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This course defines trauma and a trauma-responsive environment in substance use disorder treatment. It then addresses how trauma-specific treatment is specifically integrated into women’s substance use disorder treatment, including the importance of teaching staff working with women in a substance use disorder treatment setting about trauma-responsive care. The course concludes with evidence-based approaches to empower women to enhance parenting and how family-centered care can be integrated into women’s treatment for substance use disorders.

Registration via prior arrangment through ISSUP.

This course addresses the stages of life and when special considerations are needed. Ages include children, adolescents, young adult, middle adult, pregnancy and the postpartum period and older women. It also covers a broad category of women dislocated or displaced from the home environment. The types of situations in this broad category includes: homeless adults and youth, human trafficking survivors, involved with criminal justice system (incarcerated and post-incarcerated), and military service members (active duty, discharge from military and veterans). A final module covers cultural competence and cultural humility.

Registration via prior arrangment through ISSUP.

The final course unites all of the information in the previous courses into practical model of care. It examines each of the core components of women’s SUD treatment and recovery. Participants are guided through how to develop an action plan to put women-centered treatment into place.