Title: Trauma Informed Care: Applications in Mental health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment
1Trauma Informed Care Applications in Mental
health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment
- February 10, 2016
- Andrea Winkler, LCSW, LCAS
- Duke University
This product is supported by Florida Department
of Children and Families Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Program Office funding.
2Objectives
- Understand the nature and prevalence of trauma
among mental health (MH) and substance use
disorder (SUD) populations. - Describe the need for trauma informed care in
MH/SUD treatment settings and articulate 5
general tenants of the approach. - Identify existing screening tools and
evidence-based practices for TIC in MH/SUD
treatment. - Consider the role of trauma and trauma informed
care for special population groups.
3Introductions
- A little bit about me
- A little bit about you
4Trauma
- A disordered psychic or behavioral state
resulting from mental or emotional stress or
physical injury. Merriam-Webster Dictionary - An extremely distressing experience that causes
severe emotional shock and may have long-lasting
psychological effects. - Encarta Dictionary
5Trauma via DSM-5
- Exposure to actual or threatened death, serious
injury, or sexual violence via - Direct exposure
- Witnessing the event as it occurred to others
- Learning that the event occurred to a close
family member or friend (if death, must have been
violent or accidental) - Experiencing repeated or extreme exposure to
aversive details of the traumatic event (not
exposure through electronic media, TV, movies,
pictures, unless work related)
6Types of Trauma
- Acute Trauma a single event that lasts for a
limited time. - Chronic Trauma the experience of multiple
traumatic events, often over a longer period of
time. - Complex Trauma multiple traumatic events that
begin at a very young age, caused by adults who
should have been caring for and protecting the
child.
7Examples of Trauma
- Domestic violence
- Sexual abuse and assault
- Physical abuse and assault
- Community violence
- Historical /Intergenerational
- Serious accidents
- Unexpected loss of a loved one
- Medical procedures or conditions
- War and/or terrorist attacks
- Institutional abuse
- Secondhand exposure
8Response to Trauma Varies
- Nature of the trauma
- How close the person was to the event
- Previous trauma experience(s)
- Relationship to the abuser or victim
- Perception of the person involved about the
experience - Chronicity and severity of the trauma itself
- Coping skills of the person prior to the
experience - Response of support system
- Level of life stressors at time of experience
9Potential Impacts of Trauma
- Neurological
- Biological
- Emotional
- Psychological
- Behavioral
- Social
10Neurological Effects
- Some traumatic events have a direct impact on
brain function and structure. - Trauma activates stress hormones and
neurochemicals - Acutely this results in flight, fight, or freeze.
- Chronically this results in /- changes to brain
functioning and/or /- changes to brain
structure due to neuroendocrine system impacts. - Chronic trauma can cause over-activation of
HPA axis in the brain, and constant production
of stress hormone, cortisol. - The amygdala (emotion and fear response) and
hippocampus (memory) are also impacted. - Brain changes can include reduced cerebral
volume, associated ventricular enlargement,
alterations in pituitary and hippocampus.
11Biological Effects
- Somatic complaints
- Sleep disturbance
- Fatigue
- Forgetfulness, confusion, and concentration
difficulties - Flashbacks or Dissociation
- Sexual numbing
- Increased flight, fight, or freeze (submit)
response - Gastrointestinal, cardiovascular,
musculoskeletal, respiratory, and dermatological
conditions
12Emotional Effects
- Depression
- Impatience
- Lack of trust
- Unsafe
- Inner turmoil and pain
- Restricted range of affect
- Self-blame, self-doubt
- Shame, secrecy
- Shock, numbness
- Disconnectedness
- Fear
- Anger, rage
- Worry, anxiety
- Sadness, grief
- Powerless, ineffective
- Overwhelm
13Psychological Effects
- Cognitions are especially impacted by trauma
- Distrust of others or expectations that they
might be harmed by everyone - Overestimation of and preoccupation with danger
- Low self-esteem and self-blame
- Helplessness and hopelessness about the future
- Shame and/or stigma
- Survivor guilt
14Behavioral Effects
- Crying
- Agitation, irritability, rage
- Passiveness
- Diminished interest in activities
- Self-injurious behaviors
- Suicidality
- Reenactments
- Dissociation
- Risky, impulsive behaviors
- Compulsive behaviors
- Problems with eating
- Rigid behaviors
- Increased use of substances
- Panic, phobia
15Social Effects
- Isolating, detaching from others
- Over working
- Relationship strains, dysfunction
- Neglect of responsibilities
- Poor parenting
- Feeling unlikeable or strange in social
settings - Assuming malevolence
- Avoidance of sexual activity or trauma related
activity - High rates of re-victimization
16Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders (DSM 5)
- Acute Stress Disorder (3 days to 1 month)
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (gt 1 month)
- Other Specified trauma-related disorder
- Co-occurring SA/MH disorders are also common
including major depressive disorder, generalized
anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder
and other anxiety disorders, substance use
disorders (SUD), sleep disorders
17Post-Traumatic Growth
- After exposure to trauma most people will
experience some of the effects noted above, but
will not develop chronic symptoms or psychiatric
illness. - They will garner their resilience via internal
strengths and external supports, and make
constructive meaning of what has happened. - People may reflect that trauma offered them
opportunity to develop important coping
strategies or other positive outcomes.
