ACT and Occupational Therapy for Pain Rehabilitation
ACT and Occupational Therapy for Pain Rehabilitation
1 hour
The instructors
Overview
Occupational therapists are all about helping people do what matters in their lives. We’re about assisting people to be flexible in the face of change, and we know that there are many different ways to go about doing daily activities.
Chronic/persisting pain affects 1 in 5 people, often persisting despite conventional treatments like medication and exercise. People living with pain find it interferes with their sense of self and causes a great deal of distress.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) offers a groundbreaking approach to managing chronic pain by focusing on psychological flexibility and meaningful living. ACT is a form of therapy designed to help people develop skills that lead to returning to the activities that bring meaning and a sense of self.
ACT is a form of cognitive behavioural therapy that all therapists can integrate into their practice!
What You Will Learn
This webinar will equip you with the knowledge to integrate ACT into your occupational therapy or rehab practice, providing your patients with new tools to manage pain and regain a sense of purpose.
The presenter, Bronnie Lennox Thompson, will introduce you to the principles of ACT and how ACT aligns with occupational therapy practice.
Three approaches to ACT will be described:
- Choice point,
- Three Pillars, and
- The Hexaflex.
Patient selection and assessment will be discussed, and clinical examples will be used to illustrate how ACT can be implemented. A brief review of the evidence base will be covered.
Who Should Attend?
This webinar is ideal for occupational therapists, pain management specialists, and other healthcare professionals interested in expanding their therapeutic toolkit and improving patient care for those with chronic pain.
This webinar is also for physiotherapists, chiropractors, and other rehabilitation therapists who are curious to better understand the role of occupational therapists!
Why Attend
Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your skills and make a meaningful difference in your patients' lives. Register today and unlock new possibilities in pain rehabilitation with ACT and occupational therapy!
Enhancing your practice with ACT can not only diversify your therapeutic approaches but also make sessions more effective. Join Bronnie Lennox Thompson to expand your knowledge, enhance your skills, and bring a fresh perspective to your practice.
Live Stream on YouTube
If you can't join live, don't worry! We will stream the live webinar to our YouTube channel and leave it up for 48 hours after the live webinar. You can subscribe to Embodia's YouTube channel here.
The instructors
Registered NZ Occupational Therapist/Kaiwhakaora Ngangahau, DipOT, MSc(Psych), PhD
Dr Lennox Thompson leads the Postgraduate Programmes in Pain and Pain Management at University of Otago, based in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Dr Lennox Thompson’s clinical background is occupational therapy and psychology, and her clinical and research focus is on supported pain self-management in daily life. She was awarded her PhD in 2015, investigating living well with chronic pain. Her primary academic work is teaching an interprofessional approach to pain and pain management to clinicians from a diverse range of clinical backgrounds. She was awarded the University of Otago Teaching Excellence Award in 2022.
Her current research projects include co-developing a self-help intervention to reduce pain and anxiety in women undergoing minor gynaecological procedures; early diagnosis and management of complex regional pain syndrome in the upper limb; experiences of living well in people with complex regional pain syndrome; a consumer-led pain self-management programme; and experiences and impact on attitudes towards pain from exposure to a cold pressor test in undergraduate medical students.