(HS Werfel 065606 2025) Meeting Patients Where They Are: Strategies for Managing Pain, Fatigue and Other Challenges to...
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Course overview
Gain actionable strategies to tackle some of the challenging barriers in MS care - fatigue, chronic pain, and therapy reluctance. By understanding how to blend cognitive-behavioral and mind/body strategies with patient-centered care, this seminar will empower you to: Support your patients to more effectively manage their fatigue and pain Tailor your interventions to meet patients where they are: Understand how to identify key identity and psychological and physiological factors that impact patient engagement and progress Identify strategies that can help your patients overcome barriers that limit their therapy participation and progress Discover how identifying and addressing anxiety, depression, body-image issues and trauma and therapy challenges can enhance physical outcomes, creating a more comprehensive approach to MS care By the end of this session, you'll leave with practical tools that improve your ability to engage patients, adjust your treatment plans and deliver outcomes that support both mental and physical well-being.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Florida Board of Nursing
APRN Temporary Certificate for Practice in Areas of Critical Need
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
Registered Nurse
Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Disclosure statements
Financial: Pearl Werfel maintains a private practice and is a consultant with Can Do Multiple Sclerosis. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Pearl Werfel is a member of the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and is the chair for California Psychological Association.