APC: Overview of Seeking Safety and Finding Your Best Self: Two models for trauma and/or addiction: Lisa Najavits, PhD-Slides

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This document provides an overview of two models for addiction and/or trauma: Seeking Safety and Finding Your Best Self. It discusses the linkages between trauma and addiction, stating that trauma can lead to addiction and addiction can contribute to a pattern of ongoing trauma. The document also mentions that childhood trauma can dysregulate the body's stress response systems, creating a vicious cycle with substance use. <br /><br />Seeking Safety is described as a model with stages of recovery and has been implemented in various settings and samples, including veterans/military, criminal justice, homelessness, problem gamblers, adolescents, and diverse populations. It has over 80 published empirical articles and has been shown to be effective across different levels of care. The document also highlights the cost-benefit analysis of Seeking Safety, stating that it has a high likelihood of benefit relative to cost, ranking higher than other models such as Motivational Interviewing, Motivational Enhancement Therapy, and Relapse Prevention.<br /><br />Seeking Safety covers 25 topics related to cognitive, behavioral, and interpersonal aspects, with examples like PTSD and compassion. Finding Your Best Self is another model mentioned briefly, and the document provides information about its chapter format and includes an appendix with handouts.<br /><br />Lastly, the document includes a link to a resource that explains the reasons for using certain behaviors or actions as a way to cope with trauma, such as seeking thrills or numbing out.

Keywords

addiction

trauma

Seeking Safety

Finding Your Best Self

linkages

childhood trauma

stress response systems

substance use

recovery stages

empirical articles

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