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Pain and Pain Management:
Supporting Individuals with Chronic Pain and Co-Occurring Conditions

 

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This training course provides a framework to understand the nature and derivation of pain. A special focus will be devoted to varying understandings of pain, options for assessing pain, and treatment options. Co-occurring, comorbid conditions will be discussed with an emphasis on at-risk populations who may experience chronic pain. Supports, interventions, and strategies will be discussed aimed to improve quality of life and enhance comfort for people living with chronic pain.

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Pain and Pain Management:
Supporting Individuals with Chronic Pain and Co-Occurring Conditions

Monday, June 17, 2024, 1:45 PM EDT - 4:45 PM EDT
$59.99 Christina N. Marsack-Topolewski

 

This workshop  will not be available for playback review
 

This training course provides a framework to understand the nature and derivation of pain. A special focus will be devoted to varying understandings of pain, options for assessing pain, and treatment options. Co-occurring, comorbid conditions will be discussed with an emphasis on at-risk populations who may experience chronic pain. Supports, interventions, and strategies will be discussed aimed to improve quality of life and enhance comfort for people living with chronic pain.

About the Presenter

Christina Marsack-Topolewski, PhD, LMSW is an associate professor of Social Work at Eastern Michigan University. Dr. Marsack-Topolewski received her PhD in Social Work with a dual title in Gerontology from Wayne State University. She has worked with individuals with various intellectual and developmental disabilities for over 20 years and has worked as a special educator, consultant, and clinical social worker. Her research focuses on individuals with disabilities, their caregivers, caregiver burden and quality of life, advance care planning, service delivery, and service utilization. Dr. Marsack-Topolewski has over 70 publications in national and international journals and encyclopedias, mainly focusing on individuals with IDDs, caregiving, and aging. Dr. Marsack-Topolewski has been the lead on multiple grant-funded programs tailoring services to individuals with IDDs, older adults, and chronic illnesses. In 2019, she was appointed to the board of directors to the National Task Group on Intellectual Disability and Dementia Practices.

This workshop Offers 3 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits

Pain and Pain Management:
Supporting Individuals with Chronic Pain and Co-Occurring Conditions

Monday, June 17, 2024, 1:45 PM EDT - 4:45 PM EDT

Presenter: Christina N. Marsack-Topolewski

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Course Length: 3 Hours

Learning Objectives:

  1. Learners will be able to articulate multiple understandings of pain and the derivation of pain.
  2. Learners will be able to describe chronic pain and the impact on clients.
  3. Learners will be able to explain different treatment options and strategies to support individuals living with chronic pain.

This workshop Offers 3 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits

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This workshop  will not be available for playback review
 

This training course provides a framework to understand the nature and derivation of pain. A special focus will be devoted to varying understandings of pain, options for assessing pain, and treatment options. Co-occurring, comorbid conditions will be discussed with an emphasis on at-risk populations who may experience chronic pain. Supports, interventions, and strategies will be discussed aimed to improve quality of life and enhance comfort for people living with chronic pain.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Learners will be able to articulate multiple understandings of pain and the derivation of pain.
  2. Learners will be able to describe chronic pain and the impact on clients.
  3. Learners will be able to explain different treatment options and strategies to support individuals living with chronic pain.

Agenda:

 

30 minutes: Welcome, Introduction, Orientation to the Topic

30 minutes: Statistics regarding chronic pain and pain management

30 minutes: Relevance of chronic pain and co-occurring conditions for children and adolescents

10 minutes: Break

30 minutes: Experiences and challenges of children and adolescents undergoing pain

35 minutes: Supports, strategies, and resources for children and adolescents experiencing pain and chronic pain; support for family caregivers

15minutes: Recap; Q & A

This presentation is open to:
  • Social Workers
  • Professional Counselors
  • Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
  • Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
  • Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
Course Level: introductory
Level of Clinician: beginner
  • New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
  • Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
  • Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
  • Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives

Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.

Disability Access - If you require ADA accommodations, please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification. Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often, and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling. The grievance policy for trainings provided by the NEFESH INTERNATIONAL is available here Satisfactory Completion Participants must have paid the tuition fee, logged in and out each day, attended the entire workshop, and completed an evaluation to receive a certificate (If this is a pre-recorded program, a post-test with a passing grade of 80% to receive a certificate.) Failure to log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates are available after satisfactory course completion by clicking here.
There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.
  • Therapist Express 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-0774.
  • Therapist Express is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0129.
  • Therapist Express is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0325.
  • CE You! is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland.
    CE You! maintains responsibility for this program.
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48 hours before: full refund less $5.00 processing fee. After event no refund will be given.
*exclusions apply for reasonable need and cause.