Preferred registration deadline: May 2nd

3 CEs

Mental health professionals who work with clients are often impacted by trauma and addiction-related disorders. This course delves into the intricate relationship between trauma and addiction, providing participants with a comprehensive understanding of how these two issues intersect and influence each other. Participants will learn to integrate assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning practices that consider the complex interplay between addiction and trauma. We will explore the physiological processes associated with trauma, shedding light on their evolutionary origins and the impact of biological responses linked to addiction. This knowledge will help professionals understand the underlying mechanisms that drive addictive behaviors in trauma survivors.

Participants will also gain insights into typical responses to traumatic events and how addictive and compulsive behaviors develop as coping mechanisms. The course will demonstrate how these behaviors serve as both a response to and a treatment for trauma, equipping professionals with strategies to support their clients in breaking these cycles. By the end of this workshop, participants will have a deeper understanding of the complex interplay between trauma and addiction, enabling them to provide more effective and empathetic care to their clients.

This is an interactive synchronous distance learning course via Zoom.

General Admission: $65**
**Eligible discounts can be applied during checkout.

Class size is limited to 45.

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Course Outline

Content Level: Intermediate

Target Audiences: Social Workers, Counselors, Psychologist, mental health professionals (especially those working in addiction treatment)

Agenda:

• 15 min Introductions
• 20 min Review of Trauma and Addictions:
• Review of trauma and trauma responses
• Review of addiction and addiction-related disorders
• The intersection of trauma and addiction
• 50 min. What’s happening in the body: a deep dive into the physiological processes of trauma, addiction, and how they interact
• 5 min break
• 45 min. Assessment and Diagnosis
• 45 min. Evidence-Based Trauma-Informed Treatments/Interventions

*A 5-minute break will occur approximately halfway through the workshop.  

Learner Outcomes

• Describe typical trauma responses to traumatic events and how addictive and compulsive behaviors interact develop as a response and treatment of those responses.
• Examine common interventions used to address the intersection of trauma and addictive behavior.
• Identify the physiological processes associated with trauma, understand their evolutionary origins, and how biological responses associated with addiction impact those processes.
• Describe assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning practices that include the understanding of the relationship between addiction and trauma.

Course Completion Requirements:

• The Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, Professional Development, provider #2130, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 9/24/2024 – 9/24/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 3 general continuing education credits.

• The Brown School is also an approved provider of Social Work CEs in Missouri and Illinois.

• To earn ACE credit, attendees must arrive at the scheduled time, attend the entire course, and complete an online course evaluation. ACE credit is not provided for partial attendance.  However, you may still qualify for partial Social Work Missouri and Illinois CEs provided by the Brown School.

• Brown School CE Certificates will be available online within 10 business days of course completion by visiting your learner profile at https://ce.wustl.edu/portal/logon.do?method=load&parentSite=brown. You will receive an email notification with specific instructions for accessing the online certificate when it is available. ACE CE Certificates, if requested in your evaluation survey, will be emailed within 10 business days of course completion.

• For more information about CEs, accessibility, refund/cancelation policy, our grievance policy, or other inquiries please visit our About Us page or email brownprofdev@wustl.edu.