Addictions counseling is a specialist field that employs methodologies drawn from several clinical disciplines. It is practiced across the world by addiction treatment consultants with various professional qualifications but generally follows similar methodologies.
The success rate of any addiction therapy varies depending on Rehabs in New Delhi the skill of the counselor and the motivation with which the patient approaches treatment.
It is often assumed that unless the patient is highly motivated and ‘ready' to change that treatment will be a waste of time. It’s important to realize that addiction is a Rehabilitation Centre in New Delhi brain disease and a part of the illness is believing that patients believe there's nothing wrong with them.
Most addicted people find incredible ways to rationalize and justify their ongoing drug taking: stress at work, relationship difficulties, a great excuse because each time you challenge them about their drug use they can use that stressful event to justify more drug use! Addicted people will find any excuse to continue using.
Quality drug addiction counselors will be able to identify the ways the patient continues to use unhealthy techniques to protect their drug taking and help both the patient and the family to find new healthier ways of coping.
Drug addiction counseling has advanced significantly since it was first conceived of as a specialist field. Until the middle of the last century, addicts were stigmatized so severely that there were no facilities for treating them. Rather they were relegated to psychiatric wards where they received no specific help with their addiction or underlying issues.
Addiction is a multi-faceted illness that impacts all areas of the patient’s life. Nothing is left untouched – relationships, jobs, financial, legal, and spiritual areas of life are all negatively influenced. Addiction counseling is therefore a complex field and requires specialist training to be able to untangle these various issues and effectively address each area of life.
Many addicts in treatment become motivated to enter the career of counseling. Whether they are attracted by the prospect of helping addicts or for other reasons this decision should not be taken lightly. They should first discuss this with their addiction counselor and their 12-step sponsor before embarking on this path. It can be very difficult to work your program of recovery and maintain the professionalism required to be effective in addiction counseling.
It is therefore strongly suggested that the person be clean and sober for a significant amount of time before entering the field. This ensures that their recovery is strong enough and that they have had the chance to experience recovery from addiction in all its fullness, good and bad.So if you think that someone you know is going through drug addiction, make sure you help them. You can reach out to us through our website, our rehab is one of the best rehabs in Gurgaon.
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