Rachel Zoffness, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, medical consultant, educator, and author specializing in chronic pain, medical illness, and injury. She provides cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to teens and adults, provides lectures and trainings, and serves as a consultant to hospitals and health professionals. Zoffness--also known as 'Dr. Z'--teaches at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine, providing pain neuroscience education to medical residents and interns. She was trained at Brown; Columbia; the University of California, San Diego; San Diego State University; the New York University Child Study Center; Mount Sinai West; and the Mindful Center.
Zoffness taught undergraduate psychology courses at San Diego State University, supervised therapists-in-training at the Wright Institute Berkeley Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Clinic, and has published extensively on evidence-based therapies. She serves on the steering committee of the American Association of Pain Psychology (AAPP), founded AAPP's pediatric division, and is a member of the East Bay Pediatrician's Journal Club. She collaborates with UCSF's Pediatric Brain Center, and Pain and Palliative Care Clinic; Stanford's Pediatric Pain Management Clinic; the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine; and consults on the development of international pain programs. When not seeing patients, Rachel can typically be found hiking and chasing butterflies.
Foreword writer Elliot J. Krane, MD, is a graduate of the University of Arizona College of Medicine, and completed his medical training in pediatrics and anesthesiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Boston Children's Hospital. He has held faculty positions at the University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital, where he and his colleague Donald C. Tyler, MD, started the first pain clinic for children in the US.
"Although there are a few excellent resources for parents on how to
understand and help their child with chronic pain, until the
publication of this book, there were no equivalent books for the
teens themselves struggling with this problem. This practical
workbook by a highly experienced clinician helps reframe chronic
pain for teens who are struggling with it, and offers accessible
strategies that they can use to help themselves. Although its tone
is casual and friendly, the advice offered is highly sophisticated
and evidence-based without being pedantic. One can almost hear Dr.
Z's soothing, optimistic, and experienced voice emerge from its
pages saying, 'Here are things you can do to help yourself. We can
get through this.' Words that are truly welcome to the frustrated,
often hopeless teens struggling with chronic pain. It contains
numerous scenarios, examples, and scripts that ring true, and are
easily adaptable to the situations of most children and their
families. The additional materials that can be downloaded to
support this volume are an added bonus. One can foresee that the
use of this workbook will soon be a standard recommendation by
pediatric pain clinics across the country, and it will be a
valuable resource for teens in the throes of this challenging
problem."
--Neil L. Schechter, MD, director of the Chronic Pain Clinic at
Boston Children's Hospital; associate professor in the department
of anesthesiology at Harvard Medical School; and coeditor of Pain
in Infants, Children, and Adolescents--Neil L. Schechter, MD
"Every teen who struggles with chronic pain and illness will find
something helpful in The Chronic Pain and Illness Workbook for
Teens. The author speaks to teens with understanding and compassion
while presenting practical and effective methods to help teens
suffer less. I highly recommend this highly readable book on a
topic that receives too little attention."
--Michael A. Tompkins, PhD, ABPP, codirector of the San Francisco
Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy; assistant clinical professor
in the department of psychology at the University of California,
Berkeley; and coauthor of The Relaxation and Stress Reduction
Workbook for Teens--Michael A. Tompkins, PhD, ABPP
"I was sure that I would spend the rest of my life miserable with
migraines, yet you taught me how to cope with pain rather than
wallow in it. I can't express in words how much you helped me. You
gave me the hope to start striving to live my life with or without
chronic migraines."
--Teen chronic pain survivor and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
program graduate--Teen chronic pain survivor
"Rachel Zoffness's workbook is an engaging how-to manual for teens
struggling with chronic pain. She presents concepts in a
down-to-earth way that will help youths master the techniques
necessary to improve their function, decrease their pain, and, most
importantly, get their lives back. It reinforces many of the themes
we emphasize in our clinics. It will be a great resource for our
patients!"
--William T. Zempsky, MD, MPH, head of the division of pain and
palliative medicine at Connecticut Children's Medical Center, and
professor in the department of pediatrics at the University of
Connecticut School of Medicine--William T. Zempsky, MD, MPH
"Teenagers have a hard time dealing with chronic pain. This
interactive, educational workbook will significantly help teens
understand and manage their pain. It is a unique and valuable
resource."
--Myles B. Abbott, MD, general pediatrician in Berkeley and Orinda,
CA; clinical professor in the department of pediatrics at the
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine;
and former board member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and
the American Board of Pediatrics--Myles B. Abbott, MD
"This is a terrific and engaging workbook for teens with chronic
pain that provides instruction in core behavioral and cognitive
skills for pain management. Rachel Zoffness masterfully uses humor
and patient stories that should appeal to teens who are either
using this workbook independently or with a therapist. It is a
must-have addition to the pain practitioner's library."
--Tonya M. Palermo, PhD, professor in the department of
anesthesiology and pain medicine at the University of Washington;
clinical psychologist; author of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for
Chronic Pain in Children and Adolescents; and coauthor of Managing
Your Child's Chronic Pain--Tonya M. Palermo, PhD
"This phenomenal workbook aimed at strategies for empowering teens
with chronic pain to take control of their path toward well-being
is based on both clinical experience and a foundation in science.
Rachel Zoffness has created a strong self-help workbook that is a
'must-read' and 'must-use' for all youth suffering from chronic
pain. It is a highly impactful workbook for any teen with chronic
pain and for their parents."
--Lonnie Zeltzer, MD, former director of the University of
California, Los Angeles (UCLA) pediatric pain and palliative care
program; UCLA distinguished professor in the department of
pediatrics, anesthesiology, psychiatry, and biobehavioral sciences;
pain researcher; and author--Lonnie Zeltzer, MD
"This workbook is an outstanding and much-needed self-help guide
for youth who are suffering from chronic pain. Dr. Z uses
teen-friendly language to explain how the body feels pain, and to
teach ways to manage pain and help teens take charge of their
lives. Each chapter builds new coping skills with engaging
exercises and examples. There are so many choices to pick from so
that teens should have no trouble finding their own favorite set of
skills! Parents and pain clinicians will undoubtedly learn a lot
from this workbook as well."
--Susmita Kashikar-Zuck, PhD, professor in the department of
pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; licensed clinical
psychologist; and nationally recognized researcher in pediatric
pain--Susmita Kashikar-Zuck, PhD
"This workbook is stronger and more effective than any medication I
know of for treating chronic pain."
--L. Stephen Long, MD, pediatric anesthesiologist; medical director
of complex pain, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland--L.
Stephen Long, MD
"What a fantastic resource for anyone caught in the miserable
'stuckness' of chronic pain! With her innately fearless, humorous,
and eminently readable voice, Dr. Z leads her readers on the
journey to discovering their own fearlessness in the face of
debilitating pain."
--David Becker, MD, MA, LMFT, behavioral pediatrician; clinical
professor in the UCSF department of pediatrics; and co-medical
director of the UCSF IP3 Pain Management Clinic--David Becker, MD,
MA, LMFT
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