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Take a Step to Gain Control of Chronic Pain
Take a Step to Gain Control of Chronic Pain
Taking control of your chronic pain can help you do more of what you need to do, and what you love to do. By choosing to join STEP-UP, you have taken a step toward a healthier YOU. Welcome!
STEP-UP is an innovative chronic pain self-management program delivered through a workbook and online resources and coached by a community health worker. The program offers support, encouragement, and information about how to take control of your life with chronic pain.
STEP-UP is comprised of six weekly sessions, each including a podcast and workbook section, which you can work through in your own time. You benefit from the support of your community health worker whom you can share progress with via one face-to-face session and 5 phone sessions. To get the most from this program, we recommend you complete one session per week for six consecutive weeks. You will get a phone call each week from your community health worker. She will help you set goals and practice the new skills that you are learning.
Meet Your Community Health Worker
Meet Your Community Health Worker
Kathleen Banfield
Kathleen Banfield
Kathleen Banfield holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Michigan. She recently retired from the State of Michigan as a Child Welfare Supervisor having worked in the areas of child psychiatric, foster care, foster home licensing, state benefits, and children’s protective services. As a Community Health Worker, she is looking forward to working with the senior population assisting individuals with chronic pain gain new techniques and resources.
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