Core Competencies for the Emerging Specialty of Pain Psychology

Description

FOR SCP MEMBERS ONLY

CO-SPONSORED WITH THE SOCIETY FOR HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

ZOOM INFORMATION WILL BE EMAILED CLOSER TO WEBINAR

THERE IS A CAPACITY LIMIT FOR REGISTRATIONS AND WE WILL HAVE A WAITLIST.

EMAIL DIVISON12APA@gmail.com if interested in registering.

Speakers:

Laura D. Wandner, PhD

Program Officer, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Ravi Prasad, PhD

Clinical Professor, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of California Davis

Amir Ramezani, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California Davis

Sylvia A. Malcore, PhD, ABPP, Psychologist, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI

Robert D. Kerns, PhD, Professor, Psychiatry, Neurology, and Psychology, Yale University

Educational Objectives  Upon completion, attendees will:

(1) be able to articulate the rationale for developing pain psychology core competencies;

(2) describe the four pain core competency domains; and

(3) describe why understanding core competencies is important for a non-pain specialist.