Playing Nice in the Chronic Pain Sandbox

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Dr. F Cal Robinson, PsyD, MSCP, ABMP Related seminars and products

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Dr. F. Cal Robinson, PsyD, MSCP, ABMP, is a medical psychologist specializing in pain management and pain medicine. He has worked in private practice as well as serving as the clinical director of the interdisciplinary pain program at the Elliot Health System and hospital in Manchester, New Hampshire. This included achieving full accreditation with accommodation from CARF for the Interdisciplinary Pain Program. Robinson has served as a state representative of the state pain initiative representing New Hampshire, funded by the American Cancer Society. He subsequently became the director of Chronic Pain and Addiction at the Yale affiliated psychiatric hospital Silver Hill Hospital, in Connecticut. Robinson has published journal articles and lectured both nationally and internationally on chronic pain and pain management. Clinical interests emphasize practice of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) especially for chronic pain, suffering, abuse and affective disorders. He is a Board-Certified Medical Psychologist with the American Board of Medical Psychology and sits on the Board. He provides consultation services in pain psychology, medical psychology, and biopsychosocial integration of services.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: F. Cal Robinson has employment relationships with Lucid Lane, and was formerly the clinical quality advisor at IMCS Group/Asellus. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.

Non-financial: F. Cal Robinson is a member of the  Association of Contextual Behavioral Science and Academy of Medical Psychology. 

Objectives

1. Define and discuss the epidemiology of chronic pain and prevalence.
2. Delineate the historic development of chronic pain treatment models to present options.
3. Define the parts played by various disciplines in chronic pain.
4. A full review of treatment effectiveness in chronic pain.
5. Understanding how treatment hierarchy works today- what to do and what not to do.
6. How to use the principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) effectively.
7. How the getting rid of pain may just be an ineffective focus.
8. Discussing the current integration of Empowered Relief™.

Outline

• The Chronic Pain Reality
  • A review of the history of chronic pain treatment models and the epidemiology of chronic pain
  • From the development of the Fordyce model to today’s model; the various styles of treatment designed by IASP
  • What does Prevalence reveal
  • How the various disciplines define their involvement
  • How Big Is the Problem?
     
• Treating Chronic Pain
  • Beliefs that Influence Treatment
  • How Treatment is Structured; Systemic Awareness
  • Why hierarchy is irrelevant- a place at the table
  • Getting Rid of Pain
  • How effective is Treatment- the truth about CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy)?
  • Treatment Efficacy- Shall We?
     
• The Gift of Knowing- The Core of Mindfulness
  • What being Aware means in terms of Pain
  • Is the battle worth it?
  • Language that matters
  • ACT principles- Important Metaphors
     
• Redefining Effective Psychological Treatment in the Now
  • The Why and How behind Empowered Relief
  • The treatment culture that has sparked ER
  • Who is in charge?
  • Language and behavior required to support ER
  • Reducing the tension with providers- Methods that Work