Chronic Pain Assessment and Brief Intervention
Approximately 20% of adults in the United States are experiencing chronic pain. Individuals with chronic pain have increased rates of mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders, as well as other correlated physical health concerns. The experience of chronic pain can have wide reaching impacts on our patients’ social, vocational, and personal lives. Psychological theories of pain can provide a framework to open conversations with our patients about the emotional, social, and behavioral factors that can affect their pain experience. In this presentation, you will learn about key factors that can influence the experience of chronic pain, and the psychological theories that can be used to improve assessment and guide brief interventions for chronic pain. You will learn specific strategies that you can apply with your patients experiencing chronic pain.
2 hours CE. Recorded video format (non-interactive)
Course Overview
ESTIMATED COURSE LENGTH: 2 hours
CE CREDITS: 2.00 continuing education/contact hours for social workers, psychologists, counselors, and marriage and family therapists
TARGET AUDIENCE: Mental Health Practitioners
LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION: Advanced
PREREQUISITE(S): None
INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD: Recorded video format (non-interactive)
ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS: Closed captioning of audio components. In order to request further accessibility accommodations, please email support@psychhub.com
COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS: To obtain your CE certificate, learners must complete a pre-test (not scored), progress through all course segments, complete a participant evaluation, and obtain a score of 80% or higher on a post-test. Learners are expected to complete the quiz within 3 attempts. If unable to do so, the learner will need to re-review the course segments.
FINANCIAL/COMMERCIAL SUPPORT STATEMENT: This course has no commercial support.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST: This course has no potential conflict of interest or outside commercial support. Psych Hub's conflict of interest statement is found in the footer of the training center.
GRIEVANCE AND REFUND POLICIES: Grievance and refund policies are found in the footer of the training center.
PARTICIPATION COSTS: The cost to participate in this CE activity is included in the subscription registration fee.
COURSE CREATION DATE: 1/27/2023
Learning Objectives
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Identify key correlates of chronic pain, as well as sociodemographic differences
- Describe psychological theories of chronic pain
- Utilize psychological theories of pain to improve identification and assessment of patients with chronic pain in their practice
- Apply brief psychological interventions for chronic pain in their practice
Course Outline
- Review key correlates of chronic pain
- Psychological factors that influence the pain experience
- Psychiatric diagnoses as both a risk and outcome
- Key sociodemographic differences in chronic pain experience and treatment outcomes
- Identify and distinguish psychological theories of pain
- Gate Control Theory
- Learning theory as applied to chronic pain
- Cognitive theory as applied to chronic pain
- Emotional theories as applied to chronic pain
- Applying psychological theories to increase identification of patients’ chronic pain
- Opening discussions with patients around the psychological influences of pain
- Assessment approaches to understanding pain experience, coping, and associated risks
- Identifying brief psychological interventions
- Psychoeducation
- Behavioral tools including behavioral activation and pacing
- Cognitive tools including challenging thoughts and pain acceptance
- Relaxation techniques
- Importance of interdisciplinary care
CE Information
American Psychological Association (APA)
Psych Hub is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Psych Hub maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Psychologists completing this course receive 2.00 continuing education credits.Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
Psych Hub, #1750, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/20/2024 – 08/20/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 2.00 clinical continuing education credits.California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)
Psych Hub is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs. Psych Hub maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. CAMFT Approval #1000074. Course meets the qualifications for 2.00 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Psych Hub has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7051. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Psych Hub is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Counselors completing this course receive 2.00 continuing education hours.New York State Education Department - Licensed Mental Health Counselors (NYSED-LMHC)
Psych Hub, LLC 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-0257. New York State licensed mental health counselors completing this course receive 2.00 contact hours.New York State Education Department - Marriage & Family Therapists (NYSED-MFT)
Psych Hub, LLC 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-0109. New York State marriage and family therapists completing this course receive 2.00 contact hours.New York State Education Department - Psychology (NYSED-PSY)
Psych Hub, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0208. New York State licensed psychologists completing this course receive 2.00 contact hours.New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work (NYSED-SW)
Psych Hub, 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-0699. New York State social workers completing this course receive 2.00 contact hours.Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Provider Number 50-45376. Participants completing this course earn 2.00 continuing education credits.Experts
