Counseling Women: Understanding the Complexities of Female Substance Abuse Recovery (6 hours)

About This Course Your Course Instructor Course Formats This 6 hour course by Susan Brownlow is part of our Counseling Women: The Series coursework.   The courses in the Series are as follow:  Understanding the Complexities of Female Substance Abuse Recovery (6 hours) Substance Abuse and Women’s Health – Influencing Factors (6 hours) Women, Trauma, and PTSD (6 hours) System Coordination and Substance Abuse (4 hours) Parenting and Substance Abuse (6 hours) Women with substance use disorders have unique bio/psycho/social needs that must be addressed by treatment professionals if treatment is to be successful. This Series (representing 28 hours of specialized training) examines the spectrum of women’s substance abuse treatment needs, approaches, and experience. Courses will highlight strategies and best practices for treatment counselors working with female clients and explore evidence-based research and clinical issues that affect treatment for women. The primary goals of this Seri