Creating Safety, Supporting Recovery: Trauma-Informed Practices in Addiction Services
November 18, 2026 – 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
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Understanding trauma changes the way we approach addiction treatment.
Trauma and substance use are often deeply connected, influencing how individuals respond to treatment, build trust, manage emotions, and navigate recovery. Recognizing these connections is essential to creating environments where individuals feel safe, supported, and empowered.
Join the Iowa Board of Certification (IBC) for an engaging, practical training exploring how trauma-informed approaches can strengthen addiction services, improve client engagement, and support long-term recovery.
During this training, participants will explore:
- The Trauma–Addiction Connection: Understand how trauma impacts substance use, emotional regulation, decision-making, and relapse risk.
- Recognizing Trauma Responses: Learn to identify behaviors that may be misunderstood as resistance, noncompliance, or lack of motivation.
- Trauma-Informed Communication: Develop strategies that promote trust, emotional safety, collaboration, and client choice.
- Practical Applications in Treatment: Integrate trauma-informed approaches into assessment, treatment planning, relapse prevention, and recovery support.
- Preventing Retraumatization: Identify practices that may unintentionally create barriers to treatment and discover ways to improve client engagement.
- Supporting Staff and Organizations: Explore trauma-informed supervision, leadership, and organizational practices that support both clients and professionals.
- Trauma-informed care is more than a clinical approach. It’s a commitment to creating environments where safety, trust, and recovery can thrive.
Whether you work directly with clients, supervise clinical staff, or lead an organization, this training will provide practical strategies you can apply in your work.
Register today and take the next step toward creating safer, more supportive addiction treatment environments.
Registration
- $75.00
- Live via Zoom
- 3.0 Hours — Counseling Theories
Note: This is a live Zoom training. The zoom invitation will be sent to all registered participants within 2 days of the training. IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THIS TRAINING, IBC STAFF MUST BE ABLE TO BOTH SEE AND HEAR YOU DURING THE ENTIRE TRAINING.
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