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	<description>Chris A. Suchanek, Recovery Consultant, and Interventionist in Los Angeles, Calif.  An addiction specialist, who is also trained in chemical dependency and domestic violence, Chris is dedicated to helping people get the treatment that they need.</description>
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		<title>There is Hope, Even with Addiction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have all heard about Charlie Sheen &#8211; even if you don’t want to. Stories about his “rock and roll life style,” being fired from his TV show and of course his responses are all over the internet, news and radio. I have heard him called crazy, mentally ill, disturbed, dangerous, manic, and falling down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>APA proposed several changes for DSM V</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In February, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) officially released the changes that are expected in to take place in the 5th version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder (DSM V). The DSM is often referred to as the Bible to mental health professionals, and is seen as the gold standard used when [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegroupprocess.com/1/apa-has-proposed-several-changes-for-dsm-v/</link>
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		<title>Substance Abuse Intervention Success Stories</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was in Santa Monica this weekend visiting a client that I had done an intervention on almost two years ago. For the purposes of confidentiality I will refer to this individual as Santa Monica Client (SMC) for the rest of this post. I was visiting him at a treatment facility that he was staying [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegroupprocess.com/1/substance-abuse-success-stories/</link>
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		<title>Why is a substance abuse intervention so expensive?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was speaking to a potential client in El Paso, Texas today who was interested in hiring me for my services. For the purposes of confidentiality, I will refer to this person as El Paso Client (EPC) for the remainder of this post. We discussed the circumstances surrounding the chemically dependent person in EPC&#8217;s life [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegroupprocess.com/1/why-is-a-substance-abuse-intervention-so-expensive/</link>
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		<title>I need an substance abuse interventionist right away!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was in Dallas Texas this week when I received a call regarding an intervention on a substance abuser living in Beverly Hills, California. The family friend who I will call (CC) was in a real hurry to see the intervention take place right away. I get calls like this all the time so I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegroupprocess.com/1/i-need-an-substance-abuse-interventionist-right-away/</link>
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		<title>Does hiring a substance abuse interventionist really work?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was in Baltimore Maryland a little while back having a conversation with a local Physiotherapist who asked me for my honest opinion about whether Interventions really worked or not. For the purposes of confidentiality I will refer to this person as Baltimore Physiotherapist (BP) for the rest of this post. BP asked me if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegroupprocess.com/1/does-hiring-a-substance-abuse-interventionist-really-work/</link>
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		<title>How to do an intervention DVD has gone to edit.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As some of you know I have been working on a how to DVD for the better part of the last year. The reason I wanted to develop this project was due to the fact that more often than not I receive phone calls and emails from families and loved ones who need or want [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegroupprocess.com/1/intervention-dvd-has-gone-to-press/</link>
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		<title>Once an addict or alcoholic always and addict or alcoholic?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning I woke up to an email that was sent from my website during the middle of the night. It was a woman in Salem, Oregon who wanted to know if her husband was always going to be an alcoholic. For the confidentiality purposes of this post we will call her RH. RH has been married [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegroupprocess.com/1/salem-oregon-seeks-interventionist-insight/</link>
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		<title>I hope this blog provides help for drug and alcohol intervention.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I Have to be honest with you and say that this whole blog thing is pretty new to me so please forgive me while I learn the ropes. The reason that I recently decided to start this blog was because of something that happened a few months back. I was standing in a my Hotel [...]]]></description>
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