Mode of Program Participation
Academic Scholarship
Participation Type
Workshop
Session Title
Exploring Substance Use in Appalachia: Multigenerational Conditions, Counselors and Current Interventions
Session Abstract or Summary
Trauma-informed substance use is a worldwide phenomenon. In Appalachia complex trauma prevails and presents when Appalachians enter counseling. Responding to lifelong trauma, Appalachian coping deficit includes culturally-based substance use,a concept with international generalizability.
Lecture with Powerpoint will review national research and offer Motivational Interviewing in assessment of substance use. An effective intervention paucity exists for counseling providers with self-medicated complex trauma. This presentation increases awareness of normalized trauma in Appalachia, how substance use is a symptom of innate coping deficit, that counselors need to expand their assessment acuity and can better open dialogue using Motivational Interviewing.
Presentation #1 Title
Exploring Substance Use in Appalachia: Multigenerational Conditions, Counselors and Current Interventions
Presentation #1 Abstract or Summary
Trauma-informed substance use is a worldwide phenomenon. In Appalachia complex trauma prevails and presents when Appalachians enter counseling. Responding to lifelong trauma, Appalachian coping deficit includes culturally-based substance use,a concept with international generalizability. Lecture with Powerpoint will review national research and offer Motivational Interviewing in assessment of substance use. An effective intervention paucity exists for counseling providers with self-medicated complex trauma. This presentation increases awareness of normalized trauma in Appalachia, how substance use is a symptom of innate coping deficit, that counselors need to expand their assessment acuity and can better open dialogue using Motivational Interviewing.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #1
Darlene Vaughn, MMsc, MEd, CSAC, FACASAC, NCC, LPCC, is a Cherokee Appalachian who grew up in a rich tradition of impoverished conditions. A specialist in addictions counseling, Darlene works with youth in southwest Virginia, provides adjunct college instruction and is pursuing a doctorate degree in Counselor Education and Supervision through Lindsey Wilson College.
Exploring Substance Use in Appalachia: Multigenerational Conditions, Counselors and Current Interventions
Trauma-informed substance use is a worldwide phenomenon. In Appalachia complex trauma prevails and presents when Appalachians enter counseling. Responding to lifelong trauma, Appalachian coping deficit includes culturally-based substance use,a concept with international generalizability. Lecture with Powerpoint will review national research and offer Motivational Interviewing in assessment of substance use. An effective intervention paucity exists for counseling providers with self-medicated complex trauma. This presentation increases awareness of normalized trauma in Appalachia, how substance use is a symptom of innate coping deficit, that counselors need to expand their assessment acuity and can better open dialogue using Motivational Interviewing.
