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Symptom Magnification Syndrome
Self-Study & In-Service Training Seminar Package

Leonard N. Matheson, PhD
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The in-service training that Dr. Matheson provides in a workshop format is available now! Use it as a self-study or to provide the SMS workshop in your own clinic. The SMS Training Kit includes two hours of PowerPoint Slides narrated by Dr. Matheson, two 30-minute lectures, the SMS Workshop Casebook, reprints of key research papers, and a one-hour lecture describing the Goaling Process. All in a 3 CD ROM set for only $175! Available in our online store.

Contents

  1. Two hours of lecture on CD-ROM by Dr. Matheson:
    1. Symptom Magnification Syndrome (SMS): A Modern Tragedy and Its Treatment
      1. Definition and Description of SMS
      2. Identification of Symptom Magnification Behavior
      3. Treatment of SMS
    2. The Goaling Process: Avoiding & Treating SMS
      1. Goaling Process Rationale
      2. Goaling Interview Guidelines
      3. The Classic Matheson Interview of “Esther”
  2. PowerPoint Presentation on SMS
  3. PowerPoint SMS Seminar Handouts
  4. Goaling Process Seminar Handouts
  5. Excel Normative Data and Consistency Calculators
    1. Jamar Hand Dynamometer
    2. B&L Pinch Gauge
    3. EPIC Lift Capacity Test
  6. FCE/WCE/WH Forms & Procedures
    1. Symptom Drawing & Standardized Procedures
    2. Productivity Index
    3. Feasibility Evaluation Checklist

System/software requirements

Windows: MS Office 97 or later

Price: $175.00