ABSTRACT
Chapter 4 outlines a step-by-step guide to addiction interventions, as practiced by Dr. Louise Stanger. It takes clinicians from the first caller scenario through to the execution of an intervention and the ongoing aftercare that necessarily follows.
This chapter is at the heart of the book, and takes behavioral healthcare professionals through Dr. Stanger’s Collective Intervention Strategy in successive steps, with practical activities and exercises adapted for each phase. Each step is also accompanied by clinical assumptions and tips for execution. In sum, the chapter is a blueprint for Dr. Stanger’s successful method of family-centered, invitational change, the Collective Intervention Strategy.