18Prevalence of Trauma70 of U.S. adults have
experienced at least one traumatic event in their
lifetime
- 61 experience trauma in lifetime
- 5 develop PTSD
- More likely to suffer crime victimization or war
trauma - Robbery victimization rate is higher for males
(2.4 per 1,000 males age 12 or older) than for
females (1.4 per 1,000) - Aggravated assault rate is also higher for males
(3.4 per 1,000) than for females (2.3 per 1,000) - Males (0.1 per 1,000) are less likely than
females (1.3 per 1,000) to be victims of rape or
sexual assault.
- 51 experience in lifetime
- 10 develop PTSD
- 92 of homeless women have experienced severe
physical and/or sexual abuse - 1/3 of women veterans experienced sexual assault
during military service - 9-44 experience domestic violence in lifetime
- More likely to have experienced childhood
physical and/or sexual abuse - 91 of incarcerated women in state prison
19Prevalence of Trauma
- Among MH and SA Populations
- 90 of public mental health clients exposed to
multiple - 75 of women AND men in SUD treatment report
histories - 55-99 of women in SUD Treatment (TX)
- 85-95 of women in MH TX
- 11-38 of men SUD TX have PTSD SUD diagnosis
- 33-59 of women in SUD TX have PTSD SUD
diagnosis
20What is Trauma-Informed Care?
- Changing the question from What is wrong with
you? - to What happened to you?
21Trauma Informed Care
- To understand the role that violence and
victimization play in the lives of most of our
consumers of mental health and substance abuse
services and to use that understanding to design
service systems that accommodate the
vulnerabilities of trauma survivors and allow
services to be delivered in a way that will
facilitate consumer participation in treatment. - Source Harris Fallot, 2001)
22Core Principles of T-I Care
- Safety Ensure physical and emotional safety
- Trustworthiness Maximize trustworthiness, making
expectations clear, and maintaining appropriate
boundaries - Choice Prioritize consumer choice and control
- Collaboration Maximize collaboration and sharing
of power with clients - Empowerment Prioritize client empowerment and
skill-building
23General Recommendations
- Recognize the primacy of trauma in MH/SA.
- Incorporate knowledge about trauma in all aspects
of service delivery. - Be hospitable and engaging for trauma survivors -
ask respectfully and be prepared to respond. - See symptoms as attempts to cope and survive.
- See both vulnerabilities and strengths.
- Recognize our primary goal as helpers is the
clients empowerment and recovery. - Coordinate care across multiple service systems.
- Avoid re-traumatization.
24Identifying Trauma
- Identifying trauma history early in the treatment
process is an important aspect of T-I Care. - Identifying trauma via screening and assessment
can be complicated by - Lack of preparation or discomfort of the
clinician - Challenge of delineation or rule-out of
symptoms for diagnostic categories (i.e.,
symptoms mimic anxiety, depression, etc.) - Subthreshold symptoms do not trigger assessment
- Clients shame, secrecy, or denial of traumatic
experiences - Co-occurring substance use disorders often noted
as primary
25Screening
- Universal Screening administered as quickly as is
feasible relatively brief and nonthreatening. - Brief explanation of prevalence data as rationale
can help remove the sense of isolation and shame. - Screening must be trauma-informed do not request
details of trauma, know how to respond to
answers. - Tools for screening are available online and in
the slide below -
26Screening Tools Include
- Stressful Life Experiences (SLE) screen provided
in SAMHSA TIP 57 Trauma-Informed Care in
Behavioral Health Services - Others available via SAMHSA TIP 57 Appendix D
- Those in public domain include
- Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS)
- Evaluation of Lifetime Stressors (ELS)
- Impact of Events Scale (IES also Revised-R)
- Penn Inventory for PTSD
- PTSD Symptom Scale-Interview or Self-Report
Version - Trauma History Questionnaire (THQ)
- AND MANY MORE!
