Participants will be provided with the latest information on helping the addicted client with Chronic Pain. Staying on medication is required for some, with the challenge as being accepted in the recovering community. This workshop will help with this tremendous challenge. Different medications will be discussed as alternatives to the traditional opiate pain medication. Alternative pain relief recommendations will also be reviewed according to the most current research. If your client has to stay on mood altering pain meds, techniques will be reviewed on how to help them feel accepted in the 12 Step Community.

Jennifer H. Haywood, LISW, LICDC, received her MSW in 1996 from OSU, and her CCDC III in 1997. She has specialized in addictions and dual diagnosis assessment and treatment since 1996. She has had a variety of work experiences in the field, and has been a trainer and presenter since 1998, and an adjunct professor at OSU in the MSW program and at Columbus State in the Mental Health/Chemical Dependency/Mental Retardation program for almost 4 years. Her specialties also include DSM-IV-TR trainings, Drug Free Workplace Trainings, and several other mental health and human behavior theory courses at OSU. She has been an evaluator for the CPM oral exam for the state of Ohio since 1998 and continues to see clients in an individual therapy setting as well as conducting assessments with mental health clients and dually diagnosed clients with Matrix Integrated Psychological Services.

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Chronic Pain and Addiction