Dr. Grinstead's Trainings

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

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" 

 This 6 Hour Live Online Presentation Is  January 28, 2022 - 8:45-4pm EST  

In this dynamic interactive webinar presented by the Center For Mental Health and Aging, you will obtain the proper understanding, skills and treatment techniques needed to address the neurobiological psychological/emotional, social and Spiritual aspects of chronic pain when potentially addictive medications are no longer a viable option. 

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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 by 1/21/22 for just $197 and save $30 - Registration after 1/21/22 is $227  

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 This 2 Hour Live Online Presentation Is  March 24, 2022 - 4 to 6 PM EST

By attending and participating in this workshop you will be able to deal more effectively with clients exhibiting denial and treatment resistance. 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. 

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Using terms like the “inner saboteur” or self-defeating defenses is an important part of helping our clients recognize, normalize, de-pathologize and manage their denial. One important goal of this workshop is to educate, normalize and de-pathologize denial so we can help our clients recognize that it is a normal part of being human. You will learn how to identify and managing your personal denial patterns to be more effective helping their clients see theirs. You will be encouraged to explore your own personal defenses and how they developed in order to be more effective with the clients you serve. Special emphasis will be placed on building a collaborative relationship with clients. 

You will also learn the general steps of the Denial Management Interactional Process that is designed to manage denial in here-and-now interactions with clients and how to directly deal with the twelve most common denial patterns used by people with self-defeating patterns of behavior. Finally, this workshop teaches you how to develop the tools necessary to implement a successful treatment plan for teaching your clients strategic denial self-management skills.

By attending this presentation you will be able to:

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

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 This 2 Hour Live Online Presentation Is  July 24, 2022 - 4 to 6 PM EST

This workshop is meant for  Healthcare Professionals to make sure they are practicing positive  self-care in order to be more effective with their patients.  For those  in a recovery process, they will learn to address major relapse triggers  for recovering healthcare professionals, such as poor self-care and  codependency. Many healthcare professionals are extremely motivated and  provide excellent care to their patients but often at a high personal  cost to their own wellbeing. Many healthcare providers have an ingrained  drive to put other peoples’ needs in front of their own—if they are  also in recovery this can be a major relapse trigger. 

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A  major purpose of this workshop is to help healthcare providers look at  their own personal self-care in four areas: 1) Biological; 2)  Psychological; 3) Social, and 4) Spiritual. They will score themselves  in these four areas and then develop a plan to improve their scores over  a three-to-six-month period. 

We  will also explore the nature of codependency as a major relapse  trigger, how to recognize these tendencies and develop an action plan  for overcoming them, as well as identifying any potential red flags that  could lead people into a relapse episode.

By attending this presentation you will be able to:

• Rate  your own level of functioning in four  areas—Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual and learn about some simple ways other  people have increased their levels in each of these areas. 
• Develop  and execute a four-part Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual treatment plan that  will improve your quality of life and increase their level of  functioning 30-40% over a three to six month period. 
• Identify and understand at least four personal relapse triggers related to your own codependency or poor self-care. 
• Identify  and map out at least one past poor self-care or codependency-related  incident that ended with negative consequences. You will then use that  to develop a future relapse prevention plan from the insight and  understanding gained from completing the mapping process

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 This 2 Hour Live Online Presentation Is  October 18, 2022 - 4 to 6 PM EST

The landscape of chronic pain  treatment is changing rapidly as we wean ourselves off the traditional  biomedical approach that emphasizes harmful opioid-based pain management  approaches. In this presentation, you will learn the unique challenges  and obstacles that face patients suffering from chronic pain and  coexisting disorders, including medication misuse abuse, or addiction.  By understanding these unique challenges, you will discover that it  requires an integrated concurrent team approach to achieve successful  treatment outcomes.

Join chronic pain management international expert, Dr. Stephen F. Grinstead, for this dynamic interactive webinar. You will obtain the proper understanding, skills, and treatment techniques you need to  address the neurobiological psychological/emotional, social, and  Spiritual aspects of chronic pain when potentially addictive medications  are no longer a viable option. You will learn about Dr. Grinstead’s  evidence-based Addiction-Free Pain Management® Manualized Treatment  System.

By attending you  will discover how common coexisting disorders and family dynamics can  sabotage treatment – and what to do about it. You will learn how to  develop a synergistic treatment plan incorporating the mind, body, and  spirit for healing as well as strategies to empower clients to be  proactive in their healing process.  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.  By the end of the presentation, you will  have new confidence in helping people and their families suffering from  chronic pain and coexisting disorders including addiction.

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A  major purpose of this workshop is to help healthcare providers look at  their own personal self-care in four areas: 1) Biological; 2)  Psychological; 3) Social, and 4) Spiritual. They will score themselves  in these four areas and then develop a plan to improve their scores over  a three-to-six-month period. 

We  will also explore the nature of codependency as a major relapse  trigger, how to recognize these tendencies and develop an action plan  for overcoming them, as well as identifying any potential red flags that  could lead people into a relapse episode.

By attending this presentation you will be able to:

• Investigate  two or more reasons why the biomedical approach alone may be  ineffective for the low outcome subset of chronic pain clients with  coexisting disorders.
• Differentiate  between the physiological and psychological/emotional pain symptoms and  have appropriate management strategies for both types.
• 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.

Register Here