27Assessment
- An ongoing process of getting to know an
individual. - Established rapport and trust.
- Clinician must remain non-judgmental, sensitive,
and patient. - Identifies symptoms and behaviors and
conceptualizes a clients risk behavior through
the lens of what happened to them. - Provides input for the development of treatment
goals with objectives designed to reduce the
negative impacts of trauma on clients life. - Even those who do not meet full criteria for PTSD
may suffer symptoms that strongly impact
behavior, judgment, education/work performance,
and ability to connect with others.
28How to Support Client Engagement
- Be aware of ambivalence with regard to addressing
trauma issues, use motivational interviewing to
explore ambivalence. - Be aware of pacing of disclosures and track level
of intensity of sessions. Discuss the need to
pace disclosures with the client directly.
29Strategies to Establish Appropriate Pacing and
Timing
- Frequently discuss and request feedback from
clients about pacing and timing - Use the subjective units of distress (SUD) scale
- Slowly increase the speed of intervention and
adjust the intensity - Monitor clients to track whether they are
internally overwhelmed or moving into avoidance
strategies - Be alert to signs that things are moving to fast
- Slow down the process and seek consultation if
symptoms increase or other problems develop - Use caution and avoid confrontations/interpretatio
ns that are challenging avoid stressful
interventions such as role plays, group
confrontation, or guided imagery
Source SAMHSA, 2014
30Trauma Specific Interventions or Services
- Services designed specifically to address
violence, trauma, and related symptoms and
reactions. - Intent of activities is to increase skills and
strategies that allow survivors to manage their
symptoms and reactions. - Goal is to eventually reduce or eliminate
debilitating symptoms and prevent further
traumatization or violence.
- Services that address the impact of trauma on
womens lives and facilitate trauma recovery. - Source Harris Fallot, 2001
31When to Start Trauma Treatment
32Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) for Trauma
Treatment
- FROM
- National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and
Practices nrepp.samhsa.gov - SAMHSA TIP 57 Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral
Health Settings
33Trauma Specific Treatment Models
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Exposure Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
(EMDR) - Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal
Regulation - Stress Inoculation Training
- Narrative Therapy
34A Note on Psychopharmacology Treatment of PTSD
- Evidence suggests CBT has greater impact on PTSD
than medications some see medications as an
addition to therapy - Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI)
have the strongest evidence base - Only Zoloft and Paxil are approved by FDA for
PTSD - Strong evidence for Prozac and Effexor (SNRI) as
well and are sometimes used off label - Medications will minimize symptoms though will
not likely entirely eliminate them - There are exceptions to use of SSRI as 1st line
treatment (i.e., co-morbid bipolar disorder) - Maximum benefit depends on dosage and duration
Source Jeffreys, 2015
35EBPs for Integrated Trauma Substance Use
Disorder Treatment
- FROM
- National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and
Practices nrepp.samhsa.gov
36Integrated Trauma Informed Interventions
- A Womans Path to Recovery (Based on A Womans
Addiction Workbook) - Boston Consortium Model Trauma-Informed
Substance Abuse Treatment for Women - Forever Free
- Helping Women Recover and Beyond Trauma
- Interactive Journaling
- Seeking Safety
- Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Model
- Bold options have also shown evidence with men in
substance use disorder treatment.
37How to Shift to a TraumaInformed Model
- Administrative commitment to change
- Universal screening
- Training and education
- Consumer-driven
- Hiring practices
- Review of policies and procedures
- Shared philosophy that reflects a sensitivity to
trauma
38Plan for Implementation?
- What are your Challenges?
- Lets brainstorm Solutions!
39A Note Regarding Special Populations
- Being trauma informed includes being culturally
competent through cultural relevance to clients.
40Some Special Populations to Consider
- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender
- People with Intellectual/Developmental Disability
- Women in the Perinatal Period
- Veterans
- Immigrants
- African Americans
- And many, many more.
41Case Study Traumatic Web
- Alice is a 36 year old African American woman
that presents for care at an outpatient substance
use disorder program for pregnant and parenting
women. Shes been referred by child protective
services who have cited her ongoing use of
cocaine as problematic for her ability to
maintain custody and care for her youngest child.
Alice has been diagnosed with cocaine use
disorder and bipolar disorder. She has a history
of minimal treatment engagement, with
intermittent courses with other outpatient
providers, no history of inpatient care. - Alice presents with acute distress regarding the
possible loss of custody of her youngest child.
She has a history of loss of custody of 3 older
children. Patient reports that her twins were
removed from her care in the context of
unemployment and marijuana use her rights were
terminated to these twins about 7 years
previously and this has been a significant loss
for the patient. Her eldest daughter, now in her
early adolescence was also removed from the
patients care at the same time and chose to
remain in the custody of another family member.
