From Intervention to Healing: Ministering to Those in Treatment

Product Description

Overview

Approaching someone who is struggling with addiction or mental illness and asking them to get professional help can be a difficult, even painful process. Nancy A. Kluge, PhD, LCPC offers ways to navigate an intervention successfully. The presentation includes tips for selecting a treatment provider and strategies for effectively supporting the individual through treatment and beyond.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will:

1. Explore the basics of successful mental health and addiction intervention;
2. Learn what to think about when choosing a treatment provider; and
3. Identify strategies for supporting someone during and after treatment.

Who Should Participate

Priests, deacons, men and women religious, lay ministers, and those involved in vocations, formation, or clergy and ministry personnel needs.

Reflection Questions

Questions for reflection and discussion prior to the learning session are provided below.

1. Is it possible to get professional help for a person who is in denial about his or her problem?
2. I am not a mental health professional; how can I truly help this person?
3. What can I say or do to help the person avoid relapse?