Posted by alexandra_k on May 25, 2005, at 4:07:32
In reply to Re: Is it stupid to relocate » alexandra_k, posted by rainbowbrite on May 24, 2005, at 9:30:28
> When someone has a drug or alcohol problem they some times pay a person called an interventionaist to come and spend a few days or what ever is needed to in a way take control of the situation. They sit All involved down and confront the user and provide all the possible options available for them, MINUS the possibility of continuing on the route they are on. The interventionist is a pretty agressive step I believe and with the confrontation the hopes are the user will see how much people care and that they will lose everything if they dont accept the conditions. At that pooint the usuer has to decide and often its treatment or the family says goodbye. does that make sense?
Ah.
Hmm.
Well...
Over here if someone has a problem they typically come to the attention of the courts at which point they are ordered to undertake treatment.
If family members are concerned they can go up to the courthouse and attempt to put a treatment order on them. It will be decided by a judge and at that point they may be ordered to undertake treatment.
If someone wanted to find out their treatment options, or find them out on behalf of a family member, they would tend to ring the alchohol hotline or the citizens advice beauro or something like that...
Or ask at WINZ (work and income NZ) if they were unemployed...I just mean to say that I'm not sure there is a niche for that sort of job here. As such I'm not sure that we have programs to become that, if you get what I mean.
You might be interested in the masters of councelling program if you would like to be a councellor.
You might be interested to know that you can do the clinical program in 3 years of grad study (and your last year is placement) if you were interested in that.
The first is narrative therapy which ain't too bad IMO
The second is by the book CBT
But...
Beats the PhD / DPhil 5 year angst people have to go through in the US...I don't think the moderation program is toooo hard to get into (though might be best to not quote me on that)..
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