Substance Use/Abuse in the Context of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Trauma

304 Pages·2015·12.66 MB·English

by  Erin Tinnon

Substance Use/Abuse in the Context of
Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Trauma
By Patricia J. Bland, M.A. CDP
& Debi Edmund, LPC CADC
Content Contributions: Cathy Cave, Niki Miller, Erin Tinnon
Design: Juliana Pino, Erin Tinnon
December 2014
This publication was made possible by Grant Number 90EV0417 from the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the
National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health and do not necessarily represent the official
views of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.
National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health © NCDVTMH 2014

Dedication

In Memoriam

We dedicate this manual to all those who tirelessly work for social
change on behalf of others to bridge the gap between what people need
and what programs and systems are willing to provide.

“We will remember you...”
Fierce Advocates, Counselors, and Nurse:

Wilma Bennett, Juneau, Alaska
Gerry Coughlin, CCDCIII, Seattle, Washington
Margaret Devitt, RN, Dublin, Ireland
Billie Miller, Seattle, Washington
Ellen Pence, Ph.D., St. Paul, Minnesota
Jolene Willett, Seattle, Washington

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Acknowledgements

The authors wish to acknowledge and thank NCDVTMH Staff, Consultants, and allies who
provided editorial, layout, design, administrative assistance, content, and curricula
development:
Editor: Erin Tinnon, MSW, NCDVTMH Consultant, Ann Arbor, MI
Layout and Design: Juliana Pino, Public Awareness Associate &Technology Specialist,
NCDVTMH, Ann Arbor, MI
Administrative Support: Kathleen Pabian, NCDVTMH, Chicago, IL
Content and Curricula Development:
Mary Lee Berg, RN BSN MS, Assistant Professor, Nursing Department, Onondaga County
Community College, Syracuse, NY
Susan Blumenfeld, MSW LCSW, Child Trauma Training Director, NCDVTMH, Chicago, IL
Cathy Cave, Consultant, Inspired Vision, LLC, Delmar, NY
Jen Curley MSS MLSP, Project Manager, NCDVTMH, Chicago, IL
Eleanor Lyon, PhD, Consultant, Coeur d’Alene, ID
Kelly Miller, JD, Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence (ICASDV), Boise, ID
Niki Miller M.S. CPS, Consultant, NH
Terri Pease, PhD, Consultant, Portland, ME
Heather Phillips, MA, Research Manager, NCDVTMH, Chicago, IL
Olga Trujillo, JD, Olga Trujillo Consulting, MN
Carole Warshaw, MD, Executive Director, NCDVTMH, Chicago, IL
Rachel White-Domain, JD, Project Manager, NCDVTMH, Chicago, IL
The authors also wish to acknowledge and thank the following NCDVTMH Associates, Multi-
site, and State Coalition Staff, Caucus, and Program Members for providing various forms
of support beginning in 2012 through 2014 by offering suggestions, providing written and
verbal in-put, guidance, and training process recommendations; PowerPoint and handout
review; participating in training meetings, discussions, skits, demonstrations and/or focus
groups; partnering with NCDVTMH Staff to roll out, field test, and review training materials
via webinar or in face to face training prior to curricula publication; providing training
evaluation and/or on-going collaborative opportunities to expand knowledge about
substance use in the context of DV/SA and trauma.
Your help and encouragement has been invaluable.

