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Moving From Fixer to Facilitator: Foundations of Psychologically Informed Approaches for Pain Clinicians

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  • Welcome and Resources
  • Welcome!
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  • Course Resources
  • References
  • Slides (2 slides Per Page)
  • Articles to Check Out
  • Introduction
  • Welcome!
  • Fixer vs. Facilitator: Key Differences & Challenges
  • The Facilitation Onion
  • Quiz!
  • Feedback
  • Presence: The Science
  • Obstacles to Presence
  • Practical Tips: Overcoming Obstacles to Presence
  • The Science of Presence: Polyvagal Theory & Principle #1 Hierarchy
  • Principle #2: Neuroception
  • Principle #3: Co-regulation
  • Cognition In & Out of Presence
  • Polyvagal Theory: An Update
  • Mission 1 - Track Your Nervous System
  • Quiz!
  • Feedback
  • Presence: The Art
  • Ideas for Climbing Your Ladder
  • Mission 2 - Sooth Your Nervous System
  • Helping Clients to Make Sense of Their Ladders
  • Transparency & Choice
  • Caregiver Wellness: Empathic Strain, Secondary Trauma & Burnout
  • Optional Lesson: Caregiver Wellness Plan
  • Quiz!
  • Feedback
  • Meeting the Nervous System with Curiosity
  • Tracking Our Clients’ Nervous Systems
  • Kolb's Learning Cycle In Practice: A Framework to Invite Presence and Curiosity
  • Being an Effective Co-Regulator
  • Discussion - Polyvagal Theory Nuances & Connections
  • Reflections
  • The Polyvagal Theory E-Book: Summary, Scripts, and Case Studies
  • Optional Lesson: Want to Go Deeper?
  • Quiz!
  • Feedback
  • Meeting Perceptions and Behaviours with Curiosity
  • Curiosity About our Client’s Beliefs: The Lay of the Land
  • Data with Dialogue: Practical tips for using questionnaires collaboratively
  • CBT
  • Tell Me More!
  • My Model of Pain
  • Demo
  • Why Socratic Dialogue Should Become Our Busines Card by Sira Abenoza
  • Socratic Questioning & Balanced Perspectives
  • Working Through Socratic Questioning Together - When Things Don’t Go to Plan!
  • Socratic Dialogue in Pain Care: Case Examples
  • Optional Lesson: Want to go deeper?
  • It's Not About the Nail
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Practical Tips for Integrating Motivational Interviewing Into Pain Care
  • Decisional Balance
  • Demo
  • Quiz!
  • Feedback
  • Behaviour
  • Let’s Experiment!
  • Behavioural Experiment: Case Example - Fred
  • Behavioural Experiment: Case Example - Suzanne
  • Behavioural Experiment: Case Example - Gabby
  • 4 Key Questions
  • Optional: Claim your CBT Superpower!
  • Quiz!
  • Feedback
  • Self Determination: An Intro to ACT
  • Pain and Me by Dr. Tamar Pincus
  • Hallmarks of Inflexibility
  • Defining Psychological Flexibility
  • An Introduction to ACT
  • ACT Essentials for Rehab Pros
  • Values Exploration in Rehabilitation
  • Committed Action
  • Doing What Matters: Case Examples
  • Optional: Dive Deeper into ACT
  • Quiz!
  • Feedback
  • Conclusion
  • Getting Started & Diving Deeper
  • Congrats and what's next!
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