About this course

Learning Objectives

• Aplicar los 3 componentes del Rastreo Somático: un ejercicio guiado que combina atención plena, reevaluación de seguridad e inducción de afecto positivo.
• Identificar barreras del cliente para involucrarse adecuadamente con el rastreo somático.
• Utilizar evidencia experiencial para reevaluar las sensaciones como seguras.
• Aplicar El Proceso: una fórmula para determinar cuándo y cómo usar diversas técnicas para reducir el dolor.

Course Instructor(s)

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  Daniella Deutsch, LCSW

  Daniella Deutsch, LCSW received her master’s in social work from the University of Southern California. Daniella individualizes her treatment approach to meet the needs of each patient. She encourages her patients to relate to themselves with self-compassion while using evidence-based practices to achieve pain reduction and mind and body wellness. Daniella trains all new clinicians to the Pain Psychology Center in Pain Reprocessing Therapy, demonstrating a holistic and actionable approach to overcoming chronic pain.

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  Alan Gordon, LCSW

  Alan Gordon, LCSW is a psychotherapist in Los Angeles, CA, specializing in the treatment of chronic pain and other physical symptoms. He developed Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), a cutting-edge protocol for treating chronic pain, and completed a large neuroimaging study on the efficacy of PRT in conjunction with the University of Colorado Boulder. Alan was featured on CBS’s The Doctors, where he conducted the first fMRI case study of a patient eliminating chronic pain. He is an adjunct assistant professor at USC and has presented on the topic of pain treatment at conferences and trainings throughout the country.

References

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• Cherkin D.C., Sherman K.J., Balderson B.H., et al. (2016). Effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction vs cognitive behavioral therapy or usual care on back pain and functional limitations in adults With chronic low back pain: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA, 315(12), 1240–1249. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.2323
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• Khoo, E., Small, R., Cheng, W., et al. (2019). Comparative evaluation of group-based mindfulness-based stress reduction and cognitive behavioural therapy for the treatment and management of chronic pain: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Evidence Based Mental Health, 22, 26-35.
• Lumley, M.A., Schubiner, H. (2019). Psychological therapy for centralized pain: An integrative assessment and treatment model. Psychosomatic Medicine, 81, 114- 124.
• Shore, T., Kadosh, K.C., Lommen, M.J., Cooper, M.J., Lau, J.Y. (2017). Investigating the effectiveness of brief cognitive reappraisal training to reduce fear in adolescents. Cognition & Emotion, 31(4), 806-815.
• Stanton, T. R., Moseley, G. L., Wong, A., Kawchuk, G. N. (2017). Feeling stiffness in the back: A protective perceptual inference in chronic back pain. Scientific reports, 7(1), 9681. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-09429-1
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• Ashar, Y. K., Lumley, M. A., Perlis, R. H., Liston, C., Gunning, F. M., & Wager, T. D. (2023). Reattribution to mind-brain processes and recovery from chronic back pain: a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Network Open, 6(9), e2333846-e2333846. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.33846