Living a Better Life with Chronic Pain - New 5-Hour Online Continuing Education Course

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jan. 23, 2014 - PRLog -- Professional Development Resources, a national provider of accredited continuing education units for psychologists, social workers, counselors, MFTs and occupational therapists, has announced a new addition to its continuing education (CE) curriculum for health professionals: Living a Better Life with Chronic Pain: Eliminating Self-Defeating Behaviors (https://www.pdresources.org/course/index/6/1182/Living-a-Better-Life-with-Chronic-Pain-Eliminating-Self-Defeating-Behaviors). The course is authored by Dr. Robert E. Hardy, who has done many presentations and publications on eliminating self-defeating behaviors.

Certainly no one would choose a pain-filled body over a healthy, pain-free body. Yet every day, people unwittingly choose actions and attitudes that contribute to pain or lead to other less-than-desirable consequences on their health, relationships or ability to function. These actions and attitudes are what are called self-defeating behaviors (SDBs) and they keep us from living life to the fullest - if we let them.

Hardy’s course leads readers through the three steps that are necessary in using the eliminating self-defeating behaviors approach:

1. Identify your SDBs. What are SDBs and how can you identify yours? Once you understand what they are, take an honest look at yourself and you’ll probably identify at least a few you use either daily or in specific circumstances. If not, the course offers several other methods of uncovering your SDBs.

2. Analyze your SDBs. By better understanding SDBs, why and when you practice them, and how they can lead to the very consequences you’re trying to avoid, you can begin the transition to healthy, positive (what I call life-giving) choices for your life.

3. Replace your SDBs. Simply eliminating SDBs can leave you with a void. By learning to replace SDBs with healthy, life-giving actions and attitudes, you’ll be better prepared to deal with whatever life throws your way.

Living a Better Life with Chronic Pain: Eliminating Self-Defeating Behaviors (https://www.pdresources.org/course/index/6/1182/Living-a-...) is a new 5-hour online course that “walks” readers through the process of replacing their self-defeating chronic pain issues with healthy, positive, and productive life-style behaviors. It progresses from an analysis of the emotional aspects of living with chronic pain to specific strategies for dealing more productively with it. Through 16 guided exercises, you will learn how to identify your self-defeating behaviors (SDBs), analyze and understand them, and then replace them with life-giving actions that lead to permanent behavioral change. Course #50-12 | 2014 | 49 pages | 35 posttest questions

This online course provides instant access to the course materials (PDF download) and CE test. Successful completion of the online CE test (80% required to pass, 3 chances to take) and course evaluation are required to earn a certificate of completion. You can print the test (download test from My Courses tab of your account after purchasing) and mark your answers on while reading the course document. Then submit online when ready to receive credit.

Professional Development Resources (https://www.pdresources.org/) is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA); the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCCACEP #5590); the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB Provider #1046, ACE Program); the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA Provider #3159); the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (#PCE1625); the Florida Boards of Social Work, Mental Health Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy (#BAP346), Psychology & School Psychology (#50-1635), and Occupational Therapy Practice (#34); the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker & MFT Board (#RCST100501); the South Carolina Board of Professional Counselors & MFTs (#193); and the Texas Board of Examiners of Marriage & Family Therapists (#114) and State Board of Social Worker Examiners (#5678).