Psychologically Informed Strategies in Physical Therapy
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This course is part of the Persistent Pain Management: A Comprehensive Learning Series and delves into the integration of psychologically informed strategies within physical therapy to enhance the management of persistent pain.
Release Date: April 17, 2025
This course is designed for healthcare professionals and includes three essential modules:
Key Features
- Multidimensional Pain Understanding: Define and explain pain as a complex, multidimensional experience.
- Cognitive and Emotional Assessment: Establish and address the cognitive and emotional state of individuals and its influence on pain.
- Integrated Psychological Approaches: Implement evidence-based psychological strategies, including relaxation techniques and mindfulness, into clinical practice
- Earn Credit: Earn 0.6 CEU/6 contact hours.
- Pricing:
- Students: $29
- Members: $139
- Non-members: $199
Course Details
- Module 1: Understanding Psychologically Informed PT
- Define and explain pain as a complex, multidimensional experience, and establish the cognitive and emotional state of the individual.
- Module 2: Communicating Effectively: Discussing Pain With Your Patients
- Learn to communicate pain concepts and principles to individuals in a way they understand and that empowers effective self-management.
- Module 3: Integrating Psychological Approaches Into Clinical Practice
- Implement evidence-based, person-centered self-management strategies for pain, including exercise, manual therapy, relaxation strategies, and more.
Enroll now to elevate your approach to pain care!
Course Instructions
- Click on the Contents tab to watch the course recording.
- Click the Take Quiz button to complete the assessment. Learners will have 3 attempts to pass and must answer at least 70% of questions correctly.
- Click Fill Out Survey under the Evaluation listing to provide valuable course feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window.
- Click the View/Print Your Certificate button under the Certificate listing. You can view/print your certificate at any time by visiting the APTA Learning Center and clicking the CEU Certificate/Transcript link on the left-hand side of the page.
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Module 1: Understanding Psychologically Informed PT
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This module introduces the foundational concepts of psychologically informed care, emphasizing its significance in addressing the complexities of persistent pain.
Module 2: Communicating Effectively: Discussing Pain With Your Patients
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In this course, learners will understand how to use a person-centered approach to identify patient priorities and pain-related goals across the biopsychosocial domain.
Module 3: Integrating Psychological Approaches Into Clinical Practice
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In this course, learners will discuss outcome measures and components of the clinical encounter, exploring how to blend the physical and psychological approaches to care.
