Working with the Chronic Pain Addict

May 21, 2009
1:00 PM – 4:15 PM
3 CEU/clock hours
Location: 115 Stillman Hall
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Working with the Chronic Pain Addict

 

Jennifer Haywood will provide the latest information on helping the addicted client with Chronic Pain.  Staying on medication is required for some, with the challenge as being accepted in the recovering community.  This training will help with this tremendous challenge.

Training Objectives:
 *  Different medications will be discussed as alternatives to the traditional opiate pain  
    medication

*  Alternative pain relief recommendations will be reviewed according to the most current 
    research

*  If your client has to stay on mood altering pain meds, techniques will be reviewed on 
    how help them feel accepted in the 12 Step community

Jennifer H. Haywood, LISW, LICDC, received her MSW in 1996 from OSU, and her CCDC III in 1997.  She has specialized in addictions and dual diagnosis assessment and treatment since 1996.  She has had a variety of work experiences in the field, and has been a trainer and presenter since 1998, and an adjunct professor at OSU in the MSW program and at Columbus State in the Mental Health/Chemical Dependency/Mental Retardation program for almost 4 years.  Her specialties also include DSM-IV-TR trainings, Drug Free Workplace Trainings, and several other mental health and human behavior theory courses at OSU.  She has been an evaluator for the CPM oral exam for the state of Ohio since 1998 and continues to see clients in an individual therapy setting as well as  conducting assessments with mental health clients and dually diagnosed clients with Matrix Integrated Psychological Services.