Pain Management Series Workshop 1
Introduction, Overview, Distraction Techniques, and Action Plans
Hello and Welcome to the Chronic Pain Management Program.
I’m Counsellor Ron Cruickshank and I am available as your facilitator for this Program over the next six lesson periods. Please feel free to email or call me if you have any queries or there is something that you are not able to understand or follow as you work through these workshops.
Like you, I have experienced severe and chronic pain. I believe in this program because I have lived it, experienced it, and proven its effectiveness to myself. I have also experienced healing with others who have practiced this program and who have experienced the benefits for themselves and in their lives as a result of their participation.
When living with chronic pain it has been identified that people tend to experience a similar list of problems and issues in their lives as a result and their lifestyles tend to take the same or similar paths.
We will be exploring more about these challenges and learn ways to deal better with them throughout each of the workshops in the Pain Management Series.
For example:
Many people mention difficult symptoms such as anger, fear, frustration, and depression. We will be discussing these symptoms specifically in workshops 2 & 5, but will also learn a variety of ways to manage these symptoms in other workshops when we cover fitness/exercise, relaxation, and communication.
During Workshop 1 we will explore:
♥ An overview of the Pain Management Workshop Series
♥ Responsibilities for Successful Pain Management
♥ Differences between Acute and Chronic Pain
♥ 4 Sets of Self Management Tasks
♥ Distraction – A Self Management Tool to Help Manage These Tasks
♥ An Introduction to Management Plans and a Management Plan Download
Arrange a meeting time in my calendar below and I will be in touch with you quickly:
