Bridging the Gap: Integrated Treatment for Trauma & Addiction
Free 2-CE Webinar
Date/Time: Monday, November 17 • 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PT
Format: Live Zoom webinar (link provided after registration)
CE Credit: 2.0 hours (no cost; attendance verification required)
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Overview
For many years, treatment for substance use disorders and trauma followed a sequential model – address one problem first, then the other. That approach often produced incomplete care and outcomes. Today, research and clinical experience point to a more effective path: integrated treatment.
In this practical, evidence-informed session, Tim Worden, Ph.D. and Matt Blagys, Ph.D. will:
- Ground participants in the neurobiology of addiction and trauma.
- Explain the bidirectional influence each has on the other.
- Translate these insights into integrated assessment and treatment strategies you can use now.
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Identify the primary neurochemicals and brain structures involved in addiction.
- Describe how trauma impacts the nervous system.
- Explain the bidirectional relationship between trauma and addiction and implications for integrated treatment.
Who Should Attend
Psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, social workers, counselors, and other clinicians who treat co-occurring trauma and substance use disorders.
Presenters
Tim Worden, Ph.D.
Speaker
Tim Worden, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist, specializing in addictions and health psychology. He developed a unique psychotherapeutic approach called Neuro-Emotional Therapy (NET), which emphasizes the neurologically based emotional-motivational factors involved in change.
Dr. Worden received his doctorate from the University of South Florida over 25 years ago. His work in substance abuse includes inpatient (Palo Alto VA), outpatient (Linn County Drug & Alcohol Program), and several residential treatment centers as a staff psychologist, including clinical director positions at New Seasons Recovery and Summit Malibu. He has been a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Psychology at the University of Florida focusing on pain management and neuropsychology, as well as the clinical director of a neuro-rehabilitation program where he functioned as a neuropsychologist and rehabilitation psychologist for 10 years.
During this time he developed his unique psychotherapeutic approach called Neuro-Emotional Therapy (NET), which emphasizes the neurologically based emotional-motivational factors involved in change. He has dove-tailed this therapeutic approach with advanced training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), which emphasize emotional regulation. He has co-authored several articles on anger, anxiety and health, and has developed the Life Satisfaction Questionnaire, the Human-Styles Questionnaire, the Values Clarification Inventory, and co-authored the Work Attitudes Inventory, which focuses on Integrity in the Workplace. He is completing books on eliminating guilt and shame, relapse prevention: a motivational approach, and life satisfaction.
Matt Blagys, Ph.D.
Speaker
Matt Blagys, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist with advanced training from Harvard/Mass General and the Austen Riggs Center. He specializes in complex psychiatric and addiction cases and serves as the clinical director at Mind Therapy Clinic. Click here for more.
Continuing Education
Information on Continuing Education Credit for Health Professionals
• CE credits for psychologists are provided by the Spiritual Competency Academy (SCA) which is co-sponsoring this program. The Spiritual Competency Academy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Spiritual Competency Academy maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
• The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE credits for LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFT license renewal for programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
• LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFTs, and other mental health professionals from states other than California need to check with their state licensing board as to whether or not they accept programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
• SCA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing Provider CEP16887) for licensed nurses in California. RNs must retain their certificate of attendance for 4 years after the course concludes.
•For questions about receiving your Certificate of Attendance, contact Jacqueline Perlmutter, Mind Therapy Clinic. For questions about CE, contact Spiritual Competency Academy at info@spiritualcompetencyacademy.com.