Chemical Dependency and Women from Different Backgrounds
August 6, 2009
9:00 AM – 4:15 PM
6 CEU/clock hours
Location: 115 Stillman Hall
This training will offer the participant an increased understanding of the special considerations of women addicts and alcoholics from different backgrounds. Common histories and mental health issues will be covered including their often “different” route to addiction.
At the completion of this training:
· The participant will receive information regarding the special treatment implications of women addicts from different backgrounds
· Information from several sources, including Stephanie Covington’s Trauma workshop series
Presenter, Jennifer H. Haywood, LISW, LICDC, received her MSW in 1996 from OSU, and her CCDC III in 1997. She has specialized in addictions and dual diagnosis assessment and treatment since 1996. She has had a variety of work experiences in the field, and has been a trainer and presenter since 1998, and an adjunct professor at OSU in the MSW program and at Columbus State in the Mental Health/Chemical Dependency/Mental Retardation program for almost 4 years. Her specialties also include DSM-IV-TR trainings, Drug Free Workplace Trainings, and several other mental health and human behavior theory courses at OSU. She has been an evaluator for the CPM oral exam for the state of Ohio since 1998 and continues to see clients in an individual therapy setting as well as conducting assessments with mental health clients and dually diagnosed clients with Matrix Integrated Psychological Services.
