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Dr. Grinstead's Trainings

My Mission Since 1991 - Teaching People How To Help People

Since 1996, I've  conducted Addiction-Free Pain Management®; Relapse Prevention Therapy; Managing Pain and Prescription Drug Abuse; Eating Addiction and Denial Management Counseling, Seminars Keynote Presentations & Certification Trainings for well over 60,000 people in over 700 venues across the United States & Canada

New Live Online Presentations

Through E-Care Behavioral Health

Relapse Prevention: Transforming Recovery with Strategic Prevention Techniques

Three Hour Live Online Presentation 

 

Wednesday Nov 29, 2023 - 12:00 Noon to 3:15 PM EST


Learn To Take The Mystery Out Of Relapse


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You will be introduced to powerful tools that will demystify the relapse process and empower you to guide your clients toward developing a strategic relapse prevention plan. 


Additionally, you will learn how to develop an early relapse intervention plan (R.I.P.), empowering you to intervene promptly and effectively when clients face imminent relapse.


This interactive webinar is for professional healthcare clinicians who want to learn how to assist your clients to identify and manage the progressive warning signs and high risks situations that lead to alcohol or other drug (AOD) relapse despite a commitment to sobriety. 


You will learn that relapse is a process not and event and that there are many identifiable warning signs and high-risk situations that occur far in advance of their alcohol and/or other drug use. 


Valuable tools will be introduced that will enable you to assist your clients to take the mystery out of the relapse process and develop a strategic relapse prevention plan. Participants will learn how to utilize and personalize the “Relapse Cycle” process to better help their clients in preventing their own relapse cycle. 


By attending this presentation you will be able to:

  

  • Educate their clients about the nine (9) mistaken beliefs about relapse that will lead to developing a more effective relapse prevention plan.
  • Explain relapse as a process—not an event—and educate their clients that recognizing and managing early relapse warning signs is a crucial step in stopping a potential relapse cycle.
  • Aid clients in developing a strategic Relapse Intervention Plan (R.I.P.) that includes three (3) core components that include choosing professional and personal collaborative accountability partners that will significantly reduce the risk or severity of a relapse episode.
  • Utilize the three (3) components of relapse prevention planning and learn to identify which component is needed by each client.
  • Discuss the five (5) components of a high-risk situation management plan to assist clients in personalizing their own relapse prevention plan designed to identify and manage future high-risk situations.


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Interactive Dynamic Online 20 Hour Denial Management Counseling Three Day Training

  

By Gorski-CENAPS® Corporation


For the first time since 2016, I’m back to Teach the New Virtual Gorski-CENAPS Corporation 20 Hour Denial Management Counseling Training - February 1-3, 2024


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This 20 Hour Presentation Is February 1-3, 2024

  

Instructor: 

Dr. Stephen Grinstead, LMFT, ACRPS 


With Veteran Co-Instructor: 

Alana Van Zanten, LMFT, LPCC, LAADC-S, ACRPS


Training Location: This is a Live Virtual interactive training facilitated through a video/web conferencing platform.


Schedule:  


Thursday and Friday  - The training will be conducted from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, with an hour  break for lunch and a 15-minute break each morning and afternoon.


Saturday:  The training will be conducted from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, with a  30-minute break for lunch and a 15-minute break in the morning.


Training Cost: $425.00 per participant 


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This  training is instructor-led with most time requiring participants to be  actively engaged. Training methods include brief lectures, clinical  demonstrations, small group exercises, role play, and large group  discussions. Training participants will leave the training with several  clinical skills that can be used in their practice immediately.
 

Upon completing this workshop, you will be able to understand the philosophy of resistance and denial as well as learning how to effectively intervene and disrupt your clients’ self-defeating patterns of behavior – AKA The Inner Saboteur or The Monkey Mind. By attending and participating in this workshop you will be able to deal more effectively with clients exhibiting denial and treatment resistance.  


In this live transformative workshop, you’ll learn how to teach your clients to be aware of and learn to how to manage their self-defeating defenses that keep them stuck in a cycle of denial and self-sabotage. We will guide you through the philosophy of resistance and denial, providing you with the tools to intervene and disrupt your clients’ self-defeating patterns.


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By Attending This DMC Training Participants will learn to:

  

  • Execute the five steps of the Denial Management Interactional Process designed to identify and manage denial in here-and-now interactions with clients.
  • Assist your clients in directly identify and manage the twelve most common denial patterns that can sabotage the treatment process and quality of life.
  • Practice three or more clinical tools covered in this process including how to make better decisions, conduct an inner dialog process to help manage denial and a bookmarking process designed to keep your clients focused on the immediate goal of treatment.
  • Look at denial differently by normalizing and “de-pathologizing” this human defense mechanism in order to explain it to the clients you serve.
  • Identify and manage at least one of your own Big Five Denial Patterns and Identify and manage at least one of your own Small Seven Denial Patterns in order to better help your clients.


