- Treatment for Women with Co-Occurring Disorders – Effective treatment for women with co-occurring disorders is based on an understanding of the complex and multi-directional relationships connecting substance use, mental illness and trauma, and an understanding of the special needs of women.
- Trauma-Informed and Trauma-Specific Treatment for Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders – Trauma-informed treatment is based on an understanding of the impact of trauma on the lives of survivors and includes services that help individuals begin to heal from trauma.
- Overcoming Barriers to Integrated Care for Domestic Violence, Substance Use and Mental Illness – This training provides information on the ways in which domestic violence, substance use and mental illness are linked, the barriers to providing services for women affected by all three issues, and ways to address those barriers on both clinical and systems levels.
- The Impact of Disaster on Substance Use and Domestic Violence Clients and Providers – Substance use and domestic violence clients and their providers are particularly vulnerable when a natural disaster or manmade disaster occurs, such as a terrorist attack. This training outlines reasons for this vulnerability, characterizes risk factors, and suggests responses.
- Why Trauma Matters: Training for Corrections Personnel Working with Women Offenders – Incorporating an understanding of trauma into the design and delivery of correctional services for women leads to a decrease in procedures that remind them of their traumatic experiences and therefore to a decrease in management problems and an increase in participation in and effectiveness of program/treatment services. The first step in creating a trauma-informed correctional environment is training correctional staff. This training familiarizes staff with the benefits of providing trauma-informed correctional services, helps them to understand the impact of trauma on female offenders, and provides specific strategies for interacting with women offenders that will increase cooperation, promote behavior change and increase motivation to participate in program services.
- Creating Trauma-Informed, Integrated Organizations and Systems of Care –It has become increasingly apparent that individuals in need of a wide range of services (substance use disorder treatment, mental health disorder treatment, child welfare, criminal justice, homelessness) frequently have histories of trauma. No matter where they enter the service system, these individuals and families need integrated services that are designed based on an understanding of the impact of violence on their lives. This training provides explicit strategies for becoming a trauma-informed organization and for addressing barriers to the development of an integrated service system.
- Implementing Seeking Safety – Seeking Safety is an evidence-based curriculum developed by Lisa Najavits, Ph.D., for working with men or women with substance use disorders and trauma. This cognitive behavioral curriculum can be used in group or individual treatment, and is easily incorporated into treatments for substance use and mental health disorders. This training familiarizes staff with curriculum and provides suggestions for incorporating it into a treatment program. The training also gives participants the opportunity to practice some of the skills necessary for facilitating the treatment in a group format.
Co-Occurring Disorders and Violence/Trauma