9733L • Enhancing Pain Relief: Understanding Trauma Physiology

Table of Contents

9733L • Enhancing Pain Relief: Understanding Trauma Physiology

How to Receive Credit

Course Overview

Audience

Accreditations & Approvals

Designations of Credit

Individual State Behavioral Health Approvals

Course Objective

Learning Objectives

Faculty

Faculty Disclosure

Division Planners

Division Planners Disclosure

Director of Development and Academic Affairs

Director Disclosure Statement

About the Sponsor

Disclosure Statement

Implicit Bias in Health Care

1. INTRODUCTION

2. WEBINAR

3. SLIDES

Works Cited

9733L • Enhancing Pain Relief: Understanding Trauma Physiology

Jess Mather, CPT, LPTA. SFG, FRCms, FMS

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This live event takes place Saturday, July 25, 11 am-3 pm EDT (8 am-12 pm PDT).

This course explores the complex interplay between trauma, stress, and chronic pain. Healthcare professionals will gain a deeper understanding of how the body's alarm systems contribute to persistent pain and learn strategies to help transition clients from a state of alarm to one of ease. By exploring the impact of emotional stress on physical pain and integrating somatic practices, professionals will be equipped to deliver more holistic, effective care to clients dealing with chronic pain.

9733L • Enhancing Pain Relief: Understanding Trauma Physiology

Education Category. Webinars

Release Date. 05/20/2026

Expiration Date. 08/05/2026

How to Receive Credit

To complete this course for continuing education credit please go to http://www.netce.com/course/3503 in your browser.

For assistance with receiving continuing education credit, please contact us at help@netce.com.

Course Overview

This live event takes place Saturday, July 25, 11 am-3 pm EDT (8 am-12 pm PDT).

This course explores the complex interplay between trauma, stress, and chronic pain. Healthcare professionals will gain a deeper understanding of how the body's alarm systems contribute to persistent pain and learn strategies to help transition clients from a state of alarm to one of ease. By exploring the impact of emotional stress on physical pain and integrating somatic practices, professionals will be equipped to deliver more holistic, effective care to clients dealing with chronic pain.

Audience

This live webinar is designed for mental and behavioral health professionals who would benefit from enhanced knowledge of trauma physiology and its effect on the experience and relief of pain.

Accreditations & Approvals

NetCE has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6361. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. NetCE is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. As a Jointly Accredited Organization, NetCE 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 under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. NetCE is accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). NetCE complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As a result of this accreditation, NetCE is authorized to issue the IACET CEU. NetCE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0021. This course is considered live online by the New York State Board of Mental Health Counseling. NetCE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0033. This course is considered live online, as defined by the New York State Board for Social Work. Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of licensed master social work and licensed clinical social work in New York. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice for an LMSW and LCSW. A licensee who practices beyond the authorized scope of practice could be charged with unprofessional conduct under the Education Law and Regents Rules. NetCE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists. #MFT-0015. This course is considered live online by the New York State Board of Marriage and Family Therapy. NetCE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0240. This course is considered live online by the New York State Board for Psychology.

Designations of Credit

NetCE designates this live event activity for 4 continuing education clock hours. NetCE designates this live event continuing education activity for 4 NBCC clock hour(s). NetCE designates this continuing education activity for 4 NBCC clock hour(s). Social workers participating in this intermediate to advanced course will receive 4 Clinical continuing education clock hours. NetCE is authorized by IACET to offer 0.4 CEU(s) for this program. NetCE designates this live continuing education activity for 4 credit(s).

