Tuesday, April 11, 2023 9:00am-4:00pm EST $149/person (includes CE credit, lunch, and all-day coffee bar) IN-PERSON TRAINING EVENT AT THE CLARION INN IN ELMIRA, NY ***CLICK HERE TO REGISTER*** THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CLIENTS WITH CHRONIC PAIN: A BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL APPROACH Join Dr. Jaimee Arnoff, PhD, in this full-day, in-person training to explore the biopsychosocial nature of chronic pain. There will be a review of the link between physical and emotional pain, as well as effective tools to retrain the nervous system. Emphasis will be placed on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, as well as Pain Reprocessing Therapy. Learn how to support clients toward a mind-body connection through a lens of safety rather than fear. Applications will also include addressing the physical manifestations of other mental health symptoms. Training objectives -better understand the brain’s involvement in pain processing. -have greater competence in describing, assessing for, and treating neuroplastic pain. -have increased knowledge about various interventions to promote effective pain management.
ABOUT OUR PRESENTER Dr. Jaimee Arnoff is a licensed clinical psychologist, specializing in teens and young adults, including those in the Deaf Community. Dr. Arnoff has extensive experience working with children, adolescents, and young adults across hospital settings, residential treatment centers, and community mental health clinics with a training focus in mood and anxiety disorders. When not providing therapy services at her private practice in Beacon, NY, she also completes forensic evaluations through Family Court in Dutchess County and supervises clinicians working toward licensure in New York State. Dr. Arnoff consults with other providers who work to support individuals who experience suicidal ideation and self-injurious behaviors. As the psychologist at James’s Warriors, a local not-for-profit organization, she has developed and presented on Teen Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in high schools and colleges, as well as in libraries and other community centers throughout NY. Dr. Arnoff is certified in Pain Reprocessing Therapy and has been featured on multiple podcasts discussing mental health treatment for chronic pain including Confidently Insecure and Behavioral Health Today. She is a Board Member on the Founding Providers Board for the venture-backed digital health company, Flowly, that combines virtual reality and biofeedback training for chronic pain patients. She also provides them with workshops for individuals, their families, and providers managing physical pain. She recently began her collaboration with the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy informed application, Thinkladder, on their chronic illness and pain theme. As an individual who experiences chronic pain personally, she hopes to reduce the stigma of seeking out therapy services as a treatment for chronic pain.