Understanding Pain for Peer Support Specialists

Come explore the role of peer support in pain care, and how peer-delivered services can be an essential part of promoting positive outcomes and holistic wellbeing for individuals living with pain. The Oregon Health Authority’s valuable Pain Education toolkit addresses the key topics of pain care. Peer support specialists - as trained peer-delivered service providers with lived experience - are uniquely qualified to offer innovative support across topic areas to individuals on their pain journey and in recovery. Learning Objectives: - Describe the foundations of peer-delivered services and their relevance to pain care - Identify at least 4 ways in which peer support can promote wellbeing and recovery while challenging stigma and changing the conversation about pain - Explore the value and role of lived experience and peer support in the realm of pain care as demonstrated through an innovative Oregon project