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Support Group
The Chronic Pain Support Group provides a forum for people handicapped by pain, isolated and alienated by pain, frustrated by lack of services dealing with the emotional aspect of physical pain, and demoralized by changes in careers, families, and society.
Different modalities are used in the support group such as: developing coping skills, decision making models, role-playing, assertiveness training, guided imagery, and relaxation techniques.
Family members, significant others and interested community members are welcome to attend and participate in the support group.
BRING YOUR PILLOWS, MATS, ICE OR HOT PACKS
Chronic Pain Support Groups:
Montgomery County | Silver Spring | Prince Georges County | Washington, D.C. | Anne Arundel County | Howard County | Baltimore
Montgomery County
The Montgomery County Group Meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month at:
Davis Library
6400 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda, MD
Time: 1:30 - 3 PM
Led by a Clinical Social Worker, Gwenn Herman, LCSW-C,DCSW
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Next Meeting:
June 5, 2008
Future dates:
July 3
August 7
September 4
October 2
November 6
December 4
January 8, 2009 *2ND THURSDAY
February 5
March 5
April 2
May 7
June 4
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Montgomery County/Silver Spring Monday Speakers Series
The Silver Spring Monday Speakers Series meetings will be held on selected Mondays at:
Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center
1000 Forest Glen Rd.
Silver Spring, MD 20901
TIME: 1 - 2:30 PM
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Next Meeting: **May 19, 2008
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** 3rd Monday. All the other dates are the 4th Monday.
Presenters:
** May 19 Mike Sitar, PhD, "Taking Control of Chronic Pain
with Biofeedback"
June 23 Malcolm Herman, Attorney, "The Legal System, Personal Injury Cases
and Pain"
September 22 Elizabeth C. Carr, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist,
“Shielding Your Marriage from the
Strain of Living with Chronic Pain/ Illness"
October 27 Jan Dommerholt, PT, Pain Specialist, “What Makes Pain
Chronic?”
November 24 Paula Mintzies, PhD, LCSW,"Learning to Nurture Yourself with
the Relaxation Response and Qi Gong"
Inclement Weather Policy
- During inclement weather, please listen to your radio (WTOP
1500/AM) for possible library closings or delayed openings.
- If in doubt, please call the Center at 301-309-2444 for further
information and/or send an email to gwenn@pain-connection.org.
- Always feel free to leave a message on the answering machine at
the Center. A staff member will try to return your phone call as soon as
possible.
- The Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center follows the weather policy
of Montgomery County (M.C.) Public Schools. Call them at 301-681-1255 for
further information.
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Prince George's County
The Prince George's County Chronic Pain Support Group meetings will be held the 2nd Wednesday of each month at:
Rexford Place 9885 Greenbelt Road, Lanham, MD
TIME: 1:30-3 PM
DIRECTIONS: Coming from Rockville: Take I-270 S toward WASHINGTON to
CAPITAL BELTWAY/I-495 E. Take the BALT/WASH PKWY NORTH exit- EXIT 22A- toward BALTIMORE. Merge onto MD-295 N. Take the MD-193 E exit toward NASA GODDARD/GLEN DALE. Turn LEFT onto MD-193 E/GREENBELT RD. Pass Hanover Parkway and Mandan Road. Rexford Place will be on your right-hand side at 9885 Greenbelt Road before Good Luck Road. Meeting in Media Room, take elevator to 3rd Floor and turn left.
Led by a Clinical Social Worker, Gwenn Herman, LCSW-C, DCSW
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Next Meeting:
May 14, 2008
Future dates:
June 11
July 9
August 13
September 10
October 8
November 12
December 10
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Washington, DC
Looking for new location.
Anne Arundel County
The Anne Arundel County Chronic Pain Support Group meetings will be held on the 2nd Thursday of each month.
Apr. 10 & May 8 will meet at West County Library, 1325
Annapolis Road, Odenton, MD 21113. Meeting Room B.
TIME: 1-2:30PM
For information
about the location for the meetings call Linda Girdner, PhD, LCMFT,
410-533-2999 and/or 410-672-0330.
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Next Meeting: May 8, 2008
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Howard County
The Howard County Chronic Pain Support Group meetings will be held on the 3rd Monday of the month of each month at:
The Wellness Center at Howard County General Hospital
11055 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite L-9
Columbia, Maryland
Participants will need to check the message board in the lobby monthly for room location. Call 410-740-7601 for directions only!
For information about the group
call: Mary French at 301-873-3959 or the office at 301-309-2444.
TIME: 1:00 - 2:30 PM
May 19 Special Guest Speaker: Karen Kaiser, PhD, RN, Director of the Maryland Pain Foundation, will talk about" Patient Rights and Finding Appropriate
Treatment"
Led by Mary French, RN, LCSW-C.
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Next Meeting:
May 19, 2008
Future dates:
June 16
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Baltimore
The Baltimore Chronic Pain Support Group meetings will be held on the last Tuesday of each month at:
Pikesville Library
1301 Reistertown Rd
Pikesville, MD 21208-4195
410-887-1234
TIME: 3:00 - 4:30 PM
Call Rosalie Koslof at 410-465-5439 for more information.
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Next Meeting: May 27, 2008
Future dates:
June 24
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PAIN CONNECTION® Chronic Pain Outreach Center, Inc.
12251 Saint James Road
Potomac, Maryland 20854
tel. 301-309-2444
fax. 301-309-2336 info@pain-connection.org
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