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The Clinician's Guide to Supporting Individuals with Chronic Pain & Co-Occurring Conditions

CE Hours 3 3 Pain Management

About this live event

Estimates indicate that approximately 30% of children and adolescents and over 20% of adults are impacted by chronic pain. The adolescent population is particularly at risk for pain. Chronic pain can have adverse outcomes on individuals across the lifespan and impact across multiple facets of life. This training course provides a framework to understand the nature and derivation of pain. A special focus will be devoted to varying understandings of pain, options for assessing pain, and treatment options. Co-occurring, comorbid conditions will be discussed with an emphasis on at-risk populations who may experience chronic pain. Supports and strategies will be discussed aimed to improve quality of life and enhance comfort for individuals living with chronic pain. This course meets the “Pain and Pain Symptom Management” requirements outlined under Michigan State Public Health Code.

Learning Objectives

  • List multiple understandings of pain and the derivation of pain.
  • Describe chronic pain and the impact on clients.
  • Explain different treatment options and strategies to support individuals living with chronic pain.

Learning Levels

  • All Levels

Target Audience

This live interactive webinar is intended for mental health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, MFT's and Addiction Professionals. This course meets the “Pain and Pain Symptom Management” requirements outlined under Michigan State Public Health Code.

Agenda

11:00am - 11:30am Welcome, Introduction, Orientation to the Topic

11:30am - 12:00pm Statistics regarding chronic pain and pain management

12:00pm - 12:30pm Relevance of chronic pain and co-occurring conditions for children and adolescents

12:30pm - 12:45pm Break

12:45pm - 1:15pm Experiences and challenges of children and adolescents undergoing pain

1:15pm - 2:00pm Supports, strategies, and resources for children and adolescents experiencing pain and chronic pain; support for family caregivers

2:00pm - 2:15pm Recap, Q&A

Live event Instructor(s)

  • Christina Marsack-Topolewski, Ph.D., LMSW

    Christina Marsack-Topolewski, LMSW, PhD is a licensed social worker and an Associate Professor of Social Work at Eastern Michigan University. She received her bachelor’s of science in Special Education from Wayne State University, master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Michigan, and her PhD in Social Work with a dual title in Gerontology from Wayne State University. She has 20 years of experience supporting individuals with disabilities and their family caregivers. She has consulted on cases of individuals with disabilities with co-occurring conditions, including chronic pain. Dr. Marsack-Topolewski has worked as a professor, clinical therapist, teacher, consultant, and speaker. She has published over 80 research articles in scholarly journals and encyclopedias regarding individuals with disabilities, family caregiving, and aging.

    Dr. Marsack-Topolewski has served as the lead principal investigator on multiple grant-funded programs tailoring services for individuals with disabilities older adults, and chronic illnesses. She is an appointed board member of the U.S. National Task Group (NTG) on Intellectual Disability and Dementia Practices. Dr. Marsack-Topolewski’s research has been featured on National Public Radio (NPR) and ABC News Detroit. Over the past five years, she testified before members of the Michigan Legislature to advocate for new laws that protect against the exploitation and abuse of adults with disabilities. The first of these house bills was signed into law in the state of Michigan in December 2023. In 2024, she received the Ronald W. Collins Distinguished Research Award for Research Excellence. In addition, she received the Arc of Oakland County’s Advocacy Hall of Fame Award in 2024.

Disclosure

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CE Process Info

Each professional is responsible for the individual requirements as stipulated by his/her licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Please note: You must attend "live" (in real-time) for the duration of the training to earn CE credits.

Before the event, you will receive an email from CE-Go with access to the virtual event. After the event, you will receive access to your evaluation and continuing education certificate via a personalized "attendee dashboard" link, hosted on the CE-Go website. This link and access to the virtual event will be sent to the email account you used to register for the event.

Upon accessing the CE-Go "attendee dashboard", you will be able to:

  • Complete evaluation forms for the event
  • Download your continuing education certificate in a PDF format

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  • New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work (NYSEDSW)

    CE Learning Systems SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0060.

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  • Association of Social Work Boards - New Jersey (ASWB)

    The Clinician's Guide to Supporting Individuals with Chronic Pain & Co-Occurring Conditions 5607, is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to be offered by CE Learning Systems, LLC as an individual course. Individual courses, not providers, are approved at the course level. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. ACE course approval period: 2/2/2024-2/2/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 3 clinical continuing education credit(s). ACE individual course approval meets the NJ Board of Social Work Examiners requirements for individual course approval pursuant to NJ Code 13:44G-6.4.16. Participation in the ASWB ACE Course Approval Program requires that the provider abide by all of the criteria set forth by New Jersey Administrative Code Title 13 Chapter 44 G Subchapter 6. ACE individual course approval meets the NJ Board of Social Work Examiners requirements for individual course approval pursuant to NJ Code 13:44G-6.4.16. Participation in the ASWB ACE Course Approval Program requires that the provider abide by all of the criteria set forth by New Jersey Administrative Code Title 13 Chapter 44 G Subchapter 6.

  • New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology (NYSEDPSY)

    CE Learning Systems dba CE-Credit.com & AddictionCounselorCE.com is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0016.

  • New York State Education Department's State Board for Marriage and Family Therapy (NYSEDMFT)

    CE Learning Systems dba CE-Credit.com & AddictionCounselorCE.com is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Marriage and Family Therapy as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0045.

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1. This virtual event will be hosted via Zoom Webinar, and you may be prompted to download or upgrade your Zoom app if using a mobile device. A strong WiFi connection will be required for best quality.


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The Clinician's Guide to Supporting Individuals with Chronic Pain & Co-Occurring Conditions
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  • Date
    Fri Feb 28th, 2025
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    11:00am - 02:15pm EST

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