Why gender matters: Creating trauma-informed addictions awareness services – 10th annual Chatham-Kent Addictions Awareness Conference

Dr. Stephanie S. Covington is an internationally recognized clinician, author, organizational consultant, and lecturer. She is a pioneer in the field of women’s issues, addiction, trauma, and recovery. She has developed an innovative, gender-responsive, and trauma-informed approach that results in effective services in public, private, and institutional settings. Her presentations, staff-development seminars, and technical assistance focus on systems change and the development of caring, compassionate, and empowering therapeutic environments. They provide professionals an opportunity to learn new skills for dealing with personal, institutional, and societal changes and are always in demand, both nationally and internationally.

Topics for this conference include:

Trauma informed services and the five core values

Role of gender socialization and its implications for treatment approaches

Gender-responsive curricula & interventions (including transgender)

CACCF has approved 6 hours for CEU for this conference.