By the end of the course, the Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, Social Worker or Psychologist will be able to:
-Discuss three self-presentation effects of chronic pain.
-Explain three manifestations of behavioral anger in chronic pain.
-Discuss three challenges related to pain catastrophizing.
-Discuss three considerations regarding psychological distress and attention biases in chronic pain.
-Discuss three sources of guilt for chronic pain clients.
-Explain what style of trained questioning used in cognitive interventions gently probes for patient meanings and stimulates alternative viewpoints or ideas.
-Explain what is the rationale behind self-help cognitive-behavioral therapy.
-Name one of the most researched variables of pain that influences pain intensity and physical / psychosocial disability.
-Explain what is the assumption of cognitive models of pain.
"The instructional level of this course is introductory, intermediate, or advanced depending on the learners clinical area of expertise."
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