Practice Essentials: Working with people with pain – Module 1 will deepen your understanding of pain and how it intersects with meaningful occupation and participation. You will learn about the mechanisms of pain, the psychological models that explain how we respond to pain and the factors that shape a person’s pain experience such as trauma history, cultural background and environmental contexts. 

The Practice Essentials program is specifically crafted to lay the groundwork for occupational therapists embarking on their careers in this area, or for experienced OTs seeking to upskill, transition into this dynamic practice area or are returning to practice after a break.    

This module will guide you through applying occupational-therapy models to support a strengths-based approach and incorporate culturally safe, trauma informed practice. It will enhance your knowledge of some of the common pain presentations you may encounter in practice and their functional implications. 

Aligned to the OTA Capability Framework for Occupational Therapists Working with People with Pain, this learning experience will prepare you to deliver services that are evidence-based, ethical, and culturally sensitive across various practice environments.

After completing this module, you will: 

• Be familiar with the contemporary definition of pain and the difference between nociceptive, neuropathic and nociplastic pain. 

• Have an appreciation of the biological aspects of nociceptive processing (the physiological response occurring in the nervous system) and how this may influence your approach. 

• Understand how sensory over and under responsiveness can impact a person’s perception of pain. 

• Have insight into how psychological models can help us to understand how a person may respond to pain. 

• Understand the ways personal factors, including stage of development across the lifespan, family background, patterns of attachment, life experiences, culture, and spirituality, can influence the pain experience and expression. 

• Have a general knowledge of the benefits and limitations of different services and funding providers and how this may impact the volition of people with pain. 

• Have an awareness of culturally safe practice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, which recognise the impact of trauma. 

• Be able to understand and recall common pain presentations and how they may impact occupation and participation. 

This module is suitable for: 
Early career OTs or more experienced OTs transitioning into roles where they work with people with pain. 

CPD HOURS: 
Total CPD claimable workshop hours: 4 
 

ACCESS: 
This module will take approximately 4 hours to complete. You may revisit this module at any time within 12 weeks from purchase date and download documents embedded within the module. 

REGISTRATION FEES & INCLUSIONS 

OTA Member: $240 
Non Member: $340 
(All pricing is inclusive of GST) 

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OTHER PURCHASING OPTIONS

For organisations wishing to purchase multiple bundles of the Practice Essentials: Working with People with Pain, please contact info@otaus.com.au to discuss.

The Practice Essentials: Working with People with Pain Modules can be purchased as a bundle, visit the Bundle product page to find out more.

DISCLAIMER 
All information is correct at the time of publication. OTA reserves the right to alter or delete items from the CPD calendar as required, and takes no responsibility for any errors, omissions and changes. 
All workshop resources including copies of the presentation, along with all supporting documents and links are not for distribution and are the property of the presenter. 

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