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| 8:00-8:30 | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30-8:45 | Introduction: What is Pain Connection? Speaker: Ellen Weiss, Board Member |
| 8:45-9:45 | Keynote Speaker: Dr. Michael April, Physiatrist and Pain
Management Specialist, One Medicine, Rockville, MD What is Chronic Pain? “The Truth About Chronic Pain” -Latest research, treatment approaches… |
| 9:45-10:00 | Break |
| 10:00-11:00 | The Psychosocial Stages of Chronic Pain Speaker: Gwenn Herman, LCSW-C, DCSW, Founder & Director Pain Connection |
| 11:00-11:15 | Break |
| 11:15-12:15 | Panel Discussion: (chronic pain clients and family members)
Insight into the Lives of People Experiencing Chronic Pain Moderator: Mary French, LCSW-C, RN, Psychotherapist |
| 12:15- 1:15 | Lunch (Special Herbal Hospitality Table hosted by Herbalists Molly Carr and Amy Brush: Samples of teas to help with nerves and anxiety and topical patches, Free massages by Massuage Associates-Lee Blank) |
| 1:15- 1:45 | Understanding the Grief Process and Chronic Pain Speaker: Linda Girdner, LCMFT |
| 1:45- 2:15 | Treatment Planning
Developing a Treatment Plan: The Healing Process Speaker: Paula Mintzies, LCSW |
| 2:15- 2:45 | Treatment
How to Help the Chronic Pain Client Change their Reactions
to Pain Messages and Teaching Affirmations Speaker: Gwenn Herman,LCSW-C, DCSW |
| 2:45- 3:00 | Break |
| 3:00- 3:45 | Skills and Interventions
Mind/Body Approach to Chronic Pain; The Use of Mindfulness
Based Practices and Guided Imagery Speaker: Mary French, RN, LCSW-C |
| 3:45- 4:30 | Overview of couples and group therapy and support
groups Panel: Gwenn Herman, Paula Mintzies, Mary French and Linda Girdner |
| 4:30- 5:00 | Closing Remarks: How You Can Help CEU Certification and Evaluation |
Date: Friday, June 8, 2007
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Place: Rockwood Manor
11001 MacArthur Blvd., Potomac, MD
Cost: $175.00 (Includes 8 CEU'S, Continental breakfast, lunch and free
massages)
$150.00 Early Registration by April 30 and group discount
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