Chronic Pain and Addiction
1:00 - 3:00pm
Course Description
Participants will learn about how chronic pain can lead to addiction, the differences between someone with chronic pain who is addicted and the person with chronic pain who is “only” physiologically tolerant. The DSM IV TR to DSM 5 transition will be discussed as the section on substance has changed to accommodate chronic pain folks. Ways to assess and treat these issues will also be reviewed.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will gain an understanding of what leads a chronic pain client to overuse
- Participants will gain an understanding of the differences between the chronic pain addict and the person with a tolerance to medication
- Assessment and Treatment will be reviewed
About Your Trainer
Jennifer Haywood, LISW-S, LICDC-CS
Jennifer Haywood has been a clinical social worker and addiction specialist since 1996. She received her Masters in Social Work (MSW) from The Ohio State University and her chemical dependency specialty through her internship at the Addiction Recovery Center at Harding Hospital in Worthington, Ohio. Jennifer has a BA in psychology from the University of Maryland.
Jennifer has been training helping professionals since 1998. Her specialties include diagnosis, motivational interviewing, addictions focus topics, drug free workplace trainings, ethics, and supervision. Jennifer goes to agencies state-wide to train staff in treatment models in order to help their clients and trained all the behavioral health and medical social workers at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Motivational Interviewing in 2011/2012. Currently, Jennifer is teaching at OSU in the MSW and BSSW programs, focusing on the addictions minor the university is offering, clinical diagnosing and motivational interviewing.
Jennifer has a private practice in Worthington, Ohio where she specializes in treating addicts and alcoholics, families of addicts and alcoholics, depression, anxiety, post-partum women, womens' issues, adolescent issues (14+ only), and relationship struggles.