1. Poor preparation such as too short a time, poor selection of team members or lack of rehearsal.
2. No professional "clout". This is necessary for success, as it takes the pressure off the team members who may not be able to outline realistic consequences.
3. If any of the team members become enablers, sabotage the process, or become hostile or uncaring.
4. If education has not explained to the team how to separate the person from the disease.
5. When the selection of the site and time is not appropriate.
1. Conducted by experienced and trained facilitator.
2. Interventions are caring and not punitive.
3. Allow adequate time for goals and objectives to be defined by everyone.
4. Select holistic support team, family, employer, church, friends, neighbors can all serve as good team members.
5. One or two education sessions and practicing the roles of the team members.
6. Interrupting the destructive patterns.
7. The team must TRUST the interventionist.
1. When nothing else has worked.
2. When it becomes urgent and unsafe to allow the behavior to continue.
3. When the family feels that they have hit a bottom.
4. When the concerned persons still have love for the person.