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This Is the Result of Something Else: Experiences of Men That Abused Drugs and Had Experienced Childhood Trauma

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About the Course

The co-occurrence of childhood trauma and substance abuse problems in general populations has been explored in past research. The authors of this study designed a qualitative research study of men in Iceland with histories of both trauma and drug abuse. Several interrelationships between the experience of trauma and drug abuse among men are explored in the five major themes generated from individual interviews with men with substance abuse histories. The authors also provide guidance towards improvement of trauma-informed therapy with men with substance abuse histories.

This course is based on the reading-based online, “This Is the Result of Something Else”: Experiences of Men That Abused Drugs and Had Experienced Childhood Trauma created by Margret Torshamar Georgsdottier, et al. in 2021.

Publication Details

Publication Date: 2021

Course Material Authors

Course Material Authors authored the material only, and were not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Margret Torshamar Georgsdottier, M. Sci

Margret is a student at the School of Health Sciences, University of Akureyri, Akureyri, Iceland. This is her first article.

Sigrun Sigurdardottir, PhD. (Nursing)

Dr. Sigurdardottir is an Associate Professor at the University of Akureyri, Akureyri, Iceland. She has published multiple works in peer reviewed journals.

Course Creator

Paul Pawlicki, PsyD, LP

Paul Pawlicki, PsyD, received his degree in clinical psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, IL, in 2005. From 2004-2006, he taught courses in general psychology, abnormal psychology, and human sexuality at Collin College in Plano, TX. He currently practices individual therapy at the Department of Sexual Medicine at Park Nicollet Health Health Services near Minneapolis, MN.

Target Audience

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Identify the consequences of childhood trauma and the effect on mental health following childhood trauma
  2. 2 Describe five major themes relevant to the relationship between trauma and drug abuse in men
  3. 3 Describe how the results of this study can inform and improve overall drug abuse treatment in men with trauma histories

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Course Creator

Paul Pawlicki, PsyD, LP – No relevant financial relationships.

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There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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Eligible until Dec 30th, 2044
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1 CE credit hour
Eligible until Sep 29th, 2026
This course has been approved by CE Learning Systems, service provider of Impact CE, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #192243, CE Learning Systems is responsible for all aspects of their programming.
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