The Clinician's Guide to Supporting Individuals With Chronic Pain Co-Occurring Conditions
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The Clinician's Guide to Supporting Individuals With Chronic Pain Co-Occurring Conditions

Saturday, January 31, 2026
8:00 AM - 11:15 AM PST
$67
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Event Details

January 31, 2026
8:00am - 11:15am US Pacific Time
(11:00am - 2:15pm US Eastern Time)
3 CE Credits

Related Topics

Co-Occurring Disorders Evidence Based Interventions Chronic Pain

About the Event

Estimates indicate that approximately 30% of children and adolescents and over 20% of adults are impacted by chronic pain. The adolescent population is particularly at risk for pain. Chronic pain can have adverse outcomes on individuals across the lifespan and impact across multiple facets of life. This training course provides a framework to understand the nature and derivation of pain. A special focus will be devoted to varying understandings of pain, options for assessing pain, and treatment options. Co-occurring, comorbid conditions will be discussed with an emphasis on at-risk populations who may experience chronic pain. Supports and strategies will be discussed aimed to improve quality of life and enhance comfort for individuals living with chronic pain.

This course meets the “Pain and Pain Symptom Management” requirements outlined under Michigan State Public Health Code.

This is a live online event. It will be conducted via Zoom Webinar.

Live Event Instructor

Christina Marsack-Topolewski

Christina Marsack-Topolewski

Dr. Christina Marsack-Topolewski is an associate professor of Social Work in the College of Health and Human Services at Eastern Michigan University. Dr. Marsack-Topolewski received her PhD in Social Work with a dual title in Gerontology from Wayne State University. She has worked with individuals with various intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) for 20 years. Her research focuses on individuals with autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities, their caregivers, advance care planning, the service delivery model, and service utilization. She has over 80 publications in national and international journals and encyclopedias, mainly focusing on individuals with IDDs, caregiving, as well as services and supports. In addition, she has presented her work locally, nationally, and internationally.

Target Audience

This live interactive webinar is intended for mental health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, MFT's and Addiction Professionals. This course meets the “Pain and Pain Symptom Management” requirements outlined under Michi

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 List multiple understandings of pain and the derivation of pain.
  2. 2 Describe chronic pain and the impact on clients.
  3. 3 Explain different treatment options and strategies to support individuals living with chronic pain.

Disclosure to Learners

CE Learning Systems adheres to the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity – including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others ― are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (formerly known as commercial interests).

The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity's planners, faculty, and the reviewer:

Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Faculty

There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Course Creator

Christina Marsack-Topolewski, Ph.D., LMSW – No disclosures to report.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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