This assignment requires discussing how substance use disorders are related to domestic violence, child abuse, and other traumas, and how these issues impact treatment goals and interventions, as well as how to approach them in the treatment process.

Domestic violence, child abuse, other traumas, and other psychiatric problems are often related to substance use disorders. How do these issues impact the treatment goals and interventions?  How might you approach these issues in the treatment process?  
This discussion question meets the following NASAC Standards:
6) Appreciate the importance of family, social networks, and community systems in the treatment and recovery process.
95) Understand the characteristics and dynamics of families, couples, and intimate dyads affected by addiction.
96) Be familiar with and appropriately use models of diagnosis and intervention for families, couples, and intimate dyads, including extended, kinship, or tribal family structures

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