Pain Management
Alternatives For The Opioid Addicted Client
Course Description
Pain Management Alternatives for the Opioid Addicted Client is a course designed to improve understanding of chronic pain, facilitate recognition of individuals that may suffer from opioid misuse, and provide alternative treatment interventions to enhance current practices. Understanding the burden of pain, the history of opioid use, and the biological process associated with pain and addiction set the foundation of the course. It is followed by examining the effects of pain in multiple domains and how clients of all ages are affected by pain and opioid use. Additionally, content incorporates a biopsychosocial model and holistic approach, including assessments, therapeutic strategies and interventions for pain management and the opioid addicted client.
Course Objective
- At the conclusion of the course, the therapist will be able to:
- 1. Define chronic pain and recognize the burden of pain and the profound impact on
- healthcare.
- 2. Recall key historical individuals and events that contribute to opioid use and misuse.
- 3. Summarize the anatomical and physiological structures and processes associated with
- pain and addiction.
- 4. Identify the effects of pain on psychosocial, cognitive, and physical functioning.
- 5. Recall the effects of pain and opioid use with clients across the lifespan.
- 6. Identify components of the biopsychosocial model and the advantages of a holistic
- approach.
- 7. Identify assessments, therapeutic strategies, and interventions for pain management
- and opioid addicted clients.
- 8. Recall how to develop ways to promote well-being and become a part of the
- movement to combat the opioid epidemic.