They continue to have some contact. Alices
youngest child, now age 6, has been neglected by
the patient during her transition from marijuana
use to cocaine use.
42Case Study Traumatic Web (contd.)
- In discussion of drug use experience Alice
reports that she was introduced to cocaine by a
male boyfriend and that she continued to increase
use in the context of this relationship. The
patient reports that she began to experience the
need for cocaine to support engagement in sexual
relations with this man. Patient describes
feeling out-of-control of her desire for drugs
and sexual contact. She began to neglect her
child in the context of this relationship and
relied on the childs father and other family
members to care for her. Upon entering treatment
patient expressed doubt in the childs fathers
ability to provide full-time care due to his
history with the child. The patient expressed
great shame related to being back in a situation
where she might lose custody of another child. - In discussion of her mental health experience
Alice reports that she was diagnosed with bipolar
disorder due to periods of depressed/disengaged
mood as well as risk-taking behavior resulting in
legal consequences. Episodes have rarely been
isolated from drug and alcohol use patterns, but
patient asserts that she experiences an obvious
shift in mood state regardless of circumstances
or substance use. Patient has a history of mood
stabilizer use and reports improvements in mood
and cognition she opts for psychiatric consult
for this purpose.
43Case Study Traumatic Web (contd.)
- As treatment progresses, patient shares more
about her history. Alice shares with the
therapist about her childhood sexual trauma which
included being sold by her drug addicted mother
to various men for sexual acts as early as 3
years old. Alice shares about additional sexual
trauma incidents that recurred throughout her
life. She began to describe the shame and
self-loathing associated with this history. Alice
begins to discuss how out-of-control she has felt
about her sexual behavior as well as her
experience of various pregnancies. - Clinician initiates treatment with use of
motivational interviewing to understand why the
patient wants to change her pattern of behavior
or may not want to change it. As motivation is
clarified and expressed the clinician shifts to a
discussion of what has historically gotten in the
way of change.
44Case Study Traumatic Web (contd.)
- Clinician provides an integrated explanation of
Alices pattern that acknowledges the role that
sexual trauma has played in her behavioral
patterns. Clinician provides psychoeducation
about trauma and its possible effects. Clinician
attempts to reduce shame and self-loathing by
ascribing legitimate blame for her traumatic past
while balancing this with Alices deep love and
respect for her mother. Clinician provides a
simple construct for the patient to understand
both her substance use and sexual behavior
pattern a difficulty with safety. - Clinician role models choices in maintaining
safety during sessions by pacing disclosures of
sexual details, again providing psychoeducation
about the value of developing skills to preserve
safety prior to getting into the hardest
memories. Clinician introduces patient to the
Seeking Safety curriculum and elicits patient
buy-in.
45Case Study Traumatic Web (contd.)
- Clinician guides Alice through the manual
handouts weekly with supplemental discussion of
applicability to the patients experience as well
as her week-to-week effort to enhance her safety.
She is encouraged to choose a new path for her
recovery as means towards healing her childhood
wounds. Alice chooses to live in a 30 day, then
90 day recovery house, and begins to engage in
12-Step programs. During all new situations,
clinician maintains a focus on Alices choices
that might support safety. Whenever she
experiences a set-back, an unsafe choice or
exposure, we explore it for opportunities and
understand it in the context of her change. - Clinician supports all of Alices next steps
through the lens of safety and choices. Decisions
are reviewed in this regard with increased
deferral to Alice in order to support her ability
to trust herself. Direct feedback is given with
regard to unsafe choice without any confrontation
or shaming. Emotion regulation skills and support
is provided when Alice hits the inevitable walls
of early recovery and grief associated with
traumatic losses.
46Case Study Traumatic Web (contd.)
- Through this long-term process Alice transitions
from supportive recovery housing, to independent
living, she seeks employment, later determining
she wants to help others and completing peer
support training. She begins to date and reviews
this relationship for safety and trust. Alice
regains full custody of her youngest daughter and
continues to review and discuss parenting choices
through the lens of safety for self and child. - Alice reduces her contact in care, though she
hesitates to fully transition to independence she
is consistently empowered by the clinician to do
so. With time, Alice feels prepared for
termination and an intentional closing is
offered, with a reminder that a return to therapy
is always a future choice.
47Questions
48- Thank You!
- Contact Information
- Andrea Winkler, LCSW, LCAS
- 919-660-0528 office
- 919-681-8627 fax
- andrea.winkler_at_duke.edu
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