Clinicians Get Creative
Clinicians Get Creative
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The instructors
About The Course
All people have limitations and vulnerabilities – as well as strengths and potential.
In her clinical practice, Bronnie Lennox Thompson uses a cognitive and behavioral approach. She doesn’t use this approach exclusively, because it is necessary to ‘borrow’ at times from other approaches, but encourages ongoing evaluation of everything that is put forward as ‘therapy’.
In this online course, Bronnie Lennox Thompson discusses how we can use teaching strategies such as the use of metaphors and stories to explain chronic pain to patients.
Who Is This Course For?
This course is relevant to all healthcare professionals including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, chiropractors, and massage therapists.
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.
Material included in this course
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Metaphors
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Metaphors
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Feedback
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Seeing Is Believing
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Seeing Is Believing
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Feedback
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Group Discussion
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Group Discussion
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Feedback
Is a certificate of completion included with this course?
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How can I get this course for free?
This course is free for Embodia Members. You can learn more about the membership options available by visiting the Embodia membership pricing page.