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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
8:00 AM — 9:00 AM
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| K3: The Addiction-Trauma Connection: Spirals of Recovery and Healing |
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Stephanie S. Covington, Ph.D., LCSW, Institute for Relational Development, Center for Gender and Justice
Addiction and abuse are often addressed as separate issues. Yet, substance abuse and mental health providers continue to report a clear and consistent association between the incidence of chemical dependency and all forms of abuse (physical, emotional, and sexual). This keynote presentation offers a theoretically based, comprehensive treatment model that integrates theories of addiction, women's and men's psychological development, and trauma. Because of the growing evidence documenting the impact of child neglect and abuse, as well as other forms of trauma (including combat) on health, mental health, and behavior,. this session provides an overview of the elements needed for creating gender-responsive and trauma-informed services and specific principles for designing services.
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Dr. Stephanie S. Covington is a nationally recognized clinician, author, organizational consultant, and lecturer, and is a pioneer in the field of women's issues, addiction, and recovery. She has developed an innovative, gender-responsive, and trauma-informed approach to the treatment needs of women and girls that results in effective services in public, private, and institutional settings. Her clients include the Betty Ford Treatment Center, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment in Washington, D.C., and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, among others. Dr. Covington was a workshop chair for the women's treatment improvement protocol (TIP) and the trauma TIP (published by CSAT), and is the co-author of a three-year research project, Gender-Responsive Strategies: Research, Practice, and Guiding Principles for Women Offenders, for the National Institute of Corrections. She is a board-certified Diplomate of the National Association of Social Workers, the American Board of Sexology, and the American Board of Medical Psychotherapists, and is a member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. She also serves on the Advisory Council for Women's Services for the federal agency and is co-director of the Institute for Relational Development and the Center for Gender and Justice.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe levels of violence
- Define trauma-informed and gender-responsive
- Integrate current theoretical perspectives
- Explain elements of gender-responsive services
- Provide prevalence data on addiction and trauma
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
9:00 AM — 10:00 AM
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| K4: Unchain your Brain |
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Daniel G. Amen, MD, CEO, and Medical Director, Amen Clinics, Inc.
The missing link to effective addiction treatment is understanding and optimizing brain function. Learn how brain science can inform and enhance addiction treatment and specific brain-based ways to help break the addictions that steal people's lives. During this session, attendees will learn: three areas of the brain involved with addictions; six different types of brain addictions; and, two treatments for each area of the brain involved with addiction.
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Dr. Daniel Amen is a physician, psychiatrist, and teacher. He is widely regarded as one of the world's foremost experts on applying brain imaging science to clinical psychiatric practice. He is a board certified child and adult psychiatrist and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He is the medical director of Amen Clinics, Inc. Dr. Amen is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. He has presented his work around the world and is widely regarded as a gifted teacher, taking complex concepts in neuropsychiatry and imaging and making them easily accessible to other professionals. Dr. Amen is the author of 42 professional articles, the co-author of the Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry's chapter on "Functional Imaging in Clinical Practice," 28 books, including three New York Times bestsellers: Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, Magnificent Mind At Any Age, and Change Your Brain, Change Your Body. He is also the author of Healing ADD, Making A Good Brain Great, Healing the Hardware of the Soul, and co-author of Unchain Your Brain, Healing Anxiety and Depression and Preventing Alzheimer's. Dr. Amen is the producer and star of five highly popular shows about the brain.
Learning Objectives:
- Name three areas of the brain involved with addictions
- Identify six different brain types of addictions
- Describe wo treatments for each area of the brain involved with addiction
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