Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
- List and describe several meditation techniques and which techniques are effective with different patient types
- Demonstrate manual techniques for facilitating autonomic down training
- Discuss neuroscience of pain and effects of meditation
- Describe the current concepts of chronic pain neurophysiology
- Discuss the contributing role of trauma and stress to persistent pain
- Discuss the evidence for the cognitive and emotional modulation of pain
- Explain pain and stress-induced hyperalgesia to patients with simple language.
- Practice techniques to center and stay grounded at work with detached compassion
- Understand and develop strategies to prevent burnout
- Instruct a patient in the basic qualities of meditation
- Understand and implement healthy boundary setting
- Experience the benefits of breath, exercise and movement on mood
- Experience essential oils and their potential role in self-care and patient care
- Incorporate these techniques into their current model of treatment and reimbursement