MindBalance Mental Health Care
The Intersection of Trauma and Substance Use:
An Introduction
Training Description
The experience of trauma is quite common across the human lifespan with some survivors going on to develop mental health concerns such as anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder while others engage in maladaptive coping strategies,including overuse of substances like alcohol and other drugs. Trauma survivors are also at increased risk for a wide array of other physical and interpersonal challenges, which can exacerbate concerns associated with substance use. This workshop provides an orientation to the intersection of trauma and substance use across the lifespan.
Knowledge You Will Gain
This training will enable you to differentiate between the definitions of trauma, substance, and the stage at which a disorder has emerged in a therapy participant. You will also learn to interpret the effects of systems and historical trauma as indicators of risk factors. Furthermore, you will gain insight into lifespan issues related to the intersection of mental health and substance use.
About the Trainer:
Rachel Ans (she/her)
LPCC, LADC
I am an European-American, femme, cis-gender, bisexual, polyamorous woman. Able bodied, middle class, using
she/her pronouns. Teaching and living on unceded land of the Dakhota people.
I am in practice both at Minneapolis College as well as in group practice at LynLake Psychotherapy. My specialty areas include: Trauma, Substance Use, LGBTQIA+ communities, gender affirming care, religious trauma, polyamory and kink friendly.
Attendees of this training have the opportunity to donate an amount of their choice to Autonomous Yurt Union, a local organization of Rachel's choice!
To learn more about Autonomous Yurt Union and the work they're doing to support the unhoused community across the Twin Cities, please visit their website at https://opencollective.com/ayumpls#category-CONTRIBUTE