HU Credits: 2

Degree/Cycle: 2nd degree (Master)

Responsible Department: social work

Semester: 1st Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Miriam Schiff

Coordinator Email: miriam.schiff@mail.huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours: Mondays 12:00-13:00

Teaching Staff:
Prof Miriam Schiff

Course/Module description:
This course will examine theoretical explanations for the associations between trauma and addiction, describe research studies that examine these associations with a special emphasis on trauma among addicted women, describe and practice leading interventions in this domain, and discuss dilemmas regarding the right timing and which intervention model to choose.

Course/Module aims:
The course will provide theoretical and empirical knowledge on PTSD-SUD co-morbidity,address barriers for interventions, the special case of SUD-PTSD female patients, acquaintance with leading treatment models, and development of critical thinking regarding the existing knowledge, and the dissemination of the existing evidence-based SUD-PTSD interventions

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. Learn about the complexity of PTSD-SUD co-morbidity
2. Acknowledge theoretical approaches that explain the PTSD-SUD phenomena
3. Use basic skills in EBP treatment for PTSD-SUD patients
4. Identify barriers (time and type)to implementation of the interventions
5. Develop critical thinking regarding the existing knowledge and odds to disseminate EBP practices in the field of Social Work
6. Plan, in the final assignment, an intervention in a real case based on the acquired knowledge in this course

Attendance requirements(%):
100

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Lecture
Discussion, exercises
Simulations
Video clip

Course/Module Content:
1. Prevalence of PTSD and substance abuse comorbidity
2. Theoretical explanations: Self-medication
3. Theoretical explanation: self regulation
4. Female PTSD-SUD patients. Relationships with intimate partner violence and with parenting
5. Seeking safety- EBP intervention for SUD-PTSD female patients
6. Prolonged Exposure therapy for SUD-PTSD co-morbidity
7. EMDR for treating PTSD among addicts
8. CPT approach to PTSD 9. Dilemmas in disseminating SUD-PTSD Evidence-Based interventions in Social Work practice

Required Reading:
(*) Hien, D., Litt, L. C., Cohen, L. R., Miele, G. M., & Campbell, A. (2009). Emotion regulation Trauma services for women in substance abuse treatment: An integrated approach (pp. 55-74). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association.
(*) Hruska, B., & Delahanty, D. L. (2014). PTSD-SUD biological mechanisms: Self-medication and beyond. In P. Ouimette & J. P. Read (Eds.), Trauma and substance abuse: Causes, consequences, and treatment of comorbid disorders (2nd ed.) (pp. 35-52). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association.


(*) Hien, D., Litt, L. C., Cohen, L. R., Miele, G. M., & Campbell, A. (2009). Interpersonal functioning. Trauma services for women in substance abuse treatment: An integrated approach (pp. 75-98). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association.
(*) Najavits, L.M. (2002). Overview. Seeking safety: A treatment manual for PTSD and substance abuse (pp. 1-22). New York: Guilford.
(*) Najavits, L.M. (2002). Conducting the treatment. Seeking safety: A treatment manual for PTSD and substance abuse (pp. 23-61). New York: Guilford.

(*) פואה, ע.ב., נקש, נ., האמברי, א.א. ורוטבאום, ב.א. (2014). מידע מקדים למטפל. טיפול בהפרעה פוסט-טראומתית באמצעות חשיפה ממושכת (PE). (מ. לוי עורך ומתרגם) (עמ' 10-7; 44-33). תל-אביב: דיונון.
(*). Morrison, J. A., Berenz, E. C., & Coffey, S. F. (2014). Exposure-based, trauma-focused treatment for comorbid PTSD-SUD. In P. Ouimette & J. P. Read (Eds.), Trauma and substance abuse: Causes, consequences, and treatment of comorbid disorders (2nd ed.) (pp. 253-279). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association.
(*). Shapiro, F. (2007). EMDR, adaptive information processing, and case conceptualization. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 1(2), 68-87. doi: 10.1891/1933-3196.1.2.68

(*) ריסיק, פ. ודרבי, ד. (2012). אופקים חדשים: טיפול בתסמונת פוסט טראומטית בעזרת עיבוד קוגניטיבי. פרוטוקול מורחב לטיפול בתסמונת פוסט טראומטית. (עמ' 90-43). תל-אביב: קוגנטיקה- המרכז הישראלי לטיפול קוגניטיבי.