Participants  will also be able to teach their clients/patients how to use standard  procedures in groups (or individual) sessions that help them stay on  track and engaged in treatment with segments on Group Opening, Presentation, and Closure Procedures.


After the training you will be eligible to earn an optional Competency Certification by submitting a DMC Certification Portfolio Package for an additional $150 portfolio review fee through the Gorski-CENAPS® Corporation.


Continuing Education: Earn 20 CE credits


February 1-3, 2024 Is NOT That Far Away– So Save The Dates! 

to ensure your spot in the training.



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Self-Paced Digital Presentations

New Rules For Treating Chronic Pain: Addiction Free Solutions in the Era of Opioid Crisis

 

Self-Paced Digital Presentation Through PESI

  

This 6 Hour self-paced Webinar explores the often-misunderstood chronic pain cycle that if left untreated can sabotage effective chronic pain management. You will see how the chronic pain cycle leads to “remodeling” of the pain system including people developing an anticipatory pain reaction and learn how to effectively intervene. 


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By joining me you'll be able to…

  • Differentiate between the physiological and psychological/emotional pain symptoms and have appropriate management strategies for both types.
  • Learn how to help chronic pain sufferers move beyond anticipatory pain and break the chronic pain cycle.
  • Teach your clients how to better communicate about their pain by developing and using a verbal description 10-Levels of Pain Scale.
  •  Investigate reasons why the biomedical approach alone may be ineffective for the low outcome subset of chronic pain clients with coexisting disorders. 
  •  Develop a treatment plan that helps clients let go of suffering and adequately addresses the psychological/emotional symptoms of their pain. 
  •  Analyze the needs of clients as they explore the correlation of increased stress and worsening levels of pain and how to develop appropriate relaxation response skills to reduce their levels of stress and the perception of their pain. 
  • Categorize at least five of the twelve denial patterns (psychological defense mechanisms) that can sabotage treatment outcomes. 

  

This Webinar explores what most people who have never experienced suffering with chronic pain don’t know. That there are many secondary problems under the surface that sabotage chronic pain management. Learn how to look below the surface of living with chronic pain. Discover new recommendations favoring behavioral and Holistic treatments and help more people than ever before who are seeking drug-free solutions for their chronic pain.  


This course also draws from the 2018 “American Society of Addiction Medicine Handbook: Pain and Addiction” – including Dr. Grinstead’s Chapter: “Self-directed Non-Pharmacological Management of Chronic Pain.”



Purchase Here  This Self-Paced Digital Seminar "The New Rules For Treating Chronic Pain: Addiction Free Solutions in the Era of Opioid Crisis." 

Also Available On A DVD

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Freedom from Chronic Pain and Suffering: A Journey of Hope

 

Self-Paced Digital Presentation Through Psych Seminars 

  

Now you can earn 6 CEs from the comfort of your home or office. There is no time limit to complete a class. Once you purchase it, it is always accessible to you. You can complete it in one day or over one year. The online version is a fast paced and user-friendly process. 


Click the following link to learn more about my dynamic Psych Seminars 6 CE Hour Workshop "Freedom from Chronic Pain and Suffering: A Journey of Hope."  And you can also purchase this self-paced digital seminar here 


This presentation covers the four general areas that are important to address. These areas are the physical; psychological (thinking /feeling); social/cultural; and spiritual, as these are the ones most impacted when living with chronic pain and coexisting disorders. In addition, this presentation will explain the three major components that an effective chronic pain management treatment plan must have: 


  • Effective and safe medication management planning


  • A plan to manage the psychological/emotional
    components of pain
  • The proactive practice of self-directed, non-medication
    based and holistic interventions

 

If you want to make a critical difference with people who are still suffering with chronic pain and coexisting disorders, I hope that you will join me for this six hour online course offered by Psych Seminars.  One of the most misunderstood and under-treated populations today are those suffering with chronic pain and coexisting disorders, including addiction. By obtaining this seminar you will gain new insights and more effective strategies, as well as boost your self-confidence. 


There is no time limit to complete a class. Once you purchase it, it is always accessible to you. You can complete it in one day or over one year. The online version is a fast paced and user-friendly process. 


