Integrated Trauma and Substance Use Treatment: Using Common Factors in the Context of Substance Use Treatment

Contact Hours: 3
CEU’s: 3
Enrollment Limited to: No limit
Method: Lecture, discussion

This course will provide a comprehensive overview of integrated treatment approaches for individuals with co-occurring trauma and substance use disorders. Using Judith Herman, MD’s three-stage model of trauma recovery as a foundational framework, the course will examine the common factors shared across evidence-based trauma therapies, including Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). Special attention will be given to how these models can be applied in the context of integrated co-occurring substance use treatment. Participants will also explore the impact of pre-treatment beliefs, readiness for change, and strategies for assessment—including the use of validated PTSD and substance use screening tools. Through lecture and case-based discussion, participants will develop a trauma-informed, integrative lens for clinical practice.

Method: Lecture, discussion

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will learn about historical barriers to implementing trauma treatment with substance-involved individuals.
• Participants will learn to identify trauma-related symptoms as a focus in co-occurring mental health and substance use treatment.
• Participants will understand how Dr. Herman’s stages of trauma recovery can inform integrated treatment planning.
• Participants will explore the common therapeutic factors present in trauma and substance use interventions.
• Participants will learn how to integrate common factors in trauma treatment into key areas of focus in substance use treatment (motivational enhancement, functional analysis, goal setting, urge and mood coping skills training, etc.).

Instructors: Tiffany Huseman, Psy.D. and Liane Nelson, Ph.D.

Location: Live Via Zoom

Cost: This training is being offered free of charge thanks to the support of an Opioid Settlement Grant awarded by Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health to Westchester Jewish Community Services.

Westchester Jewish Community Services is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0101, and by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW0067 and by The New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0313

Please note: To receive CE credits, one must attend the entirety of the class. Partial credit will not be awarded to those who attend only a portion of the class. Therefore, late arrival or an early departure of greater than 10 minutes constitutes not attending a class in its entirety. To document attendance, participants must sign in and out of the class and complete an evaluation at the end of each class.