Recorded Webinar- Treating Co-Occurring Trauma and Substance Abuse: A CBT/REBT Perspective

Recorded Webinar-Treating Co-Occurring Trauma and Substance Abuse: A CBT/REBT Perspective
3 Specific CEs

Approximately 75% of individuals with a substance use disorder (SUD) have experienced trauma at some point in their lives. Treatment planning can be difficult when trying to address PTSD symptoms and substance abuse. In this workshop, Micah Perkins LPC, LADC will discuss the prevalence of trauma in the substance abuse population, discuss characteristics of "Big T" and "Little T" traumas, discuss core beliefs and techniques to aid the client in recovery, as well as, utilizing Written Exposure Therapy for clients who are currently abusing substance.

Objectives include:
-Discuss prevalence of trauma within the substance abuse population.
-Discuss techniques to aid the client in recovery.
-Discuss core beliefs associated with substance abuse.
- Discuss the use of Written Exposure Therapy to treat PTSD.

Courses expire 30 days after purchase.

All On-demand/pre-recorded courses are approved for continuing education for Oklahoma LPCs and LMFTs, LADCs and CADCs (Provider # 20240018), and LCSWs (Provider # 202400088). On-demand/pre-recorded courses do not qualify for NBCC credit at this time.


Micah Perkins M.S., L.P.C, L.A.D.C.
Micah Perkins M.S., L.P.C, L.A.D.C. completed his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Behavioral Sciences both from Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma. He is a member of the American Counseling Association, NAADAC- the Association for Addiction Professionals, and is a S.M.A.R.T Recovery facilitator. He is a recognized Certified Reality Therapist from the William Glasser Institute and has completed Advanced Training in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy at the Albert Ellis Institute in New York.

His experience includes working with children and teens in therapeutic foster care and in acute and residential treatment programs. In addition, he has worked with adults in a community mental health center and in his own private practice. In 2014, he founded Edmond Counseling and Professional Development, LLC, whose mission is to provide evidence-based counseling to children, teens, and adults, training to mental health professionals, and wellness training to organizations.