About Interventions Australia

Interventions can happen in many ways and can be as simple as preparing friends and family to unite from a firmly grounded position.

We can teach families and friends how to communicate their concerns in a loving way with a consistent message of support, while maintaining strong, helpful boundaries.

More involved interventions can include facilitated face to face meetings with a person in trouble, or structured assistance to help that person into treatment.

Sometimes, people need to just have their issues brought to their attention in a focused, helpful manner. Other people need more structured assistance, with a great deal of ‘coaching’ and the provision of adequate support for them and their family and friends.

Interventions can be designed in so many ways depending on your situation – just book a consultation on how we can help.

Initial Costs

If you are unsure about whether an intervention is suitable or if you feel you just need more information, you can take the first step by booking a consultation to find out how we work and what we do. The first step is an initial assessment

In the initial assessment we discuss your situation in depth and devise a treatment plan outlining our recommendations for the most effective way to move forward. More importantly, having an effective plan in place inspires the family to follow through. We then give a firm quote on the following costs.

Should a facilitated intervention not be deemed suitable, alternative strategies can be explored such as educational sessions; i.e., teaching families what to say, how to say it in a non-shaming, positive and loving way showing all the family are on the same page and share the same message. We can assist with finding the right treatment facility for you and organise a bed in that facility. There are thousands of ways an intervention can work, we devise a treatment plan that is best for your loved one and importantly, fits into the family’s budget

Key Features of an Intervention

Years of intervention research and experience has enabled us to develop dignified and successful intervention programs that help not only the person at the focus of the intervention but also the people requesting the intervention. Our early intervention service will assist and support you from your first contact. Please be assured that any communication relating to an intervention is held in the strictest confidence.

There are many ways of conducting an Intervention, but key features of an effective intervention program should include.

the bringing together of a person at the focus of the intervention and their family/friends;
facilitating a solution focused discussion and to educate all parties about the issues at hand;
structuring a safe environment so that all parties can face each other honestly and move forward;
identifying and interrupting any dysfunctional cycles of communication and behaviours that are enabling or unhelpful;
providing support for all, promoting optimism and instilling hope for the future;
providing clear, concise, and succinct information about treatment options;
determining and discussing the needs of each party; and
helping to delineate useful boundaries and limits to problematic behaviours.

Is the behaviour of a loved one causing you concern?

Please be assured that any communication relating to an intervention is held in the strictest confidence.

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