During this evidence-based training, substance abuse prevention specialists, youth workers, community advocates, and AODA counselors explore national, statewide, and local data on trauma and substance abuse.
As a result of this workshop, participants will gain a better understanding as to how trauma affects the brain, discuss risk factors for substance use disorders, and develop their strategy for intervention methods for a particular population.
- What we will discuss:
- Trauma definition
- How trauma affects the brain
- Statistics on substance use and ACEs
- Risk factors
- Strategies for care
- Stress reducers
- Prioritizing Risk Factors
- Beginning a Call to Action
Find a Workshop
Interested in participating in a Trauma and the Brain training?
Check out our online calendar to find a workshop and sign up for our training announcements.
