ABSTRACT
The context of professional interventions is still akin to the Wild West; many interventionists have little credentialing, formal postgraduate education, or training. To elucidate best practices, the text first examines the theoretical foundations underlying behavioral change management. The authors then establish the framework for the practice of addiction interventions from a clinical point of view, and look into the assumptions of models used therein. Readers further examine the main social science models that help drive a person to “yes” in accepting addiction treatment. Emphasis is placed on common strategies used in successful addiction interventions.
