Martha Teater – Treating Chronic Pain: Proven Behavioral Tools
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- Faculty:
- Martha Teater
- Duration:
- 5 Hours 48 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
- Apr 21, 2020
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Manual – Treating Chronic Pain Proven Behavioral Tools (25.30 MB) | 155 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Outline
Finally! Your Top 6 Questions Answered
Question 1: What is Pain?
- Defining pain: Acute vs. chronic
Question 2: What’s the Brain’s Role in Chronic Pain?
- Central sensitization
- How the brain’s pain processing contributes to pain
Question 3: How do Emotions Influence Pain?
- Chronic pain onset
- Physical
- Emotional
- Chronic pain cycle
- Psychological
- Physical
- Emotions and pain
- Often more problematic than physical aspect
- Anxiety, fear, catastrophizing
- Why mindset matters for pain relief
- Suffering
- Determined by the emotional aspect of pain
- Suicidality and chronic pain
- Marijuana and pain
Question 4: How does Trauma Contribute to Chronic Pain?
- ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Study and pain
Question 5: How are Special Populations Impacted?
- Veterans
- Children
- Low income population
- Racial and ethnic considerations
- Elderly
Question 6: What is the Role of Opioids in Pain Treatment?
- Scope of the problem
- The -painful myth
- Medication-assisted recovery
- Risks vs. benefits
10-Session Treatment Model
Session 1: Assessment
- Goals of 1st session
- Diagnostic options
- 5 -E’s of pain interview
- Self-report measures
- Central Sensitization Inventory
- Pain Catastrophizing Scale
- PHQ-9
- Collaboration with medical team
- Motivational interviewing techniques
- Best questions to ask during treatment
Session 2: Goal Setting
- How to develop appropriate goals
- SMART goals
Session 3 & 4: CBT Tools
- ABC worksheet
- Thought distortions
- De-catastrophizing
- Automatic negative thoughts
Sessions 5 & 6: Mindfulness Interventions
- Breathing
- Guided imagery
- Personal visualization
- Yoga
- Progressive muscle relaxation
- Meditation
- Body scan
- Grounding
Session 7: Increasing Activity Level & Time-based Pacing
- Helping clients learn that movement won’t be damaging
- Increasing ability to accomplish tasks without triggering pain
Session 8: Pleasant Activity Scheduling
- Encouraging clients to infuse pleasure and joy into their daily life
Session 9: Sleep Hygiene
- Help clients develop healthy sleep patterns for improved quality of life
Session 10: Relaxation and Stress Management
- Similarities of stress response and pain response
- Development of stress response tools
- Building a relaxation plan for all areas of life
Additional Treatment Options
- Limitations of the research and associated risks
- Resources
Faculty

Martha Teater, MA, LMFT, LCAS, LPC Related seminars and products: 6
Martha Teater, MA, LMFT, LCAS, LPC, Ā is a Diplomate with the Academy for Cognitive Therapy and is a practicing cognitive-behavioral therapist. Ā She has maintained a private practice since 1990 and has worked in primary care settings, free clinics, and medication-assisted treatment programs. Ā Martha is a Red Cross disaster mental health manager and has been on many national disaster deployments where she provides support to traumatized people. Ā She is also involved with the Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces to develop programs to support military and veteran families. Ā
She has provided trainings in the United States and internationally on topics such as evidence-based treatments for trauma, DSM-5 Ā®, compassion fatigue, and behavioral treatment of chronic pain. Ā A prolific writer, Martha has published over 175 articles in newspapers and magazines, including Ā Psychotherapy Networker Ā and Ā Family Therapy Magazine. Ā Martha is the co-author (with John Ludgate) of Ā Overcoming Compassion Fatigue: A Practical Resilience Workbook Ā (PESI, 2014) and (with Don Teater) Ā Treating Chronic Pain: Pill-Free Approaches to Move People from Hurt to Hope Ā (PESI, 2017).
Speaker Disclosures: Ā
Financial: Martha Teater maintains a private practice. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Martha Teater is a Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
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