National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center : Publications : Monographs : Partners

Strengthening Connections
September 10-12, 2012
This conference is designed to increase your knowledge of parent-child attachment in families affected by HIV, substance abuse, and trauma. More...

2012 Webinar Series
The Resource Center will host four webinar trainings in 2012 on stable housing, community partnerships, HIV medication adherence, and peer workers. More...

Addressing the Needs of Parentified Children of HIV Positive Parents
The first in a series of Research-to-Practice briefs, this document addresses best practices for working with HIV negative children who have taken on a more parental role in the family due to a parent's positive HIV status. [PDF]

Engaging and Retaining Pregnant and Parenting Substance Users in Programs
This Research-to-Practice Brief details recommendations designed to increase retention and engagement when working with pregnant and parenting substance users. [PDF]

Online Tutorial: Women and Children with HIV/AIDS
This tutorial is designed as an introduction to the complex issues associated with HIV/AIDS among women and children in the United States. The tutorial can be taken for 2 CE units. More...

Online Tutorial: Substance Use During Pregnancy
This tutorial provides an overview of the prevalence and nature of substance use among pregnant women in the United States. The tutorial can be taken for 1 CE unit. More...

Webcast: School Readiness in Infants and Toddlers Affected by Substance Abuse and/or HIV
In this webcast, representatives from three agencies share what they are doing to address school readiness for young children affected by perinatal substance abuse and/or HIV. More...

National Abandoned Infants
Assistance Resource Center
University of California, Berkeley
1950 Addison Street, Suite 104 # 7402
Berkeley, CA 94720-7402
Phone: (510) 643-8390
Fax: (510) 643-7019
E-mail: aia@berkeley.edu

The Role of Partners in Women’s Recovery

Intimate partners play a critical role in women’s introduction to and recovery from alcohol and other drug abuse. Frequently, trauma and domestic violence also influence women’s motivation and ability to recover, as well as their intimate relationships. While an increasing number of treatment programs have begun to address some of these issues through gender-specific and family-focused services, very few involve partners in women’s recovery or directly address the role that they play. To further explore the dynamic intersection among substance abuse, trauma, and intimate relationships, the AIA Resource Center convened a group of technical experts. Two products resulted.

1) A two-day symposium on the Role of Partners in Women’s Recovery was held in Berkeley, CA in August 2002, and featured presentations from Norma Finkelstein, Lisa Najavits, Carl Goodman, Barbara Kappos, and Margaret Gold.

2) A monograph entitled Partners’ Influence on Women’s Addiction and Recovery: The Connection between Substance Abuse, Trauma, and Intimate Relationships was published. The purpose of the monograph is to:

Provide a better understanding of the role that intimate partners play in women’s recovery from substance abuse
Explore strategies for helping women to assess their past and present intimate relationships in the context of their addiction
Present strategies for safely engaging partners in women’s recovery

The monograph is useful for program administrators, clinicians, and policy makers who are concerned with women’s recovery.

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