Workshop Details

A2: Trauma Responsive and Family Centered Substance Use Treatment

Presented by Kristi Glotzbach, LCSW, CADAC V

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Workshop Description

Families affected by substance use and involved with child welfare often face many challenges. Parents with substance use disorder are less likely to reunite with them and their children tend to stay in foster care longer than children of parents without substance use disorders. Providing services that are family-centered and trauma responsive can assist in effectively engaging these families. This session explores understanding the connection between substance use and trauma, as well as how to engage families impacted. Participants will explore different treatment strategies

Learning Objectives: 

• Participants will understand the connection between substance use/misuse and a history of trauma.
• Participants will be able to identify the ways in which substance use impacts brain functioning.
• Participants will understand the strategies to mitigate substance use as a coping mechanism for trauma experiences.
• Participants will explore family centered and evidenced based treatment for the whole family.

Approved by DCS for Foster Care Parent Hours

Presenter Bio:

Kristi Glotzbach, LCSW, CADAC V, has dedicated her career to supporting children and families involved with the child welfare system, in both residential and community-based settings. Kristi is currently the Chief Operating Officer for Family Ark Jeffersonville, Indiana. She is passionate about disrupting intergenerational trauma and substance use through screening and early intervention. Her focus is on working with the whole family towards healing.