Click the following Button to purchase This Self-Paced Digital Seminar "Freedom from Chronic Pain and Suffering: A Journey of Hope" 


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On Demand Through The Center For Mental Health & Aging

Effective Tools to Concurrently Treat Chronic Pain Substance Use Disorders & Mental Health Concerns

Five Hour On Demand Presentation 

  

 Sing Up Now for my On Demand 5 CE Hour Webinar -  Effective Tools to Concurrently Treat Chronic Pain Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health Concerns. I am excited to partner with the Center for Mental Health & Aging to present this On Demand self-paced five-hour Webinar. 


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In this dynamic On Demand webinar, you will obtain the proper understanding, skills and effective evidence-based treatment tools and techniques necessary to better aid people suffering chronic pain and coexisting mental health disorders, especially substance use disorders. Out Senior Population is especially at risk and often not receiving appropriate chronic pain management that has only worsened in this age of COVID. You will obtain the understanding, skills and treatment techniques necessary to address the neurobiological, psychological/emotional, social and spiritual aspects of chronic pain management for this underserved population.


Chronic pain is an overwhelming problem and to complicate matters, the historical reliance on opioid medication for pain management has further compounded the problem. In recent years, treatment for chronic pain has demanded that we reevaluate the traditional bio-medical approach that emphasizes harmful opioid-based pain management approaches.


In this intermediate workshop, you will learn the unique challenges and obstacles that patients/clients suffering with chronic pain and coexisting disorders face, including mental health and medication misuse abuse or addiction. Through understanding these unique challenges, you will discover that treatment for chronic pain requires an integrated concurrent team approach to achieve successful outcomes.


By attending this presentation, you will be able to


  1. Differentiate between medication misuse, medication abuse, pseudoaddiction and addiction then be able to develop an appropriate collaborative treatment plan with a clinical population.
  2. Investigate two (2) or more reasons why the biomedical approach alone may be ineffective for the low outcome subset of chronic pain clients with coexisting disorders.
  3. Evaluate three (3) successful chronic pain management treatment outcomes.
  4. Differentiate between the physiological and psychological/emotional pain symptoms and have appropriate management strategies for both types.
  5. Apply knowledge of the correlation between stress and pain with a clinical population
  6. Utilize appropriate relaxation response skills to reduce stress and pain in a clinical setting


Register Here For This On Demand 5 Hour Webinar

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How To Collaborate With Dr. Grinstead

Training

Empowerment Coaching

Consulting

Since 1991 Dr. Grinstead has conducted Private Professional Training, Conference Key Note Presentations and Conference Workshops for over forty thousand healthcare professionals, therapists and counselors at more than 600 training seminars in key cities across the United States and Canada. 


He can also custom design a presentation geared toward your particular audience and topic.


Live, Tele-seminars via Zoom or Webcasts


Contact Dr. Grinstead for a free 15 minute consultation to see if his Training Services are right for you.


Email to drgrinstead@yahoo.com or call him at  (916) 893-3155


Consulting

Empowerment Coaching

Consulting

Dr. Grinstead offers individualized consultation for treatment professionals who want to how to implement effective chronic pain management plans including the Addiction-Free Pain Management® Treatment System. 


Dr. Grinstead provides services that address the unique challenges encountered when working with patients experiencing chronic pain and coexisting disorders including medication use problems or addiction.


Phone or Video Conference via Zoom 


Contact Dr. Grinstead for a free 15 minute consultation to see if his Consultation Services are right for you.


Email to drgrinstead@yahoo.com or call him at (916) 893-3155

Empowerment Coaching

Empowerment Coaching

Empowerment Coaching

Empowerment Coaching is intended for people who, despite their best efforts, have been unable to create and maintain the quality of life they really want. Or for those who choose not to enroll in traditional treatment programs. Many of  Dr. Grinstead's coaching clients have completed several traditional treatment programs and either relapsed or were afraid they might.


Empowerment Coaching is very different from therapy or counseling. It is more collaborative and action-oriented than therapy and focuses primarily on the present and immediate future and by setting realistic short and long-term goals.


Phone or Video Conference via Zoom


Contact Dr. Grinstead for a free 15 minute consultation to see if his Empowerment Coaching Services are right for you.


Email to drgrinstead@yahoo.com or call (916) 893-3155

Learn About Dr. Grinstead's Latest Book

Introducing Thank You Adversity For yet Another Test

  

The purpose of this video is to introduce my book "Thank You Adversity for Yet Another Test: A Body Mind Spirit Approach for Relieving Chronic Pain Suffering. This book highlights my personal and professional chronic pain journey. It includes my experience in research and writing, as well as conference presentations. I have taught thousands of healthcare providers to work more effectively with chronic pain patients using my evidence-based Addiction-Free Pain Management® (APM™) Treatment System

Thank You Adversity For Yet Another Test - Get It Now!

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