Spirituality can impact mental health and functioning in positive and negative ways though there can be discomfort by clinicians to bring it up in treatment. This seminar will explore ways clinicians can assess and incorporate spirituality into treatment, the importance of including spirituality, and the challenges in this area. Instructor: Nathalie Edmond, PsyD
Instructor: Debra Ruisard, DSW, LCSW Providers of substance abuse treatment recognize that most clients have trauma histories that complicate treatment and compromise recovery. Kaiser Permanente’s Adverse Childhood Experiences study has clearly established the link between traumatic childhood experiences and the risk of developing addictions. The reality is that we can no longer just treat the
Dr. Yihong Zhao will be presenting on "Discovery Science in Addiction Research": her experience as a biostatistician in the field of substance use studies.