Introduction to EMDR and Neurofeedback as Interventions for Substance Use Disorders
Dates: March 14, 2025
Meets: F from 9:00 AM to 12 N
Location: GRAND RAPIDS - BIK 230-235
COURSE: $59.00
There are still openings remaining at this time.
Course Description
This workshop has been approved for MCBAP credit hours.
A large portion of people who struggle with PTSD also struggle with a substance use disorder. When people experience both PTSD and SUD, there is a worsening of psychological acuity. This training will focus on EMDR and neurofeedback as two possible interventions for PTSD and SUD. These interventions will be discussed peripherally with the goal of helping practitioners increase their understanding and determine if either of these interventions could benefit their social work practice.
Course Level: Beginner
Objectives:
- Review the NASW Code of Ethics to determine how this problem links with our principles and as ethics as social workers.
- Identify the DSM-V criteria a substance use disorder and PTSD
- Increase understanding of how trauma and SUD are connected.
- Develop an understanding of how EMDR could be used as an intervention for SUD.
- Develop an understanding of how neurofeedback could be used as an intervention for SUD.
- Identify strategies to increase acceptance of people who struggle with opioid use disorders and other substance use disorders.
Instructor
Kathy Carruthers, DSW, LMSW, CAADC, BCN
Kathy began her social work profession while completing GVSU's MSW program. Upon completion of her degree, she worked with several populations: chronically and persistently mentally ill, deaf and hard of hearing, people with substance use disorders (SUDs), children, and families. Her passion grew to become people who struggle SUD, and this is the passion that led her through her dissertation "Stigma Toward People With Opioid Use Disorder in Southwest Michigan" that she completed in 2022. While on her journey, she began to understand how trauma is the root cause for many people with struggle with SUD, and she changed directions again. Currently, her focus is trauma and how trauma from the youngest years can impact a person into their elderly years. She is an integrative therapist who uses multiple modalities in her private practice setting: MI, CBT, DBT, SFT, EMDR, and neurofeedback.
Location
Bicycle Factory
Room 230-235
201 Front Ave. SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Special Accommodations
Please contact our office regarding any accommodations you may need prior to attending our program(s). We will work with you to ensure your needs are met. You may email us at learn@gvsu.edu, or call us at (616) 331-7180.
To view our policies, please visit: www.gvsu.edu/learn/policies
Grand Valley State University School of Social Work, an accredited social work education program, is authorized by Administrative Rule 338.2963 to award Michigan social work continuing education contact hours.
| Fee: | $59.00 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | 3.00 |
| CEUs: | 3.00 |
Fee Breakdown
| Category | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fee | COURSE | $ 59.00 |
| Fee-Alternate | GVSU Field Education Supervisor | $ 45.00 |
| Fee-Alternate | GVSU Faculty/Staff | $ 25.00 |
GRAND RAPIDS - BIK 230-235
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Building Address: Bicycle Factory 201 Front Ave. SW Grand Rapids, MI 49504