Training

Substance Use, Trauma, and Domestic Violence

Brief Overview

Substance Use, Trauma, and Domestic Violence is an 8-part webinar series with Patti Bland, MA, CDP. This webinar series will build on Real Tools: Responding to Multi-Abuse Trauma, offering a practical toolkit for providing trauma-informed services that are responsive to the needs of survivors of domestic violence and/or sexual assault affected by substance use.

Webinar Information

2013 Webinar Series -

Screening IN not OUT of Our Programs: Accommodating Survivors Affected by Substance Use (Webinar 1)

Originally aired Wednesday, May 8 | 2:00 – 3:30pm (CST)

Screening for both domestic violence and substance abuse is an important tool for identifying barriers to safety and offering increased options for survivors. This webinar describes how to screen IN rather than OUT and explores how this can reduce program service barriers, end isolation, enhance safety, and ultimately make advocacy easier.

Patti Bland, M.A., CDP
Substance Abuse Training Director
National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health

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2013 Webinar Series -

Building Trust: Trauma-Informed Advocacy with Survivors of DV/SA Experiencing Addiction (Webinar 2)

Originally aired Thursday, June 27 | 2:00 – 3:30pm (CST)

People who have experienced abuse, violence, and trauma may have difficulty trusting others, even those who appear to have good intentions. This webinar explores reasons survivors may not trust advocates, counselors, therapists or other social service providers and describes trauma-informed ways to demonstrate trustworthiness and begin the process of building trust.