Trauma is the Gateway Drug: Integrating Trauma-Informed Care into Effective Substance Abuse Treatment

Trauma is the Gateway Drug: Integrating Trauma-Informed Care into Effective Substance Abuse Treatment is organized by Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (PRA) and Psychiatric Rehabilitation Foundation (PRF).

Opens: Nov 01, 2017
Closes: Nov 01, 2023

Description:
This training will provide an overview of the research supporting the clear linkage between traumatic exposures & substance abuse/addictions. The discussion will include the treatment implications of viewing addictions solely as a brain disease vs. a desperate attempt to cope with overwhelming pain and distress. A “Trauma-Informed Inventory” will be introduced as a framework that guides the development of skills and strategies to intervene with people who are “dually diagnosed”. The importance of enhancing resiliency in service users by helping expand their circles of support will also be reviewed.

Learning Objectives:

• Define the link between traumatic exposures and Substance Abuse
• Cite three differences between models that view SUDs as disease vs. coping with distress
• Discuss ways we might better educate and empower people experiencing SUDs
• Correlate Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) & SUDs
• Identify three trauma-informed interventions that can be used to better support people with SUDs