What is an Intervention specialist?

Annabella Higgins

Answered: 2018-02-23 03:01:02

Id be more curious about an intervention specialist salary. If its just a certification program, then they probably dont make any more than someone flipping burgers. Its so scary how people can just print off a certificate and give themselves the title nowadays. How can someone help me with addiction if they havent gone to college?

Parker Strickland

Answered: 2018-02-13 23:11:29

Ive read that to get an early interventionist specialist certification , the person needs to get a 4 year degree in something like social work, but the qualifications are different from place to place. This is because in intervention specialist has a specific niche where they are supposed to be an expert. This is the person that meets with families as an independent contractor or on behalf of rehab facilities to plan the meeting between the family and the addict. They can also make recommendations on whether or not the intervention is appropriate and help to make it more effective. It probably helps if they are a counselor of some sort.

I cant tell you the exact intervention specialist job description, but per my experience, its a person who understands how to set up and lead a complete intervention. They usually have some sort of training dealing with addiction or in psychology. This helps them mediate the meetings and connects them to the treatment center. Every article Ive read on intervention says that the process can have mixed results. This is why its so important to get professional help before trying to stage one.