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Chronic Pain: Proven Medication and Non-Medication Treatments to Combat Pain

Faculty:: Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D., NCC, DCMHS, LMHC
Duration:: 5 Hours 50 Minutes
Format:: Audio and Video
Original Program Date :: Nov 03, 2016
SKU:: POS051115
Media Type:: Online Learning

Price
R3,219.00 - Price

Description

Engage in hands-on treatment demonstrations for Mindfulness Meditation, CBT, Biofeedback, Guided Imagery, Mirror Therapy and more
Analyze the mind’s power to halt pain
New interview techniques to evaluate your client’s hidden signs of chronic pain
Discover proven interventions for reducing sympathetic “fight-or-flight” nervous system reactions

Are you getting stuck with how to treat clients who have chronic pain? Are your clients experiencing pain but the cause is unknown? It’s frustrating for you as a clinician, and painful and debilitating for your clients.

Join Dr. Stephanie Sarkis, psychotherapist, author, and international speaker, as she shows you concrete, research-based solutions using real-life examples of chronic pain relief in clients. She will show you how to create effective tailor-made treatments to decrease related stress, anxiety, depression, pain related ailments, and possible suicidal tendencies.

Research-proven treatments include:
Medication Mirror Therapy
Biofeedback Mindfulness meditation
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Hypnotherapy

You will also learn acupressure techniques, discover how to create an effective guided imagery script, role play cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques, and see examples of mirror therapy for chronic pain.

OUTLINE

Chronic Pain

Phantom pain
Auto-immune disorder pain
- Lupus
- Fibromyalgia
- Lyme Disease
Accident-related pain
Migraine pain
Sequalae to medical treatment

Comorbid Issues with Chronic Pain

Anxiety
Depression
Bipolar Disorder
PTSD
Sleep disorders

Treatment Strategies

Medication

NSAIDS
Antidepressants
Anticonvulsants
Muscle relaxants
Opioids

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Shut off your pain receptors through self-talk
Cognitive coping skills training
Homework assignments
Cognitive restructuring
Therapy video session demonstration

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

Increases control over physical sensations
Reduces intense emotions
Helps identify powerful emotions
Exercises control over emotions
Keeping a pain diary
Mindfulness
Teach diaphragmatic breathing in order to trigger the parasympathetic nervous system
Diaphragmatic breathing exercise demonstration

Meditation

Focusing on here and now
Use STOP to teach mindfulness meditation
Control emotions for a positive perception of others
Guided mindfulness meditation exercise

Mirror Therapy

Treat phantom limb pain
Mirror therapy exercise
Video of Mirror therapy

Biofeedback

Helps connect mind with body
Relaxation techniques to reduce pain-related physical reactions
Video of biofeedback session

Hypnotherapy

Increases the power of mind over body
Translate pain into pressure and warmth
Induce relaxing scene when pain occurs
Affirmations to heal pain
Create effective guided imagery
Guided imagery script creation exercise

Touch-Based Treatments

Acupuncture
Acupressure
Massage
Demonstration of acupressure points

Decreasing Pain Techniques

Visualizing technique
Art Therapy
Empty chair
Detachment technique

OBJECTIVES

Explain how CBT treats for chronic pain.
Discover pain as a learned response.
Effectively assess chronic pain sequalae in your clients.
Evaluate your client’s hidden signs of chronic pain.
Analyze the mind’s power over pain signals in the body.
Create cognitive behavioral homework assignments for clients.
Access resources on chronic pain for clients.
Explore how pain relief impacts daily functioning.

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General Credits

This course is available for 6.0 total CPDs.

The HPCSA has declared that any on-line courses CPD/CEU credited by a certified US board, is automatically CPD/CEU credited in South Africa.

As there are different boards for different disciplines, we at Acacia suggest that you use the Counselling CPD/CEU credits. These correspond to South African credits of one CPD/CEU per 60 minutes. If you choose to use your discipline's credits, please do so at your discretion.

Florida Social Workers

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Provider Number 50-399. This self-study course qualifies for 6.25 continuing education credits.

Handouts

	Manual (1.95 MB)	52 Pages	Available after Purchase

Faculty

Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D., NCC, DCMHS, LMHC Related seminars and products

Author, Psychotherapist

Stephanie Moulton Sarkis PhD, NCC, DCMHS, LMHC, is a bestselling author and psychotherapist specializing in anxiety, gaslighting, narcissistic abuse, and ADHD. She is the author of several books, including the best-selling Gaslighting: Recognize Manipulative and Emotionally Abusive People - and Break Free and 10 Simple Solutions to Adult ADD: How to Overcome Chronic Distraction and Accomplish Your Goals. She was named a Diplomate and Clinical Mental Health Specialist in Child and Adolescent Counseling of the American Mental Health Counselors Association, one of only 20 professionals in the United States with this dual designation.

Dr. Sarkis is also a National Certified Counselor, Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family and Circuit Mediator. Dr. Sarkis is the founder of the Sarkis Institute, specializing in the treatment of comorbid anxiety and ADHD. She is a contributor to Forbes, Psychology Today, and The Huffington Post. Her Psychology Today posts have been viewed over 26 million times. She has a PhD, EdS, and MEd in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Florida, named by US News and World Report as the top counselor education program in the country. Dr. Sarkis has appeared on CNN, 10% Happier with Dan Harris, Sirius XM Doctor Radio, ABC (U.S.), ABC (Australia),and many more media outlets. Her research is published in the Journal of Attention Disorders. She is based in Tampa, Florida, where she provides evaluations and psychotherapy. You can visit her website at www.stephaniesarkis.com.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Stephanie Sarkis is the founder of the Sarkis Institute. She has received monetary awards for her research and has worked as a sub-investigator for major pharmaceutical companies, such as Abbott Laboratories, Glaxo/SmithKline, and Lexicor. Stephanie has books published by New Harbinger Publications and receives royalties. She writes blogs for Psychology Today and Huffington Post. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.

Non-financial: Stephanie Sarkis is on the Professional Advisory Board of Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD). She has received an American Psychological Association Outstanding Dissertation Award.

Target Audience

Addiction Counselors, Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants, Psychologists, Social Workers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and other Mental Health Professionals

Objectives

Explain how CBT treats for chronic pain.
Discover pain as a learned response.
Assess chronic pain sequalae in your clients.
Evaluate your client’s hidden signs of chronic pain.
Analyze the mind’s power over pain signals in the body.
Create cognitive behavioral homework assignments for clients.
Access resources on chronic pain for clients.
Explore how pain relief impacts daily functioning.

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