Healthcare Training Institute - Quality Education since 1979
CE for Psychologist, Social Worker, Counselor, & MFT!!

Course Learning Objectives/Outcomes

By the end of the course, the Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, Social Worker or Psychologist will be able to:
-Discuss three concepts regarding the co-occurrence of depression and chronic pain.
-Explain three manifestations of pain anxiety.
-Explain three techniques of chronic pain reduction therapy.
-Explain three techniques of coping with pain.
-Explain why is it that certain patients when referred for psychological treatment (for a pain problem), may not attend the sessions or follow through with homework assignments or practice recommendations that are often a part of these psychological approaches. 
-Name the four psychologic factors of Mr. H’s pain. 
-Name the three specific goals of a psychological assessment. 
-Explain how do the gate control theory and the biopsychosocial model of pain relate to cognitive-behavioral therapy.


"The instructional level of this course is introductory, intermediate, or advanced depending on the learners clinical area of expertise."

This course belongs within NAADAC Counselor Skill Group 4, Counseling Services.