Hope with Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment on Voice America Radio. Joe Terhaar is a nationally recognized expert in family intervention and family addiction recovery. Always respectful and caring, we use 15 strategies of intervention, matching the approach to what the family and drug user (gambler, eater, etc.) need.
Do not risk an ambush intervention when one is not needed. We tailor the strategy to the needs of the family and the loved-one with the guidance of nationally recognized professional standards of care and research. Check Joe Terhaar's qualifications and see that he is the regional (nationally recognized) expert in family intervention.
Do not risk an ambush intervention when one is not needed. We tailor the strategy to the needs of the family and the loved-one with the guidance of nationally recognized professional standards of care and research. Check Joe Terhaar's qualifications and see that he is the regional (nationally recognized) expert in family intervention.
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Early: The idea of the family taking the initiative to intervene in a loved-one's alcohol/drug use (or other compulsive and self-destructive behavior) was first developed in the 1970s by Dr. Vernon Johnson. Similar to techniques used by large companies helping employees get into treatment, he framed his strategy around the presentation of clear concerns regarding the damage from alcohol or other drugs.
With addiction, there is no need to be harsh or abrupt. Always gentle and loving, we help the family address the compulsive and self-destructive behaviors, including gambling and eating disorders. In getting your loved one to rehab, we tailor the process to the needs of the loved-one and the individual family.
Most of these people with addiction recently came to us in relapse after treatment (with most having repeated treatment many times, with subsequent relapses). Treatment provides structure for beginning to obtain early recovery skills to combat brain craving for early recovery. But, addicts and families also need to develop the capacity as a family unit to deal with loss, grief, small and larger trauma.
There are many people who claim to be experts in intervention but have limited experience and training. The sad truth is anyone can call himself/herself an interventionist. Joe Terhaar is the only AISCB Certified Intervention Professional in the Inland Northwest. Do not risk your family's safety and health.
Full Member: Association of Intervention Specialists Marriage and Family Therapy Licensure. 2001 to present: Family Therapist; Intervention Specialists, LLC and the Original Family Recovery Program, providing intervention and family recovery counseling for the whole family together in recovering from addiction and mental illness-before, during, and after primary treatment.
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Michael Gonzales
Jun 02, 2017
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