TraumAddiction: Treating Addicted Survivors of Trauma

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SAFETY AND STABILIZATION FOR THE ADDICTED SURVIVOR OF TRAUMA

Not everyone who is traumatized becomes addicted but everyone who is addicted has been traumatized – Gabor Maté

This course first explores the intersection of trauma and addiction through a bio-psycho-social approach that, for the 21st Century would be more accurately called neuro-traumatic-polyvagal approach. This course helps clinicians, addiction professionals and recovering addicts understand how trauma is at the center of the disease of addiction and must be addressed for addicts to enjoy lasting recovery and quality of life. The second half of the course introduces a four-stage treatment structure to treat trauma and addiction simultaneously ins a safe and effective method using evidence-based principles and practices.

COURSE OUTLINE

Foundational Issues in Addictions-Informed Psychotherapy

• Addiction Vs. Substance Use Disorder vs. Chemical Dependence

• Neurobiology of Addiction

• Causes of Addiction (BioPsychosocial)

• Attachment issues

TRAUMATIC STRESS

• What Causes Trauma?

• Symptoms of PTS(D)

EMPOWERMENT & RESILIENCE TREATMENT STRUCTURE: Four-Stage Behavioral Treatment Model for Co-Occurring Traumatic Stress and Addiction

1. Preparation & Relationship

2. Skills Development & Cognitive Restructuring

3. Desensitization & Integration

4. Posttraumatic Growth & Resilience

1. Preparation & Relationship

• Assessment

• Feedback Informed Tx

2. Skills Development & Cognitive Restructuring

• Tools for Hope/ANS

• Self-Regulation

• Graphic Time-Line/Narrative

• Shame > Self-Compassion

• Additional Stabilization & Containment

3. Desensitization & Integration

• In vivo Exposure

• Forward-Facing® Trauma Therapy

• Imaginal Exposure (1+ year of recovery)

4. Posttraumatic Growth & Resilience

• Elements of PTG

• Continuance of IVE/FFTT/Capacity-Building

• Reconnection

• Optimization