Meeting Patients Where They Are: Strategies for Managing Pain, Fatigue and Other Challenges to Participating in Rehabilitation
- Speaker:
- Pearl Werfel, PhD
- Duration:
- Approx 2 hrs
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
-
Apr 25, 2025
- Product Code:
- POS065606
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
Gain actionable strategies to tackle some of the challenging barriers in MS care – fatigue, chronic pain, and therapy reluctance. By understanding how to blend cognitive-behavioral and mind/body strategies with patient-centered care, this seminar will empower you to:
- Support your patients to more effectively manage their fatigue and pain
- Tailor your interventions to meet patients where they are: Understand how to identify key identity and psychological and physiological factors that impact patient engagement and progress
- Identify strategies that can help your patients overcome barriers that limit their therapy participation and progress
- Discover how identifying and addressing anxiety, depression, body-image issues and trauma and therapy challenges can enhance physical outcomes, creating a more comprehensive approach to MS care
By the end of this session, you’ll leave with practical tools that improve your ability to engage patients, adjust your treatment plans and deliver outcomes that support both mental and physical well-being.
Credit
Handouts/Brochure
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Meeting Patients Where They Are (2.4 MB) | 37 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Speaker
Pearl Werfel, PhD Related seminars and products
Pearl Werfel, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in San Francisco with expertise in wellness; stress, anxiety and pain mitigation and multiple sclerosis. She has led groups and developed webinars for people living with MS for over 25 years and provides training for mental health professionals on chronic illness/disability. Dr. Werfel is the lead author of Multiple Sclerosis Advances in Psychotherapy - Evidenced-Based Practices and published articles on working with clients with MS; Chronic Illness/Disability and wellness for professionals from diverse perspectives. She is a member of the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation Medical Advisory Board, Chair of the California Psychological Association CARE Committee and a consultant with CanDo Multiple Sclerosis. She is committed to anti-racist beliefs and activities.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Pearl Werfel maintains a private practice and is a consultant with Can Do Multiple Sclerosis. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Pearl Werfel is a member of the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and is the chair for California Psychological Association.
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Objectives
- Identify challenges to engagement and participation in therapy.
- Develop patient-centered personalized intervention plans that incorporate culturally responsive, behavioral, mind/body and supportive strategies to improve functional outcomes.
- Develop an understanding of how to talk with patients about challenges that impact patient participation and progress.
Outline
Understanding Why Patients May Resist Therapy- Explore psychological and physiological reasons behind resistance to therapy and how it impacts progress
- Identify techniques that your patients can use to manage chronic pain and fatigue
- Understand the importance of personalizing interventions that address the patient’s abilities, culture, ethnicity, identify and mental health challenges
- Develop an understanding of how supportive interviewing, body awareness, relaxation and mindfulness techniques can boost therapy adherence
Target Audience
- Chiropractors
- Exercise Physiologists
- Nurse Practitioners
- Nurses
- Occupational Therapists
- Occupational Therapy Assistants
- Physical Therapists
- Physical Therapy Assistants
- Physician Assistants
- Physicians
- Strength and Conditioning Coaches
- Other Healthcare Professionals
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