For Clinicians:
(Psychologists, Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists)
Friday 23rd March 2012 - Melbourne. Book now. An informative, interactive and practical workshop designed to allow physiotherapists, psychologists and occupational therapists to integrate a pain management approach into clinical practice.
Find out all the ‘trade secrets’ from a multidisciplinary pain management team (psychologist, occupational therapist and physiotherapist) in order to:
- Understand the physiological and psychological interaction in chronic pain
- Provide practical skills and tools to address both functional and psychological issues
- Practically implement biopsychosocial and cognitive behavioural approaches into your treatment sessions.
- Address the issues that impact on the recovery of compensable clients.
- Identify and address the factors that may complicate a client’s ability to cope with pain.
- Achieve self management in your complex chronic pain client.
Includes cross discipline workshops to provide an opportunity to network with physiotherapists, psychologists and occupational therapists.
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For Return to Work Professionals:
(Occupational Rehabilitation Consultants, Injury Management Advisors and return to work Co-Ordinators)
Thursday 1st March 2012 - Melbourne. Book now.
Thursday 16th August 2012 - Melbourne. Book now.
This workshop includes a full day program and is delivered by an inter-disciplinary team to ensure the biopsychosocial aspects of pain are addressed to achieve superior return to work outcomes.
Content in the workshop includes:
- Understanding persistent pain
- Identifying risk of a poor return to work outcomes
- including use of risk assessment tools
- Overcoming obstacles to a successful return to work outcome including:
- Previously failed return to work
- Fear of re-injury and fear avoidant behaviours
- Poor motivation
- The worker feeling “pushed” to return to or upgrade work
- Conflict with the employer
- Challenging communication situations
Participants are encouraged to bring their “worst” example of a client who has not achieved a full return to work to enable practical workshopping of real-world examples.
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