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Inheritance: Addiction is Far More Complex Than the Devastation Wrought By A Drug

A Film’s Journey To Capture and Shine A Light on Intergenerational Trauma in Appalachia

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This session is a panel discussion on the complexity of addiction, mental health, and intergenerational trauma through the lived experience of Curtis, a critically acclaimed featured film subject of Inheritance, a new feature documentary film directed and produced by Matt Moyer and Amy Toensing.

 

The discussion will build from film clips of Inheritance and be facilitated by Greg Williams, Executive Producer of High Watch Media and feature Judy Crane, author of The Trauma Heart who has over three decades of clinical experience in the field of trauma and substance use disorders. 

 

Filmed over 11 years, Inheritance follows Curtis, a young boy, as he grows up in rural Appalachia in a family and community surrounded by substance use disorder and poverty. 

 

“Here was a troubled America, one where communities that bore the brunt of economic decline now faced inherited poverty, joblessness, abuse, addiction, and hopelessness. At the core, it seemed, was a cycle of intergenerational trauma and mental health problems underlying America’s substance use disorder crisis.” – Director’s Statement

Target Audience
  • • Counselor
  • • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • • Nurses
  • • Physicians
  • • Social Worker
  • • Substance Use Disorder Professionals
  • • Psychologist
Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Analyze the concept of Intergenerational Trauma through the narrative presented in Inheritance.

  • Evaluate the psychological and emotional effects of unresolved trauma and addictions across generations in Inheritance.

  • Explore the coping mechanism employed by Curtis's family members and assess their effectiveness.

  • Formulate strategies for addressing intergenerational trauma in family systems.

  • Investigate the role of accountability and reconciliation in breaking the cycle of intergenerational trauma.

References

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2020). Health Disparities in Rural America: Key Insights and Action Plan.

  • Hoffman, K. (2006). Poverty and Addiction: The Hidden Struggle in Rural America. Journal of Rural Social Work and Community Practice, 11(3), 29-43.

  • Lloyd, C. (2013). The troubled path of addiction: The impact of trauma and family history. Addiction Research & Theory, 21(5), 381–392. https://doi.org/10.3109/16066359.2013.787099

  • Mohatt, N. V., Thompson, A. B., Thai, N. D., & Tebes, J. K. (2014). Historical trauma as public narrative: A conceptual review of how history impacts present-day health. Social Science & Medicine, 106, 128–136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.01.043

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). (2019). Addiction and the Rural-Urban Divide.

  • National Rural Health Association (NRHA). (2020). Rural Health Disparities: Substance Use and Mental Health.

  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). (2020). Intergenerational Trauma: Understanding Nurture’s Role in Perpetuating Addiction.

  • Yehuda, R., & Lehrner, A. (2018). Intergenerational transmission of trauma effects: Putative role of epigenetic mechanisms. World Psychiatry, 17(3), 243-257. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20568

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Counselor

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Marriage & Family Therapist

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Nurses

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Physicians

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Social Worker

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Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0654.

TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1000101) to sponsor continuing education for LCSWs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 1.5 hours of continuing education credit for LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Substance Use Disorder Professionals

This course has been approved by TPN.health, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #198061, TPN.health is responsible for all aspects of the programming.This course has been approved by TPN.health, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #198061, TPN.health is responsible for all aspects of the programing. Counselor Skill Group: Legal, Ethical, and Professional Development

Psychologist

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Trusted Provider Network is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Trusted Provider Network maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1000101) to sponsor continuing education for LEPs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 1.5 hours of continuing education credit for LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

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This course is fiscally sponsored by Exchange Events. There may be potential biases or conflicts of interest inherent to this relationship, and it must be disclosed to participants. These conflicts of interest have no bearing on the course content and have been resolved.
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Greg Williams, MA

Greg Williams is the award-winning filmmaker of feature-length documentaries, THE ANONYMOUS PEOPLE (2014 PRISM Award for Outstanding Documentary), GENERATION FOUND, and TIPPING THE PAIN SCALE. For each of these film projects, Greg has collaborated with the immensely talented Jeff Reilly.

In 2015, he produced the historic UNITE TO FACE ADDICTION RALLY on the National Mall when tens of thousands of people from around the world gathered to end the silence surrounding addiction. This was the first-time major musicians, politicians, actors, athletes, models, journalists, authors, and advocates joined together in unison, to solve the most urgent health crisis of our time. The event was memorialized in a PBS special, THE CONCERT TO FACE ADDICTION, that Greg produced and Jeff Reilly edited. He also produced the launch event and companion TV special for the release of the first-ever Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health, LISTEN: FACING ADDICTION IN AMERICA when Viacom aired the special simultaneously on 11 of its cable networks, which was seen by millions.

His work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Hollywood Reporter, ABC World News, LA Times, and several other major media outlets.

Judy Crane, LMHC-QS, ICADC, CSAT CSAT

Judy Crane, author of The Trauma Heart has over three decades of clinical experience in the field of trauma and substance use disorders. She is the CEO and Co-Founder of Guest House Ocala.

Prior to that she founded and developed one of the nation’s leading treatment centers specializing in trauma and substance use disorders, as well as the development of Spirit 2 Spirit, a trauma certification program for clinical therapists. She currently serves as a consultant for many of the country’s leading treatment centers.

Judy has presented workshops, trainings, and has been a keynote speaker on PTSD nationally and internationally since 2009. She has been the recipient of multiple awards including High Watch Recovery Center’s Marty Mann Award, NAATP’s CEO of the Year, and Behavioral Health Champion in recognition for her contribution through life changing therapies to those suffering from mental health and substance use disorders. In 2023 Judy was awarded the Nelson Bradley Career Achievement Award by NAATP recognizing those who have made significant contributions to the field of addictions.

Judy has recently recognized the need for the treatment industry to be able to create congruency in supporting recovery and wellness for those working within the treatment settings and has launched into research and raising awareness in “taking care of our own”. In addition to addressing the needs within the treatment setting workforce, Judy has consulted with organizations including first responders on  vicarious trauma and “burnout”  also addressing leadership on attitudinal changes within the work culture.

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