Survival Behavior's Impact on Prevention and Outreach Efforts
Outreach efforts, accessing care, participation in treatment planning and care can all be negatively affected by a client’s adverse childhood experiences. In the quest for resilience, many people develop survival behavior, a series of responses that helped them during the most dangerous moments of their lives. These behaviors also hamper effective engagement with behavioral health services and substance use care. A provider who understands how survival behavior affects behavior, interrupts cognitive processes, and interferes with engagement in care can better serve affected clients. This event gives providers insights into how their work is affected by a client’s survival behaviors and what strategies can improve access and utilization of care.
Learning Objectives
- Recite the ways in which significant adverse childhood experiences affect information sharing, appointment attendance, engagement in care and treatment participation.
- Relate strategies for recognizing the presence of survival behavior and reactivity that can derail access and utilization of care for Substance Use Disorder.
- Explain how they will integrate this information into their current level of practice to ensure improved access to and success in Substance Use Disorder treatment efforts.
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