Trauma-Informed Care and Opioid Use Disorder

Intersection of Trauma and OUD

There is a strong relationship between trauma and substance use. The compounded effects of trauma and opioid use disorder can have a cyclical, lasting impact on development. This presentation will address the issues of trauma and opioid use disorder broadly and contextualize them in the lived experience. In addition, the presentation will discuss treatment and self-treatment strategies.

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Patrick Jones - Course author
Meet the instructors

Lisa Blanchard, MA, LMHC

Vice President of Clinical Services
Spectrum Health Systems

Zlatina Kostova, PhD

Training Director
Resilience Through Relationships Center
Department of Psychiatry
University of Massachusetts Medical School

The speakers have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.*

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
    • Describe the link between trauma and opioid use disorder.
    • Describe the compounded impact of opioid use disorder and trauma and areas of development.
    • Identify two practical strategies to work with parents with opioid use disorder and trauma.

Course Content

Planning Committee

No one in control of content has any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.*

Course Information

This webinar was recorded on September 15, 2021.

The review date for this course is October 6, 2028.

*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients.