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

Overview of two models for addiction and/or trauma- Seeking Safety and Finding Your Best Self.pdf

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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 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 a model that focuses on stages of recovery. It has been implemented in various settings and with diverse populations, including veterans, the criminal justice system, the homeless, problem gamblers, and adolescents. Seeking Safety has been supported by over 80 published empirical articles, pilots, controlled and/or randomized controlled trials, and multicenter studies. The model is available as freely downloadable PDFs on their website, which also provides summaries of the evidence.<br /><br />According to a government analysis, Seeking Safety has an 88% likelihood of benefit relative to cost, which places it in the top three of the 23 Substance Use Disorder (SUD) models analyzed. The document compares its likelihood of benefit to other models such as Motivational Interviewing, Motivational Enhancement Therapy, and Relapse Prevention. <br /><br />Seeking Safety covers 25 topics, including cognitive, behavioral, and interpersonal aspects. The sessions include a check-in process. Some examples of topics covered in Seeking Safety include PTSD: Taking Back Your Power and Compassion. <br /><br />Finding Your Best Self is another model discussed briefly in the document, but no further information is provided. The document mentions an appendix and a link to a chapter format, as well as handouts for training. A list of reasons for using and their links to trauma is also included, with examples such as getting to sleep, being sexual, feeling cool/popular, numbing out, seeking thrills, getting energy, rewarding oneself, and feeling powerful.

Keywords

addiction

trauma

Seeking Safety

Finding Your Best Self

linkages

childhood trauma

stress response systems

substance use

recovery stages

diverse populations