Trauma and Addiction Recovery: How to Work with Couples

Trauma and Addiction Recovery: How to Work with Couples is organized by NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals and will be held on Dec 01, 2021.

Accreditation:
This CME Activity Approved for a Maximum of 2 Continuing Education Hours (CEs)

Description:
We know that relationships impacted by addiction have divorce rates four times higher than average. Even after beginning recovery, relationships are still at risk. Trauma history is likely to play a key reason. Partners impacted by addiction often have a long history of trauma that may precede their relationship. Added to previous trauma, there is the trauma of addiction and the trauma of recovery, an often overlooked dynamic. This webinar provides tools for addiction professionals to assess and address trauma from a relational perspective by providing three interventions designed to help couples to identify, normalize, and manage triggers. Helping couples manage trauma increases the likelihood of greater relationship stability which correlates with successful long-term recovery.

Learning Objectives:
• Participants will be able to summarize three sources of trauma when working relationally.
• Participants will be able to describe the importance of a relational approach in managing addiction trauma.
• Participants will be able to apply three interventions used to address trauma from a relational perspective.