◦ Takes care of the addict when he gets back home
◦ Helps motivate the patient
Why Your Family Should Be Involved In An Alcohol Rehab Program
◦ Takes care of the addict when he gets back home
◦ One of the reasons why you should include your family members in the treatment process is because they are able to offer support to the alcoholic. They can even take time to support the alcoholic when he comes back home. When you finally come back home, you will have to live with your family. Therefore, they should be able to take care of you when you are back at home. This makes things easy for the alcoholic. That is why rehab centers call family members during counselling sessions. They are taught how to avoid judging the addict as well as how to help and motivate them when they are n pain. Addicts suffer a lot when they develop withdrawal symptoms. Addicts take months and even years to completely heal from the addiction. This requires a lot of patience and dedication from the people assisting the addict. Therefore, the counselling sessions play a major role in the treatment of the addicts.
◦ Helps motivate the patient
◦ Family members have an important role to play when motivating patients so that they can heal from their addiction. Treatment process can be very challenging and difficult