Learn Effective Strategies for Working with Chronic Pain Management and Addiction
Healthcare professionals as well as mental health and addiction treatment providers are on the front line to accurately assess, intervene upon and develop appropriate treatment plans for the impaired patient with a chronic pain condition. This can become more and more difficult when prescription drug abuse/addiction is present. For years the numbers of people experiencing chronic pain and coexisting psychological disorders including addiction have been increasing significantly. According to research published in Pain Physician Journal (2006), 90 percent of people in the US receiving treatment for pain management are prescribed opiate medication. Of that number 9 percent to 41 percent had opiate abuse/addiction problems.
On December 7-9, 2009 Dr. Stephen F. Grinstead
and NCADD Sacramento Presents The Addiction-Free Pain Management® 20 CEU Hour Certification School
Optional Competency Certification Available
On November 13, 2009 Dr. Stephen F. Grinstead
and Ms. Sonia Ahmadzai, LMFT Presents
Managing Resistance & Denial In Chemically Dependent Clients
Special Emphasis on Domestic Violence & Cultural Diversity Issues
On December 14-18, 2009 Terence T. Gorski: Developer of the Gorski Developmental Model of Recovery
With Co-Sponsor Challenges Presents The Relapse Prevention Therapy Certification Training
Optional Competency Certification Available
A highlight of this RPT Certification Training is that it is being taught by Terence T. Gorski and Dr. Stephen F. Grinstead, which gives participants an excellent opportunity to learn from the developer of these two powerful models – Terence T. Gorski, world recognized in Relapse Prevention and Dr. Stephen F. Grinstead, developer of the APM System.
Are You Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired?
On January 11, 2010 Join Dr. Grinstead, An Internationally Recognized Expert in Preventing Relapse,
For A Day of Relapse Prevention Planning
To learn more about these trainings on our Training News Update please Click Here. You can also go to our Training Calendar to sign up for any or all of these great training opportunities.
You can learn more about the Addiction-Free Pain Management® System at our website www.addiction-free.com. If you or a loved one is undergoing chronic pain management, especially if you’re in recovery or believe you may have a medication or other mental health problem and you want to learn more effective chronic pain management tools, please go to our Publications page and check out my books; especially the Addiction-Free Pain Management® Recovery Guide: Managing Pain and Medication in Recovery. To purchase this book please Click Here.
To read the latest issue of Chronic Pain Solutions Newsletter please Click here. If you want to sign up for the newsletter, please Click here and input your name and email address. You will then recieve an autoresponse email that you need to reply to in order to finalize enrollment.
