Training for substance abuse programs

Your patients carry trauma. Your counselors need to know how to see it.

ClearPath trains substance abuse programs to screen for PTSD, recognize trauma symptoms, and respond with the right care — before symptoms escalate.

14x More likely to have SUD if you have PTSD
80% Of SUD counselors report no formal trauma training
The gap

Most programs treat the addiction. The trauma keeps winning.

Substance use and PTSD are deeply co-occurring — yet the majority of frontline counselors have never been trained to recognize trauma symptoms when they see them.

Without trauma-informed screening, programs miss the underlying driver of relapse. Patients cycle through treatment,re-enter use, and programs don't understand why.

SAMHSA's TIP 57 framework has been available for over a decade. But translating a federal guide into day-to-day clinical practice? That's where most programs get stuck.

"We had no framework for asking about trauma. We'd treat the addiction, discharge the patient, and watch them come back six weeks later."
— Clinical Director, community SUD treatment program
What we do

Two tracks. One mission.

For Programs

Turnkey training packages that help treatment facilities build sustainable, trauma-informed screening protocols. Curriculum designed for clinical staff at every level.

  • Trauma screening workflow design
  • Staff training curriculum (live + async)
  • Implementation support & audit tools
  • Accreditation readiness documentation

For Counselors

Certification-track and continuing education training that gives counselors the clinical confidence to screen, identify, and appropriately refer patients with trauma presentations.

  • PTSD 101 for clinical staff
  • Trauma screening tools & administration
  • Co-occurring assessment protocols
  • CE credits for licensed professionals
Our belief

You cannot treat addiction effectively while ignoring the wound beneath it.

Trauma is not a niche. It is not a specialty track for those with extra credentials. It is present in the majority of patients walking into substance abuse treatment — and if your program doesn't see it, you are not giving your patients the best chance at recovery.

ClearPath exists to make trauma-informed care a baseline standard, not a referral afterthought.

Every patient who walks through your doors deserves a counselor who knows what to look for.

The knowledge exists. The frameworks exist. What has been missing is the translation layer — practical, implementable training that meets programs where they are.

ClearPath is that layer.