The document discusses the transtheoretical model of behavior change and the stages of change process. It moves from precontemplation to contemplation to preparation, action, maintenance, and termination. Interventions involve friends and family confronting an individual about their addiction in a structured meeting. The goal is to show how their behavior negatively affects others. Effective interventions are persistent and involve presenting change to thoughts, actions, and behaviors. They follow steps like meeting with a professional, practicing what will be said, creating a list of unacceptable behaviors, emphasizing consequences, and having treatment prepared.

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Interventions, The Process of Change
Elizabeth Wolf
Abstract
“The transtheoretical model of behavior change assess an individuals readiness to
act on a new healthier behavior, and provides strategies, or processes of change to guide
the individual through the stages of change to action and maintenance” ("Transtheoretical
model," 2011). The process of change is ever evolving through a process of stages. The
first stage is precontemplation, at this stage the person is not ready for change. The
second stage is contemplation; at this stage the person is becoming ready for change. The
third stage is preparation; now the individual is ready for change to take place. The fourth
stage is action, then maintenance, and finally termination. “To progress through the early
stages people apply cognitive, affective, and evaluative processes. As people move
toward action and maintenance, they rely more on commitments, conditioning,
contingencies, environmental controls and support” ("Transtheoretical model," 2011).
Introduction
“Addiction intervention and family interventions are highly structured meetings
of friends, family and co-workers coming together to inspire an addicted individual to
seek help. Often time the addicted individual is unaware or unable to see and feel the
destruction they are causing within the family” ("Addiction intervention,”). Chemical
dependency is a disease that does not discriminate; it affects people across cultures,
ethnic, educational, and socioeconomic lines. An intervention is a last resort for getting a

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loved one the treatment they need. Usually the loved one is in denial about the
seriousness of the problem, the intervention addresses the seriousness of the situation.An
intervention is effective because it is persistent. An intervention encompasses presenting
change into an individuals thoughts, actions, and behaviors. “The goal is to show this
person how their behavior is negatively affecting themselves and others in a non-
aggressive way” (Erikson).
Discussion
When thinking and creating an intervention plan it is best to involve 3-6 people in
the intervention. It is imperative to communicate openly with one another about what the
loved one is doing that is harmful to themselves and others. “You must plan what each
person is going to say and the sequence of events for the intervention” ("How to
perform,”). Here are the steps that the ones who are concerned should go through; meet
with a professional previous to the intervention, practice the intervention, “create and
discuss a list f actions and behavioral patterns by the loved one that will no longer be
tolerated” ("How to perform,”), impart a record of probable and already experienced
losses, emphasizeconsequences and ultimatums if the loved one does not go through with
going to get help, you must follow through with the consequences or else they are
meaningless threats, have preparations for treatment made, begin the intervention by
defining the problem, offer immediate treatment, stress that this is for his/her good, and
finally “remember anyone can be a drug addict and the effects on his/her health is
terrible” ("How to perform,”).

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Transtheoretical model. (2011, December). Retrieved from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/stages_of_change_model