About this course

Learning Objectives

• Identificar la tendencia del cerebro a enfocarse en la preocupación y mantener el ciclo del dolor crónico.
• Diseñar un plan de 3 pasos para superar estallidos de extinción y otros obstáculos en el camino hacia la recuperación.
• Crear un conjunto de herramientas para el mantenimiento de la recuperación.

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.

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