At the completion of this course, participants will be able to:
1. Define aspects of relationships in a woman’s life that contribute to and/or require consideration in evaluating a woman’s substance use and treatment needs
2. Define psychological patterns in a woman’s life that contribute to and/or require consideration in evaluating a woman’s substance use and treatment needs
3. Define sociocultural patterns, especially as it relates to work, in a woman’s life that contribute to and/or require consideration in evaluating a woman’s substance use and treatment needs
4. Define specific patterns in same sex and mixed sex groups that may be important in determining program design so that women and men benefit from their group experiences
5. Define additional questions and/or screening tools to use in evaluating the needs of women in treatment.
Description:
The goal of this course is to summarize critical areas of concern in assessing and treating substance abusing or dependent women. These include relationships, biological, psychological (including trauma), and socioeconomic issues. We summarize research findings presented in CSAT’s TIP 51, Substance Abuse Treatment: Addressing the Specific Needs of Women, as well as findings from other sources – and, then, we review implications of some of these findings for assessing women to identify needs and for providing services to meet those needs. Throughout, we attempt to maintain a gender competent awareness.
Key words: Gender, gender competence, gender competency, sex, discrimination, stereotyping, women, men, oppression, feminist, women’s studies, women’s issues, feminism, inequality, power relations, sexual, substance abuse, addictions, chemical dependency, alcoholism, cultural, relational model, Stone Center, codependency, relationships, PTSD, domestic violence, co-occurring disorders, treatment, assessment, screening, Skypek
Approval Bodies:
Professional Development
American Psychological Association
Florida Dept. of Health (Board of Social Work, Marriage & Family, Mental Health Counseling)
NAADAC, National Association for Addiction Professionals
National Board for Certified Counselors
Florida Board of Nursing
California Board of Behavioral Sciences
Association of Social Work Boards Approved Continuing Education (ACE)
Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners
CFAAP, California Foundation for Advancement of Addiction Professionals
CAADE - California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators
California Board of Registered Nursing
Texas Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Marriage and Family Therapist
Kentucky Board of Licensure of Marriage and Family Therapist
Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board (C) 2012
Pennsylvania Certification Board as of 5/01/2012 - 04/30/2013
Ohio Board of Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist 04/2012 - 03/2014
