Intervention: How to Help Someone Who Doesn't Want Help
Author(s): Vernon E. Johnson (Author)
Publisher: Hazelden Trade
Publication Date: 7 Jan. 1986
Language: English
Print length: 132 pages
ISBN-10: 0935908315
ISBN-13: 9780935908312
Book Description
In <em>Intervention: How To Help Someone Who Doesn’t Want Help</em>, Dr. Vernon Johnson describes the process that has successfully motivated thousands of chemically dependent people to accept help. In simple terms, this book shows how chemical dependency affects those around the addicted person, and teaches concerned people how to help and how to do it right.
Editorial Reviews
Review
In this pioneering work, Vernon Johnson describes intervention — a process that has successfully motivated thousands of chemically dependent people to accept help. In terms anyone can understand, Intervention shows how to help those with an alcohol or other drug problem — and how to do it right. –From the Back Cover
“Dr. Johnson has pioneered in this work, and it is no surprise that he writes a masterpiece as a guide for families and friends of chemically dependent persons. Because of its brevity and clarity, the book effectively addresses the intended audience as well as professionals who want to understand how to get someone to accept help.” –S. Reaves Lee, MD, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
From the Back Cover
In this pioneering work, Vernon Johnson describes intervention — a process that has successfully motivated thousands of chemically dependent people to accept help. In terms anyone can understand, Intervention shows how to help those with an alcohol or other drug problem — and how to do it right.
About the Author
Vernon E. Johnson, D.D. is the Founder of the Johnson Institute and former faculty member of Rutgers University Summer School for Alcohol Studies.