Interventions Archives | The Gooden Center Southern California Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Center Mon, 11 May 2020 20:51:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 205612346 Intervention Letter Writing 101 https://www.goodencenter.org/intervention-letter-writing-101/ Sun, 25 Feb 2018 22:05:13 +0000 https://www.goodencenter.org/?p=43089 There are a lot of complex emotions and interactions that can take place during an intervention for drug and alcohol addiction. In order to minimize some of the intensity and organize thoughts or feelings it can be helpful to have those involved in the intervention write a letter. This letter will give them time to [...]

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]]> 43089 Can Court Ordered Treatment be Useful for Long Term Sobriety https://www.goodencenter.org/can-court-ordered-treatment-helpful-long-term-sobriety/ Tue, 19 Dec 2017 19:25:43 +0000 https://www.goodencenter.org/?p=42948 Not everyone who attends rehab for an addiction is doing so voluntarily because they have made a decision to quit. Many people end up quitting drugs as a result of legally mandated treatment ordered by the criminal justice system. Even though it may not be the individual’s personal choice to receive treatment, these kinds of [...]

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]]> 42948 Are Holidays the Right Time to Stage an Intervention? https://www.goodencenter.org/holidays-right-time-stage-intervention/ Mon, 20 Nov 2017 21:30:45 +0000 https://www.goodencenter.org/?p=42881 The holidays are a time when family reunites and though they might enjoy their time together they also must deal with unresolved conflict in some cases. Families who are concerned about someone’s alcohol or drug use might wonder if they can use the holidays as an opportunity to reach out to them. As long as [...]

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]]> 42881 Approaching An Intervention https://www.goodencenter.org/approach-intervention/ Sat, 20 May 2017 00:26:39 +0000 http://www.goodencenter.org/?p=17297 If someone you love is struggling with drug or alcohol addiction, chances are, you are feeling a wide variety of emotions. It is not uncommon to feel frustrated, angry, and helpless when a loved one is struggling with addiction. Addiction is a dangerous disease that can truly wreck havoc on an addict’s life and have [...]

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]]> 17297 An Opportunity to Change Your Life https://www.goodencenter.org/an-opportunity-to-change-your-life/ Mon, 24 Aug 2015 11:14:11 +0000 http://www.goodencenter.org/?p=23982 There are numerous drug and alcohol addiction facilities located throughout the United States and all of them offer people a safe environment in which they can understand the disease of addiction. Clients slowly change through the acceptance of their issues and handle them in a healthy manner by gaining the proper tools to do so [...]

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]]> 23982 Recovery Literature’s Ties To The Bible https://www.goodencenter.org/recovery-literature/ Mon, 07 Jul 2014 08:57:52 +0000 http://www.goodencenter.org/?p=17436 Recovering from addiction is a transformative process during which a recovering addict grows tremendously as a person by strengthening their spirit. Recovery is by no means an easy process and most addicts turn to a higher power when they are ready to face the challenges that lie ahead as they work to find answers to [...]

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