Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Pain - 8hr Webinar
Program Description
This workshop aims to train Behavioral Health Consultants (BHCs) on comprehensive, evidence-based strategies for helping patients manage chronic and acute pain. After the initial webinar, follow up consultation calls will address specific topics and provide opportunities for case discussions.
Target Audience
This activity provides continuing education for social workers and psychologists. A certificate of attendance is available for other attendees.
Learning Objectives
- Outline DoD’s approach to improve pain treatment with the Stepped Care Model (SCM) for Pain.
- Describe the neuroscientific underpinnings of pain.
- Identify the differences between acute and chronic pain.
- Recognize factors which make the experience of pain better/worse.
- Discuss the long-term consequences of subpar management of pain.
- Utilize the Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale (DVPRS) to inform measurement-based care for chronic pain.
- Identify the components of a biopsychosocial assessment for pain.
- Discuss co-morbidities that are interacting with pain.
- Identify patients who may benefit from a higher level of care for pain.
- Implement Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain (BCBT-CP) protocol for patients who experience chronic pain.
- Address common complexities in patients with chronic pain.
- Recognize and appropriately respond when patients are resistant or ambivalent to a non-pharmacological approach to managing pain.
- Utilize strategies to increase patients’ willingness to engage in BCBT-CP.
- Identify patients at risk for their acute pain to become chronic.
Bradford West Applegate, Ph.D. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Monica L. Cline, Psy.D. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
CAPT Anne C. Dobmeyer, Ph.D., ABPP. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Jeffrey T. Reiter, Ph.D., ABPP. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Joneis Thomas, Ph.D. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Available Credit
- 8.00 Psychologists (APA)Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). DHA, J7, CEPO maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. DHA, J-7, CEPO designated this activity for a maximum of 8.00 CE credits. The instructional level of this activity is intermediate. There is no cost to participate.
- 8.00 Social Workers (ASWB)
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, DHA, J7, CEPO is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 8.00 continuing education credits.
- 8.00 Certificate of Attendance
- 8.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)
In support of improving patient care, DHA, J-7, CEPO is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team. This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 8.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
Accommodations for Learners with Hearing Impairment
Captions and transcripts are available upon request for all CE/CME live events and on-demand courses sponsored by J-7 CEPO.
Live events:
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On-demand "Home Study" courses:
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