Carole Warshaw, MD, National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health
Terri E. Pease, PhD, National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health
Patricia J. Bland, M.A., CCDC, CDP, National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health
- Recognize critical issues for addressing the trauma-related mental health, substance abuse and advocacy needs of domestic violence survivors
- Describe key elements of an integrated approach to addressing substance abuse and complex trauma in the context of ongoing domestic violence
- Describe strategies for creating culture, DV- and trauma-informed services and organizations utilizing a reflective practice approach.
Description:
Advances in the fields of traumatic stress, child development and neuroscience are generating new models for understanding the impact of early experience on health and well-being and for delineating the complex interrelationships between domestic violence (DV), trauma, substance abuse and mental health. These models, particularly when grounded in survivor and advocacy perspectives, provide a more useful framework for addressing complex trauma in the context of ongoing DV. This pre-conference institute will provide an overview of research and community-based perspectives on responding to DV in the context of other lifetime trauma as well as integrated approaches to addressing substance abuse and trauma in the context of DV where legal, safety and custody issues abound. It will also offer practical strategies for building system capacity to address these issues in clinical and advocacy settings including the use of a reflective practice approach to creating trauma-informed services and organizations.