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Pain Screening and Opioid Abuse Prevention
Pain screening is an essential practice for professionals in general medicine, mental health, and substance abuse. It aims to identify and manage pain early and comprehensively. This process involves understanding various types of pain and their physical, psychological, and behavioral impacts and utilizing appropriate assessment tools.
This course will explore various pain scales, such as the Wong-Baker FACES and Visual Analog Scale (VAS), among others, while being mindful of the potential for substance abuse. Regular reassessment, cultural sensitivity, and education for professionals and patients are critical components, ensuring tailored and effective pain management plans that improve overall patient well-being.
This course will award 1 continuing education hour.
Please see the board approval box for course approvals.Course Objectives
- Understand the impact of pain on mental health and substance abuse.
- Explain the critical role of behavioral technicians and other healthcare professionals in identifying and assessing pain.
- Conduct initial assessments by gathering comprehensive patient history and understanding current medications and treatments.
- Utilize pain interview techniques, including open-ended and specific questions about pain characteristics, to gather detailed patient information.
- Differentiate between acute and chronic pain and understand their physical, psychological, and behavioral effects.
- Understand the importance of cultural sensitivity in pain assessment, including recognizing cultural differences in pain expression and adapting screening tools for cultural appropriateness.
Course Author
Board Approvals
National Approvals
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Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) (ACE)BaysideCEU.com, #1793, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. BaysideCEU.com maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 02/04/2024 – 02/04/2026. -
The Association For Addiction Professionals NAADACProvider #81892. BaysideCEU is responsible for all aspects of programming. -
The National Board For Certified Counselors NBCCBaysideCEU has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP #6098. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. BaysideCEU is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
State Approvals
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California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals CCAPPProvider approved by CCAPP-EI, Provider # OS-21-336-0623 -
Florida Board of NursingProvider number NCE3508
Information
- Relevance: This course is intended for licensed and certified professionals who work with patients that could be seeking necessary pain management or exhibiting drug seeking behaviors.
- Content Level: Intermediate
- Course Format: This course is offered as a self-paced distance learning format (reading-based online activity)
- System Requirements: This course is offered online. Internet connection required.
- Course Completion Information: To earn continuing education credit, professionals must register and pay the fee for the course. They must read the content and demonstrate understanding by earning a minimum score of 70 percent on testing materials. The certificate of completion will be able to be downloaded after the above is completed. Refunds will be granted upon request with the withdrawal of credit for the course. For questions, concerns, or to request special accommodations, please call 866-863-4225 or email [email protected].
- CEBroker Course ID: 1221260
- Credit Hours: 1
This course is intended for licensed and certified professionals who work with patients that could be seeking necessary pain management or exhibiting drug seeking behaviors.