Mental Health and Persistent Pain (2.0 CEU/PDU)

May to Everyday: The Marriage of Mental Health and Pain

Speaker Presentation:

A comprehensive review of peer reviewed Pain literature, assessments, treatments, and common threads of Persistent Mental Health and Pain in Psychology, Pain Science, Orthopedics Research.

Speaker Bio:
Occupational Therapist and Content Creator of vetted literature for Health Providers, Universities, and Admins. This is based in 13 years of practice with Primary Care, Orthopedic Surgeon, and Rehabilitation teams as a therapist and clinic based educator of students and providers, volunteer co-facilitator with LMFT in Women's DBT/CBT, past intern at VA MH Day Program, as well as University level course facilitation in Evidence Based Practice and Problem Based Learning course curriculum. I help readers answer the questions they don't have time to research.

Course Objectives:
1) Identify three of the costliest common pain conditions
2) Describe and define the types of pain
3) Define 1 to 2 co-occuring socio-psychological conditions found in clients with persistent pain or associated risk factors
4) Identify 1-2 clinical or diagnostic assessments for risk of disability in hand arm patients
5) Identify physical conditions correlated with pain anxiety
6) Describe the relationship between pain and perception
7) Understand the importance of patient education in pain prevention and remediation
8) Differentiate standard, Medical or Rehabilitation treatment with Interdisciplinary methods

Target Audience: OTs/COTAs, PTs/PTAs, Nurses, Physicians

Practice Areas: Physical Rehabilitation, Orthopedics, Mental Health, Pain Management

Course Level: Beginners to Advanced