Wednesday, December 4, 2024
PAWNY Fall 2024 Workshop - "Therapeutic Interventions for the Treatment of Clients with Chronic Pain"
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Presented by: Jaimee Arnoff, PhD
Program Summary
This training explores the biopsychosocial nature of chronic pain. There will be a review of the link between physical and emotional pain, as well as effective techniques to retrain the nervous system. Emphasis will be placed on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, as well as Pain Reprocessing Therapy. Tools that can be generalized to other presenting concerns including journaling, mindfulness, self-soothing, and somatic tracking will be reviewed, with child-specific recommendations noted as well.
Presenter
Dr. Jaimee Arnoff is a licensed clinical psychologist, specializing in teens and young adults, including those in the Deaf Community at her private practice in Beacon, NY. Dr. Arnoff has extensive experience working with children, adolescents, and young adults across hospital settings, residential treatment centers, and community mental health clinics with a training focus in mood and anxiety disorders. Dr. Arnoff is certified in Pain Reprocessing Therapy and has been featured on multiple podcasts discussing mental health treatment for chronic pain including Confidently Insecure and Behavioral Health Today. She is on the Founding Providers Board for the venture-backed digital health company, Flowly, which combines virtual reality and biofeedback training for chronic pain patients. She also provides them with workshops for individuals, their families, and providers managing physical pain. As an individual who experiences chronic pain personally, she hopes to reduce the stigma of seeking out therapy services as a treatment for chronic pain.
Instructional Level: Introductory
Target Audience: Licensed NYS Psychologists & PAWNY Student Members
Statement of Sponsorship: Psychological Association of Western New York, Inc. (PAWNY) is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0120.
CE Credits: 2 CE for NYS Psychologists
Program Objectives
After completion of this training, participants will be able to:
- Explain the nervous system’s role in pain processing
- Assess for neuroplastic pain
- Identify various therapeutic interventions to promote effective pain management
Program Schedule:
7:00pm-8:00pm: Presentation Part A
8:00pm-8:05pm: Break
8:05-8:35pm: Presentation Part B
8:35-9:00pm: Q&A
PRICING:
- $35.00 for PAWNY Member
- $45.00 for PAWNY Member not in PCEMP but who want CE
- $55.00 Non-PAWNY NYS Psychologist
- $15.00 PAWNY Student Member
CE Certificate included only if in the PAWNY CE Membership Program (Not a PCEMP member? Contact us at ceprogram@pawny.org for steps on how to sign up prior to the program).
Registration Deadline: Sunday, November 30, 2024
To receive continuing education credit, you must attend the program in its entirety. This will be verified online attendance at the beginning & end of the program. A program evaluation will be sent to you by email. The program evaluation must be completed and returned within 7 days. CE Certificates of Attendance will be sent electronically within 14 days post event upon the receipt of a completed program evaluation and verification of attendance. No certificates will be awarded without a submitted evaluation.