Additional Reading Material:
Bailey, K. M., & Stewart, S. H. (2014). Relations among trauma, PTSD, and substance misuse: The scope of the problem. In P. Ouimette & J. P. Read (Eds.), Trauma and substance abuse: Causes, consequences, and treatment of comorbid disorders (2nd ed.) (pp. 11-34). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association.
Engstrom, M., El-Bassel, N., & Gilbert, L. (2012). Childhood sexual abuse characteristics, intimate partner violence exposure, and psychological distress among women in methadone treatment. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 43(3), 366-376. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2012.01.005.

וואלן, ז. (2004). טראומה התפתחותית והחלמה. התמכרות בהתפתחות האנושית: פרספקטיבה התפתחותית על התמכרות וגמילה. (י. אבישי, (עורך), וא. כץ (מתרגם)) (עמ' 94-75). קרית ביאליק: אח.

Horvath, L. S., Logan, T. K., & Walker, R. (2002). Child custody cases: A content analysis of evaluations in practice. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 33(6), 557-565. doi: 10.1037/0735-7028.33.6.557
Logan, T. K., Walker, R., Cole, J., & Leukefeld, C. (2002). Victimization and substance abuse among women: Contributing factors, interventions, and implications. Review of General Psychology, 6(4), 325-397. doi: 10.1037/1089-2680.6.4.325

Najavits, L.M. (2002). Safety. Seeking safety: A treatment manual for PTSD and substance abuse (pp. 94-109). New York: Guilford.
Najavits, L.M. (2002). PTSD. Taking back your power. Seeking safety: A treatment manual for PTSD and substance abuse (pp. 110-124). New York: Guilford.
Najavits, L.M. (2002). When substances control you. Seeking safety: A treatment manual for PTSD and substance abuse (pp. 137-163). New York: Guilford.
Najavits, L. M. (2014). Creating change: A new past-focused model for trauma and substance abuse. In P. Ouimette & J. P. Read (Eds.), Trauma and substance abuse: Causes, consequences, and treatment of comorbid disorders (2nd ed.) (pp. 281-303). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association.

פואה, ע.ב., נקש, נ., האמברי, א.א. ורוטבאום, ב.א. (2014). פגישה 2, פגישה 3. טיפול בהפרעה פוסט-טראומתית באמצעות חשיפה ממושכת (PE). (מ. לוי עורך ומתרגם) (עמ' 137-75). תל-אביב: דיונון.
פואה, ע.ב., נקש, נ., האמברי, א.א. ורוטבאום, ב.א. (2014). צפיית בעיות והתאמת הטיפול למטופל: קידום מעורבות אפקטיבית. טיפול בהפרעה פוסט-טראומתית באמצעות חשיפה ממושכת (PE). (מ. לוי עורך ומתרגם) (עמ' 173-155). תל-אביב: דיונון.
Miller, R. (2010). The feeling-state theory of impulse-control disorders and the Impulse-Control Disorder Protocol. Traumatology, 16(3), 2-10. doi: 10.1177/1534765610365912
Gallagher, M. W., & Resick, P. A. (2012). Mechanisms of Change in Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD: Preliminary Evidence for the Differential Effects of Hopelessness and Habituation. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 36(6), 750-755. doi: 10.1007/s10608-011-9423-6
פירני, ע. (2008). מסבל להחלמה- הצלחות וחוסר אונים בטיפול בנפגעי טראומה מכורים לסמים. אתר פסיכולוגיה עברית. http://www.hebpsy.net/articles.asp?id&eq;1809
Foa, E. B., Gillihan, S. J., & Bryant, R. A. (2013). Challenges and Successes in Dissemination of Evidence-Based Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress: Lessons Learned From Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 14(2), 65-111. doi: 10.1177/1529100612468841

Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 100 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %

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