ALPHA INTERVENTION SHEDS LIGHT ON
ADDICTION ISSUES IN UPPER MANAGEMENT
San Francisco, August 11, 2008
– Alpha Intervention, a leading company specializing in executive chemical dependency, today publicly announces its services as a carefully managed therapeutic resource for companies struggling with addiction within their leadership. The company, founded by recovery specialist and businesswoman Kate Webster, focuses on drug and alcohol addiction problems affecting people who play a critical role in a company’s success. The issue of addiction exists in all industries and at all levels, yet the lack of resources for people in the upper echelons of a company prompted the founder to fill the void.
“Traditionally, when a company begins to feel the affects of
an addict or alcoholic’s disruptive behavior, the Human Resource department
steps in and provides solutions for the employee,” stated Founder and President
Kate Webster. “Yet a crisis situation at the executive level falls outside the
scope of Human Resource capabilities, and therefore requires a unique approach
to the Intervention and recovery process.” Alpha
Intervention provides a structured and closely managed process, effectively
intervening on the addiction and implementing consequences previously avoided
due to the senior executives’ position and role in the company.
Alpha Intervention is unique in its service because the members of the
team understand the situation not only from the addiction counseling
perspective, but also from their prior experience running successful companies.
The Alpha
Intervention process:
- The
Assessment –The Alpha team consults with the relevant parties in the
organization, deciding on the best course of action, taking into account
the specific requirements of the addicted person’s role in the company and
advising on the most appropriate and effective course of action.
- The
Intervention – The Alpha team creates an environment where the difficult
conversation takes place between the executive with the addiction and the
other key members of the organization. The addiction problem and its
effects on the company are outlined clearly and appropriate solutions are
presented to the addicted person. Treatment recommendations are outlined
and the consequences of not following them made clear.
- Re-Entry
to the Workplace – Often the most complex part of the Intervention
process, the Alpha Intervention
Re-Entry program puts recovery coaches in place to help the individual
transition back into the workplace and maintain long-term sobriety. A
stringent one year contract allows for closely monitored random drug and
alcohol testing and after-care therapy that greatly increases the chances
of success.
“Kate's life experiences provide a rich background that serves her well as an interventionist for high level business executives,” says Jan Vondracheck, executive director, Hazelden Springbrook. “The clients that have been referred from Kate thus far to Hazelden Springbrook, speak highly of Kate and of their experience in working with her. We're very excited to hear about the work that Kate is doing with executives, as this is an area in which she is keenly competent. We look forward to working with Kate and Alpha Intervention.”
“Kate Webster, Kristina Wandzilak and their team bring a superb blend of professionalism, expertise and personal experience to Alpha Intervention,” said Stephanie Brown, Ph.D, founder of the Addictions Institute in Palo Alto , California
. “I have seen Kate tap into her extensive business experience, passion and dedication to help those with addictions. With her intuitive business sense and professional training as an Interventionist, Kate has a unique perspective into recovery challenges within the corporate world. The team will offer continuing guidance to the individual with support for sobriety, a recovery program, and the challenges of returning to a stressful executive position.”
For more information about addiction at the management level
and Alpha Intervention, please visit www.AlphaIntervention.com
or call (415) 747-8224
About Alpha
Intervention
Founded in 2003, the Alpha Intervention team, made up of a highly trained network of specialists, provides a closely managed therapeutic process of intervention and recovery for the corporate environment. Alpha Intervention has offices in San Francisco, New York, London and works with credited treatment centers throughout the United States.
About Kate Webster,
Co-founder and president
Kate Webster is a successful business executive with over fifteen years experience working with Fortune 500 companies in the U.S. and Europe. Webster brings a unique combination of this strong business background and experience as an Executive Interventionist in the field of chemical dependency. She has created a unique one-year treatment model, with the focus on successful re-entry into the workplace and long-term recovery.
About Kristina
Wandzilak, Co-Founder
An author and National presenter on addiction and treatment, Kristina Wandzilak founded Full Circle Intervention in 2004, bringing together a team of Intervention experts focusing on the family. Wandzilak is the Co-Founder of Alpha Intervention and as one of our lead Interventionists, brings with her extensive experience of planning and executing successful Interventions and monitoring programs for senior executives across the U.S. and Europe.
About Dr. Jim Tracy
Dr. Jim
Tracy is a graduate of the Georgetown University School of Dentistry. As a
dentist, Tracy
practiced general
dentistry for 18 years, much of that in recovery from addiction to drugs and
alcohol. In 1997, he left active practice to develop an Impaired Physician
Program for the Nevada Board of Medical examiners. Two years later Dr. Tracy
was asked to develop a treatment program for impaired professionals at The
Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California.
He served as a Vice President of the Center's Professional Recovery Program. He
currently serves as an Evaluation Committee Member for the California Medical
Board’s Physician’s Diversion Program, the California Dental Board’s Diversion
Program and the State Bar of California, Lawyers Assistance Program.
About Nanette Zumwalt
Nanette Zumwalt is the President of Hired Power, the leading Personal Recovery Assistant and Sober Companion company in the U.S. Zumwalt has extensive experience in the addiction recovery and mental health fields. Her work has taken her across the United States, establishing extensive contacts among treatment centers, hospitals, therapists, physicians, program directors, and other professionals within the professional community, entertainment and sports industries. The Hired Power team is an excellent resources with in-depth knowledge of current trends in the substance abuse and mental health treatment fields and will provide Alpha Intervention with a National team of Personal Recovery Assistants and Executive Recovery Coaches.
Press Contact:
Katy Garlinghouse
Public Relations Manager
(415) 308-2108
KatyGarlinghouse@AlphaIntervention.com
