Description

*Counselors requiring New York State approval must contact ACA upon completion to obtain customized CE certificate.

Chronic pain affects every aspect of a client's life but when medications used to manage pain take over, a client's life can spiral out of control. In this session, Dr. Geri Miller discusses ways to understand chronic pain and how it may affect their clients, and ways to help clients manage their chronic pain and work their way out of addiction.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss practical interventions to use in practice
• Understand the relationship between chronic pain and sleep, nutrition and exercise
• Hear ways to help clients learn how to handle their pain

Speaker(s):

• John P. Duggan, EdD, Manager, Professional Development, American Counseling Association
• Geraldine A. Miller, PhD, Professor, Appalachian State University