Course Code: REL-BHC-0-AAMP
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2027
Learning Objectives:
Identify interventions you can use to treat individuals with pain symptoms.
Recognize the psychosocial factors that can influence an individual's perception of pain.
Indicate how to assess for pain symptoms and their effects.
Outline:
Section 1: Pain in Behavioral Healthcare Settings
What is Pain?
Perception of Pain
Acute and Chronic Pain
Quick Check
Key Takeaways
Section 2: Pain Assessment
Assessing Pain
Pain Assessment and Rating Scales
Behavioral Health Disorders and Assessing Pain
Quick Check
Key Takeaways
Section 3: Interventions and Pain Management
Categories of Pain Intervention
Quick Check
Key Takeaways
Section 4: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Reviewer: Brent Scobie, PhD, LCSW
Brent received his masters and doctoral degrees from the University of Maine. Over the past 20 years, he has worked in a number of clinical positions at an acute care psychiatric and substance abuse treatment facility and within private practice. He has provided both evaluative and therapeutic services within emergency departments and forensic, inpatient, residential, and nonresidential substance abuse and co-occurring disorders programs. His clinical interest areas include evaluation and treatment of adolescent addiction disorders, chronic pain, insomnia, and anxiety disorders. He is a part-time faculty member at the University of Maine where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on subjects including substance use disorders, adult and child psychopathology, and healthcare administration and management.
Writer: Amanda Gayle, Ph.D.
Amanda Gayle received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Tennessee. She completed a pre-doctoral internship at the University of Georgia in the Counseling and Testing Center. She also completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Duke University Medical Center in the Occupational Health Department working in both the internal and external employee assistance programs. She is licensed in North Carolina where she was in private practice for 15 years serving primarily adults in individual and couples counseling with many presenting issues. Her focus was on cognitive behavioral therapy to treat anxiety, mood disorders, grief, relationship difficulties, stress management, self-esteem, and parenting. She joined Relias as a subject matter expert writer for behavioral health in 2021.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Alcohol and Drug Counselors; Marriage and Family Therapists; Nurses; Professional Counselors; Psychologists; Social Workers; in the following settings: Health and Human Services.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.