Polyvagal Theory and Pain Management in Occupational Therapy (Workshop 1)
This workshop will explore the Polyvagal theory in Pain Management.
Program Overview
SESSION OVERVIEW
WORKSHOP 1: POLYVAGAL THEORY & PAIN MANAGEMENT IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
This workshop will explore the Polyvagal theory in Pain Management. Key areas covered will include:
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Exploration of Polyvagal Theory and neuroscience
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Parasympathetic and sympathetic systems
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Social engagement systems
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Evidence of application of Polyvagal Theory in pain management.
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Application of Polyvagal Theory to occupational therapy practice in pain management including:
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Application to occupational therapy frameworks
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Clinical application of Polyvagal Theory as part of pain education and self-regulation skills in pain management.
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Explaining the concept to clients
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Developing skills to shift arousal levels
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Expanding the window of tolerance
WORKSHOP SERIES – EXPLANTORY NOTE
This workshop is one of 4 pain focused workshops being held over 2 days, Friday 9th – Saturday 10th August 2024 in Melbourne. You can choose to attend individual workshops or attend all 4 workshops and receive a 15% discount.
Click below to register for the other workshops individually:
Workshop 2: Interoception & Pain Management in Occupational Therapy (9th August)
Workshop 3: Sensory Modulation & Pain Management in Occupational Therapy (10th August)
or click here to register and attend all 4 workshops, saving 15%
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Understanding key frameworks which are foundational to managing pain in a variety of clinical contexts.
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Building the therapeutic skills and capacities through self-reflection and application of the frameworks to self
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Applying frameworks to clinical practice though case studies and experiential exercises
Curious about the latest in pain management? Watch this video by our presenters Dr Cate Sinclair and Fiona Thomas as they share the latest in pain management and outline the key topics and skills you'll learn from attending their upcoming workshops in August 2024.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This session is suitable for occupational therapists at all stages of their career with particular relevance to:
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OTs working in the pain management area
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OTs working in other clinical areas but where persistent pain is a clinical issue e.g. neurology, musculoskeletal rehab, mental health, Occupational Rehabilitation
PRESENTERS
Dr Cate Sinclair
Dr. Cate Sinclair is an occupational therapist, founder and director of Vital Connections Allied Health, and the current Chair of the Pain in Childhood Special Interest Group of the Australian Pain Society (2023-2025).
Cate has extensive clinical experience as an occupational therapist. Most recently, as Clinical Team Leader and Clinical Advisory Panel member of Splash Paediatric Therapies, Director of Allied Services and Projects and clinical occupational therapist at Pain Specialists Australia, and Senior Occupational Therapist with the Children’s Pain Management Clinic at the Royal Children’s Hospital.
Cate completed a Doctoral Thesis in occupational therapy with The University of Queensland in 2018, investigating adaptive functioning for children and adolescents with persistent pain, and associations with sensory modulation and attachment patterns. Cate has presented her research at national and international conferences and has disseminated her research in peer reviewed publications and books.
In November 2023, Cate traveled to Antarctica as a member of Homeward Bound, a diverse global community of women and non-binary people with STEMM backgrounds collaborating to create a healthier planet and sustainable future for all.
Fiona Thomas
Fiona Thomas has worked as an occupational therapist in the field of musculoskeletal rehabilitation and pain management for 30 years. She started her career in hand therapy which lead into industrial rehabilitation and then into pain management.
She has worked in a range of settings including private and public hospitals, private practice and in project and management roles. Currently she works as the senior Occupational Therapist at the Caulfield Pain Management and Research Centre and in a project role developing a primary contact model for hand therapists.
In 2010 she completed her research into pain self-efficacy and functional outcomes and has presented this at national and international conferences and published in the BJOT.
She has been the OT representative on the Australian Pain Society Relationships committee and worked on a range of projects within the pain management clinical community on the role of allied health and occupational therapy in the care of individuals with chronic pain.
At present her interests are in promoting the therapeutic value of activity in modifying pain and sensory processing mechanisms and how this is translated into self-care, work, social and leisure domains of engagement.
WORKSHOP DETAILS
DATE:
Friday 9th August 2024
TIME:
9:00am – 12 noon AEST | VIC |
VENUE:
The Savoy Hotel on Little Collins
630 Little Collins Street Melbourne 3000
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
The Savoy is located across Spencer Street opposite Southern Cross Railway Station or take a tram from Melbourne CBD down Collins street or Bourke street towards Docklands.
PARKING:
The Savoy is close to NationWide Parking - 120 Spencer Street Building. Please take the registration code from the hotel front desk and pay $35 before you park if you do multiple entries per day. Otherwise, please go straight to the NationWide Parking if you do single entry per day (daily rate). We are located directly opposite Southern Cross Station (Metro and V-Line) Tram Stop (96) direct out the front of the hotel on Spencer Street.
CPD HOURS:
Total CPD claimable workshop hours: 3
REGISTRATION FEES:
EARLYBIRD – Book on or before 21 June 2024
OTA Member: $200
OTA Student/New Graduate Member: $175
Non-member: $260
STANDARD – Book on or after 22 June 2024
OTA Member: $225
OTA Student/New Graduate Member: $200
Non-Member: $290
Registrations close 25th July 2024.
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