Internal Behavioral Health Consultant (IBHC) - Motivational and Readiness for Change in Patients with Pain
Target Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of psychologists and social workers who support/ care for U.S. active-duty service members, reservists, National Guardsmen, military veterans and their families.
Learning Objectives
- Describe one reason why patients may have low readiness to engage in behaviorally-based treatment for chronic pain.
- Describe two motivational interviewing strategies to increase motivation and/or readiness for change in patients with chronic pain.
- Apply motivational interviewing strategies to discussion of case-based chronic pain clinical scenarios.
- Anne C. Dobmeyer, Ph.D., ABPP, CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
- Tiffany L. Milligan, Psy.D., M.B.A. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
- Kent A. Corso, Psy.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.
- Bradford West Applegate, Ph.D. 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
- 1.00 APAContinuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The DHA, J7, CEPO maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. DHA, J-7, CEPO designated this activity for a maximum of 1.00 CE credits. The instructional level of this activity is intermediate. There is no cost to participate.
- 1.00 Social Workers (ASWB)
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, DHA, J-7, 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 1.00 continuing education credits.
- 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
- 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)
In support of improving patient care, the 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 health care team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.