Seeking Safety, an evidence-based model for trauma and/or addiction (clients do not have to have both issues), teaches present-focused coping skills to help clients attain safety in their lives. It is highly flexible and can be conducted in any setting by a wide range of counselors, and also peers. There are 25 treatment topics, each representing a safe coping skill relevant to both trauma and addiction, such as “Asking for Help”, “Creating Meaning”, “Compassion”, and “Healing from Anger”. Topics can be done in any order and the treatment can be done using as few or as many of them as time allows. Seeking Safety strives to increase hope through emphasis on ideals. It offers exercises, emotionally-evocative language, and quotations to engage patients, and provides concrete strategies to build recovery skills. In this training we provide an overview of Seeking Safety including its evidence-base and clinical implementation. The training is highly experiential with role-plays and exercises to “learn by doing”; methods also include powerpoint, video, and discussion.
Morrissey Mental Health Workshop: Seeking Safety: An Evidence-based Model for Trauma and/or Addiction
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