LICADD Blogs
“Thank God for this Place”
I began interning at LICADD about four months ago. When I first started I didn’t know much about LICADD or what the organization did. After working here, I began to adapt and learned what this agency is all about. LICADD’s alcohol and drug prevention and education services for children and... Read more »
LICADD’s Family Education Series Starts
On October 29,2009 I was very fortunate to be able to sit in on the educational piece of an intervention. Over all it was a fabulous learning experience. Once again the interventionist showed how knowledgeable he is within his career. Throughout the whole session you could see that he is... Read more »
Pre-Intervention Family Education Series
I sat in on the initial family education intervention series facilitated by Jerry. The first family to arrive consisted of mother, daughter, and daughter’s friend. They were present because they were being affected by the alcohol dependence of their husband and father respectively. The second party to arrive consisted of... Read more »
Another Intervention Experience
I was very intrigued by the prospect of being involved in real time interventions with real people. I had heard about interventions through my time working in the field and on televison sitcoms in the eighties and nineties (i.e Different Strokes) and most recently on the television show on A... Read more »
First Exposure to Planned Interventions
From the start, one of those most appealing things to me about an internship at LICADD was the family interventions that were going to be taking place. I did not expect that on my first night there I would already be sitting in on the first step of an intervention. ... Read more »
Cowered Into Silence
With Fall upon us, this post seems quite poignant... On Friday, October 12, 2007, a number of seniors, juniors and even sophomores from at least one Nassau County high school participated in Midnight Madness. I know. Keep it on the down low. Somebody could get into serious trouble. Midnight... Read more »
Parents: We want to hear from you!
This is the spot where parents from Long Island and beyond get to have their say or just ask a few questions. Maybe you're outraged by something in your community, frightened by something going with your kids or are simply looking to share your experiences with other parents. This is... Read more »
