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11/8/23 - Chronic Pain After Trauma

$39.00

Chronic Pain After Trauma
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Online via Zoom
2.0 CE Hours for Social Work (MICEC) and MCBAP (RELATED)
This course meets the Pain/Symptom Management requirement (2.0 hours) for Social Work continuing education
Course fee: $39
Presenter: Mary Newton, LCSW, PhD

Chronic pain can be debilitating and limit the person's ability to function and enjoy life on a daily basis.  Research shows that individuals with unresolved childhood trauma, mental health issues and brain injuries have a much higher chance for the development of chronic pain after an injury.  Understanding the psychological component to chronic pain can be the first step to moving past the opioid cycle and back to a normal life.