When should the counselor first contact the family? Why is the family involvement to critical?

What will be an ideal response?


The family should be contacted within the first few hours of the client’s admission (Ensure there is signed Consent/Release on file). Addiction is a family disease; everyone is impacted. Family involvement helps with understanding the addiction, personal healing, enhancement of healthy communication, and support.

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What will be an ideal response?

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