About this course

Learning Objectives

• Analizar otros factores psicológicos que contribuyen a la sensación general de peligro del cliente.
• Aplicar una fórmula universalmente aplicable para superar cualquier estímulo que induzca miedo.
• Demostrar la importancia de construir autocompasión para aumentar la sensación general de seguridad.

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

• Burger, A.J., Lumley M.A., Carty J.N., et al. (2016). The effects of a novel psychological attribution and emotional awareness and expression therapy for chronic musculoskeletal pain: A preliminary, uncontrolled trial. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 81, 1-8.
• Hsu, M.C., Schubiner, H., Lumley, M.A., Stracks, J.S., Clauw, D.J., Williams, D.A. (2010). Sustained pain reduction through affective self-awareness in fibromyalgia: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 25(10), 1064- 1070.
• Hsu, M.C., Schubiner, H. (2010). Recovery from chronic musculoskeletal pain with psychodynamic consultation and brief Intervention: A report of three illustrative cases. Pain Medicine, 11(6), 977-980.
• Lumley, M.A., Schubiner, H., et al (2017). Emotional awareness and expression therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and education for fibromyalgia: a cluster randomized controlled trial. Pain. Dec 2017, 158(12), 2354-2363.
• Lumley, M.A., Schubiner, H. (2019). Emotional awareness and expression therapy for chronic pain: Rationale, principles and techniques, evidence, and critical review. Current Rheumatology Reports 21, 30.
• Lumley, M.A., Schubiner, H. (2019). Psychological therapy for centralized pain: An integrative assessment and treatment model. Psychosomatic Medicine, 81, 114-124.
• Ashar, Y. K., Gordon, A., Schubiner, H., Uipi, C., Knight, K., Anderson, Z., ... & Wager, T. D. (2022). Effect of pain reprocessing therapy vs placebo and usual care for patients with chronic back pain: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA psychiatry, 79(1), 13-23. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.2669
• 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