Addiction Treatment Services: Bill Maher, CIP, CADC, ACI—Intervention Services

William J. Maher ,CIP, CADC, ACI
Member of the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) and
The Association of Intervention Specialists (AIS)

There are several models of intervention. The method we use is the Family Invitational Intervention, which is different from others because the addicted person is openly invited to attend. Family members and significant others learn about and discuss the affects of addiction. The meeting is organized in a way that allows the addicted person to lower their defenses, principally because the material is not directed at them, but rather to the family as a whole. We call it the gentle, respectful intervention.