This 90 minute online training will help substance use disorder and other treatment professionals understand how men’s socialization as men can interfere with recovery from substance use and other disorders. Specific techniques are presented for working with men to increase their awareness of the impact of the way they were socialized in order to promote recovery from trauma and substance use disorders.
Rates of traumatic experiences are high among men in the United States and even higher among men in treatment for a substance use disorder. The vast majority of those in treatment for a substance use disorder are men. Yet, past treatment models have not adequately addressed the specific needs of men in treatment. To meet these needs it is recommended that treatment and correctional settings provide gender responsive, trauma informed care.
In this program we will explore the topic of gender responsive care by first exploring the influence of gender on how people experience, respond to, and recover from traumatic experiences. We will explore societal messages of masculinity and how these messages shape the way men respond to trauma and how society responds to the ways in which men attempt to cope. Finally, we will explore gender role analysis and treatment models that may help men recover from traumatic experiences.
Objectives
- Describe current rates of trauma among men in treatment for a substance use disorder or who are incarcerated.
- Explain how gender messages and expectations affect male psychosocial development.
- Identify the challenges these messages and expectations present in the treatment of substance use disorders.
- Describe how the use of gender role analysis may benefit men in treatment for a substance use disorder.
- Demonstrate at least one gender role analysis intervention.
How to access the training
Step 1: Register or log in to IHR's Adobe Learning Manager platform.
Step 2: Once logged in, proceed to the Men, Gender, and Trauma course.
CEUs
LADC: This program has been approved for 1.5 Contact Hours of Training Credit from The Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services / LADC Unit.
LMHC: This program has been approved for 1.5 Contact Hours Category I; MaMHCA Authorization #23-0792.
LCSW/LICSW: This program has been approved for 1.5 Continuing Education Hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. Collaborative of NASW-MA and the Boston College and Simmons Schools of Social Work, Authorization Number D 92373.
CAC, CADC, CADC II: Application for continuing education credits has been submitted.
Certificates will be delivered within 1 week of program completion provided you complete the optional CEU Certificate Request Survey at the end of the program.
If you have any questions or difficulty accessing the training, contact training@healthrecovery.org.