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NCDVTMH Associates and Field Reviewers:
Maggie Cveticanin, Domestic Violence, Disability Compliance and Abuse in Later Life
Specialist, Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence (FCADV)
Karen Foley, MSW CDP, Triple Play Connections, WA State and Tulalip Tribe Advocate
Services
Brenda Hill, Native Co-Director, South Dakota Coalition Ending Domestic & Sexual Violence
(SDCEDSV)
Tia M. Holley, CDCII NCACI, RHS, AAS. An Alaska Native, descendent from King Island
Inupiat; Advocate, Substance Abuse Professional and Trainer connecting Traditional Healing
and Western Modalities
Amy Judy, JD, Violence Against Women with Disabilities & Deaf Women Project
Coordinator, Disability Rights Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Gwendolyn Packard, Program Specialist, National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center
(NIWRC), Albuquerque, NM
Rachel Ramirez-Hammond, MA MSW LISW, Ohio Domestic Violence Network (ODVN)
Barb Rindels, Advocate; and Megan Jones, LISW CADC; and Bill Downs, PhD from
Integrative Services Project of the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) and Iowa Coalition
Against Domestic Violence (ICADV)
Saralyn Tabachnik, M.ED, Executive Director, AWARE Inc., Juneau, Alaska
Diane Wolff, MA, Director of Advocacy, End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin – the Wisconsin
Coalition Against Domestic Violence

State Coalition Staff, Caucus, Program Members, and Multi-Site Allies:
Kathy Wells, Safe House of Shelby County, Inc. Columbiana, Alabama
Brittany Luddington, Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (ANDVSA),
Swarupa Toth, Aiding Women in Abuse and Rape Emergencies (AWARE, Inc.), Kari
Robinson, JD, Alaska Immigration Justice Project (AIJP) and Ann Rausch and Lauree
Morton, Alaska Council on Domestic Violence (CDVSA)
Earl Lim, American Samoa Alliance Against Domestic & Sexual Violence (ASADSV)
Carol Post, Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCADV)
Christy Showalter, Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence (GCADV)
Ladessa Foster, LCPC, Boise ID and Jennifer Landhuis, Idaho Coalition Against Sexual &
Domestic Violence (ICASDV)
Tess Sakolsky, Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV)
Erin Hankins, Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence (KCASDV)
Lyn Carter, Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence (MCEDV)

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Erin Boguski and Amber Guthrie, Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence (MNADV)
Angelita Valasco-Gunn, Michigan Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence (MCEDSV)
Bobbi Holtberg, Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women, (MCBW)
Jennifer Carter Dochler, Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (MCADSV)
Kelson Young, MontanaCoalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (MCADSV)
Elizabeth Stoffel, Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence (NNADV)
Michelle Miller, Nebraska Domestic violence Sexual Assault Coalition, (NDVSAC)
Linda Douglas, New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (NHCADSV)
Pam Wiseman, David River, Jeannette Baca, New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic
Violence (NMCADV)
Lynne Tally, Safe Shelter, Jamestown, ND and Suzanne Kramer-Brenna, North Dakota
Council on Abused Women’s Services (NDCAWS)
Tonia Moultry, Ohio Domestic Violence Network, (ODVN)
Jackie Stutts and Jo Sterner, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV)
Rose Hernandez, Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV)
Kalyn Risker, Sisters Acquiring Financial Empowerment, Detroit, MI
Linda Olsen, Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV) – and Cindy
Obtinario, and Mary Guiberson, WSCADV- Women in Recovery Caucus (WIRC)
Laurie Thompsen and Nikki Erwin, West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence
(WVCADV)
Kendra Wykoff, Utah Domestic Violence Council (UDVC)
Trish Worley, Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault (WCADVSA)

Special Thanks:
Most importantly the authors offer gratitude and thanks to those who have shared their
stories of healing and recovery—survivors. From you we have learned by listening. We
thank you for voicing your courage and sharing your experience, strength and hope.
“Together we can do, what we could never do alone”---
This project was funded through grant #90EV0417 from the U.S. Department of Health &
Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Family and Youth Services
Bureau, Family Violence Prevention and Services Program. Points of view expressed in
this document do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. This project was also supported by 2011-TA-
AX-K128 awarded by the Office of Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice.
The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication
are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of
Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

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Contents

Dedication ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… i
Acknowledgements …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ii
Contents …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… v
Introduction and Trainers Guide …………………………………………………………………… vi
Slides and Notes Pages ………………………………………………………………………………………… 1
References ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1 21
Role Play Scenarios …………………………………………………………………………………………… 126
Handouts …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1 32
Appendix: Resources ………………………………………………………………………………………… 271
About the Authors ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 279

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Introduction
and
Trainer’s Guide