Chronic Pain and Stress in Youth: From Trauma to Resilience

Type:
  Training
Duration:
1 hour
CE credits:
1.0 CEs
Presented by:
DMH + UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence
Featuring:
Alexis Yetwin, PhD
Series:
Stress, Trauma, and Resilience (STAR) Seminars
Relevant categories:
Behavioral Health Community Mental Health
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Overview

Pediatric chronic pain has far-reaching implications on the lives of children and adolescents, disrupting school attendance and performance, social lives, emotional health, and physical functioning. This Stress, Trauma, and Resilience (STAR) Seminar covers the relationships between pediatric chronic pain, high levels of stress, trauma, and recent research highlighting possible protective factors.

  Keywords: medical trauma, stress, trauma, youth
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Learning objectives

  • Describe the relationship between stress and chronic pain
  • Discuss the relationship between pediatric chronic pain and trauma
  • List three non-pharmacological interventions for pain and stress
  • Discuss emerging evidence for building resilience while managing pediatric chronic pain

Professional credit

  • This activity offers the following types of credit: APA
  • 1.0 CEs are available.
  • Additional details can be found in the activity document for this resource.

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