This course focuses on evidence-based practices for working with individuals who have been exposed to acute and chronic traumas in substance abuse treatment settings.

Topics covered include:

• Rationale for trauma-informed care
• Trauma-informed intervention and treatment principles
• Types of trauma
• Common experiences and responses to trauma
• Trauma-related symptoms and disorders
• Screening and assessment issues and instruments
• Trauma-informed prevention and treatment objectives
• Clinical issues and counselor self-care
• Treatment strategies and interventions

30 Hours – $175