Individual State Behavioral Health Approvals

In addition to states that accept ASWB, NetCE is approved as a provider of continuing education by the following state boards: Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners, Provider #0515; Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling, CE Broker Provider #50-2405; Illinois Division of Professional Regulation for Social Workers, License #159.001094; Illinois Division of Professional Regulation for Licensed Professional and Clinical Counselors, License #197.000185; Illinois Division of Professional Regulation for Marriage and Family Therapists, License #168.000190;

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to enhance healthcare professionals' ability to recognize and address the neurobiological connections between trauma, stress, and chronic pain, enabling them to implement evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches that support clients in regulating their nervous systems and achieving lasting pain relief.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

1. Recall how stress and the vagus nerve impact pain sensitivity.

2. Identify how our psychology can impact pain and recovery.

3. Define neuroplastic pain and how it can present.

4. Define somatics and how to implement it for greater pain relief.

Faculty

Jess Mather, CPT, LPTA. SFG, FRCms, FMS, is a strength and rehabilitation professional dedicated to helping individuals experience less limitation, pain, fear, and insecurity in their bodies. With over 13 years of experience, she has supported thousands of clients aged 9 to over 99, witnessing firsthand the body's remarkable ability to adapt, strengthen, and heal. Since 2015, Jess has operated a successful telehealth practice, offering private coaching, courses, and group programs to clients in over a dozen countries. Her expertise extends to educating other therapists and healthcare providers on effectively supporting patients with complex chronic pain, trauma, and stress.

Faculty Disclosure

Contributing faculty, Jess Mather, CPT, LPTA. SFG, FRCms, FMS, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.

Division Planners

Kimberly Byrd, EdD, PMSW

Scott Deatherage, PhD

Leyna Antonucci, PT, DPT

Jessica Restivo, MS, OTR/L, NTMTC

Candace Pierce, DNP, RN, CNE, COI

Nicholas Bertoni, MD

John Makopoulos, MD

Division Planners Disclosure

The division planners have disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.

Director of Development and Academic Affairs

Sarah Campbell

Director Disclosure Statement

The Director of Development and Academic Affairs has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.

About the Sponsor

The purpose of NetCE is to provide challenging curricula to assist healthcare professionals to raise their levels of expertise while fulfilling their continuing education requirements, thereby improving the quality of healthcare.

Our contributing faculty members have taken care to ensure that the information and recommendations are accurate and compatible with the standards generally accepted at the time of publication. The publisher disclaims any liability, loss or damage incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use and application of any of the contents. Participants are cautioned about the potential risk of using limited knowledge when integrating new techniques into practice.

Disclosure Statement

It is the policy of NetCE not to accept commercial support. Furthermore, commercial interests are prohibited from distributing or providing access to this activity to learners.

Implicit Bias in Health Care

The role of implicit biases on healthcare outcomes has become a concern, as there is some evidence that implicit biases contribute to health disparities, professionals' attitudes toward and interactions with patients, quality of care, diagnoses, and treatment decisions. This may produce differences in help-seeking, diagnoses, and ultimately treatments and interventions. Implicit biases may also unwittingly produce professional behaviors, attitudes, and interactions that reduce patients' trust and comfort with their provider, leading to earlier termination of visits and/or reduced adherence and follow-up. Disadvantaged groups are marginalized in the healthcare system and vulnerable on multiple levels; health professionals' implicit biases can further exacerbate these existing disadvantages.

Interventions or strategies designed to reduce implicit bias may be categorized as change-based or control-based. Change-based interventions focus on reducing or changing cognitive associations underlying implicit biases. These interventions might include challenging stereotypes. Conversely, control-based interventions involve reducing the effects of the implicit bias on the individual's behaviors. These strategies include increasing awareness of biased thoughts and responses. The two types of interventions are not mutually exclusive and may be used synergistically.

1. INTRODUCTION

This course explores the complex interplay between trauma, stress, and chronic pain. Healthcare professionals will gain a deeper understanding of how the body's alarm systems contribute to persistent pain and learn strategies to help transition clients from a state of alarm to one of ease. By exploring the impact of emotional stress on physical pain and integrating somatic practices, professionals will be equipped to deliver more holistic, effective care to clients dealing with chronic pain. By the end of this course, healthcare professionals will be equipped with the tools and understanding necessary to provide more holistic and effective care, enabling them to better address the complexities of chronic pain and trauma in their clients.

2. WEBINAR

To see this media go to http://www.NetCE.com/activities/ using a browser that supports Adobe Flash.

3. SLIDES

The slides from this webinar are available here.

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