Virtual - zoom
Hosted by Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness (MCAH)
Cost: $35 non-member / $25 member
CEU: $20.00 (1.5 credits)
This training is for everyone who provides direct services to persons experiencing poverty or homelessness. This training will discuss the multifaceted nature of pain, including the psychology of pain, the relationship between trauma and pain and the importance of understanding pain management in client services. Participants will leave the webinar with an understanding of the following:
Social Determinants of Pain: How housing instability, extreme weather exposure, and the physical demands of homelessness (e.g., carrying belongings) exacerbate physical pain
The importance of applying a trauma-informed care lens to understanding a client’s report of pain and the importance of mitigating service provider biases surrounding client’s pain in effective case management
The importance of Harm Reduction in Pain Treatment: Managing pain in individuals with active or past substance use disorders, including encouragement of the use of non-opioid alternatives and overdose prevention
Facilitator
Felicia Wallace, MSN, FNP-BC, APHN-BC, RN-BC holds a Master’s of Science in Community Health Nursing (MSN) from the University of Michigan’s Family Nurse Practitioner Program. She has her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Wayne State University, and a Bachelor’s of Science in Health Studies from Michigan State University. She is a board-certified Advanced Practice Holistic Nurse (APHN-BC), a certified Heartmath Trainer, and is also Board Certified in Pain Management (RN-BC). Felicia has received continuing education in mind-body medicine, cognitively based compassion training, aromatherapy, mindfulness, integrative nutrition, trauma informed care, and holistic nursing. She has over 20 years of experience in health care and has worked in a wide range of clinical settings including oncology, critical care, pain management, and palliative care. Felicia currently specializes in pain management and has presented extensively on topics related to pain, holistic health, biases in healthcare, mind-body health, and integrative therapies. Felicia’s life and practice are guided by and based upon the principle that the spirit, mind, body, and environment are deeply and intricately connected; an imbalance in one impacts the entire being. Felicia enjoys practicing yoga, meditation, exercising, writing poetry/short stories, traveling, and a good old-fashioned belly laugh. It is her intention to help others, on their journey through this life to live as authentically and holistically as they are able.