101021: Love First

About the Course:

If alcoholics and addicts won’t accept help until they’re ready, what gets them ready? This book provides an answer in clear, concise terms. Dispelling two damaging myths: That an addict has to hit bottom and that intervention must be confrontational. The authors’ proven approach puts love first and shows families, step by step, what to do next.

Journal/Publisher:

Hazelden

Publication Date:

2000

Authors

Jeff Jay; Debra Jay

About the Authors:

Jeff Jay is president of the Terry McGovern Foundation in Washington, D.C. Jerry serves as director of program development and chief information officer at Brighton, Michigan.

Debra Jay served as a chemical dependency specialist at Hanley Hazelden Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. She also facilitated the residential family program at the center and designed the evening family program. Debra has an active practice as an interventionist, and she provides training and consulting services to families throughout the United States and Canada.

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially addiction counselors, psychologists, counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about intervention strategies. It is appropriate for all levels of participants’ knowledge.

Course Objectives:

1. Explain what science has learned about the genetics of addiction.

2. Describe how to prepare for an intervention.

3. Identify what steps need to be taken upon the completion of an intervention.