What is tough love?

As an interventionist I am often asked if a family needs to apply "tough love" in order to create an effective intervention.  My response is usually one of caution, since most families don't understand tough love as a tactic. It is more often an emotional response, rooted in crisis, and doesn't do the intervention much good a a strategy.  Visit me online at http://intervention.pro/interventionservices.aspx.