Live Webinar: Attachment, Addiction, and Complex Trauma
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Live Webinar: Attachment, Addiction, and Complex Trauma
3 Addictions Counseling Specific CEs
(3 Hours NBCC CEs)
Friday December 5th, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 12:15 PM
Attachment, Addiction, and Complex Trauma is a training examining how early childhood development and social determinants of health can predispose children to substance use and mental disorders as adolescents and adults. The first half of the training relates how Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs) impact brain and psychosocial development in ways that can lead to intergenerational trauma. The second half explores how these developmental attachment deficits can manifest as Substance Use Disorders later in life. We will examine a recent revision to the ACEs Survey that emphasizes resilience and corrects for psychosocial development.
Objectives Include:
-Develop a working familiarity with the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Survey
-Identify 3 ways in which ACEs impact brain development and emotional attachment
-Verbalize how ACEs can predispose later involvement with criminal justice systems
-Identify 3 types of attachment deficits associated with adult addiction and MH disorders
-Verbalize how attachment deficits can contribute to early substance use and addiction
-Explore how to use the ACEs/Attachment survey to screen and support their clients with handouts provided
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This course meets criteria for 3 hours of general continuing education by the Oklahoma Board of Behavioral Health for Oklahoma LPC and LMFT license holders, by the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (provider #20250088) for Oklahoma LCSW license holders, by the Oklahoma Board of Licensed Drug and Alcohol Counselors (certificate #20260018) for LADC and CADC license holders (3 hours addictions counseling specific CEs), and for Oklahoma case managers (3 hours general CEs). 3 Hours NBCC CEs.
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Our CE courses are open to all mental health professionals, but Members of the Oklahoma Counseling Institute™ receive a discount off all in-person workshops, live webinars, and on-demand courses. Join today!
No Prerequisites Required for This Course.
If there are any questions or concerns about your experience with the Oklahoma Counseling Institute or any of its trainings, please contact the Oklahoma Counseling Institute by phone at (405)-440-3034, by email at hello@edmondcounseling.com, by mail at 1320 East 9th Street, Suite 6, Edmond, Oklahoma 73034, United States, or by visiting our website at www.counselinginstitute.org. OCI staff carefully considers any feedback or complaints and typically responds within one business day.
Mike Bricker MS, CADC-II, NCAC-2, LPC
Mike Bricker MS, CADC-II, NCAC-2, LPC is a consultant on “dual recovery” from substance use and mental disorders through the STEMSS Institute, and specializes in blending research-based treatment with other Wisdom Traditions. Mike is currently a Behavioral Health Clinician and Clinical Supervisor for LifeStance Behavioral Health in Eugene OR, and is the Training Director for NAADAC-Oregon Chapter (ORAAP). He has educated and trained Counselors in Alaska, Oregon and the Navajo Nation. Mike has developed and implemented trauma-responsive Treatment Court programs in Alaska and Oregon, including Medication-Assisted Recovery for opioid use disorders. He is an invited reviewer for SAMHSA grants, and a Consultant for the Tribal Opioid Response network. Mike is a seasoned trainer who presents regularly at national conferences, is a member of the NAADAC Speakers’ Bureau, and an Approved Education Provider (#185341)