Main facilitator
Valentina Buscemi, Ph.D.
Pain Coach
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4 Modules
80 hours of teaching
Where
Online + In person
Start
Autumn 2024
For
Physiotherapists
Offers
Discount and Referrals
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
The course will be theoretical and experiential
Aimed at Physiotherapists with a minimum of 3 years of clinical experience
Do you want to become a Pain Coach
AND DISCOVER HOW TO HELP YOUR PATIENTS WHO SUFFER FROM CHRONIC PAIN?
How does it differ from a traditional Physiotherapist?
Upon completion of the four modules, the student will be able to:
Apply Psychologically Informed Physiotherapy and integrate a Self-Management mind-body model for the management of chronic pain in their clinical practice
Use cognitive-behavioural and somatic techniques to guide the patient towards changing unhelpful habits that foster maladaptive pain mechanisms
Integrate cutting-edge models of new generation, that derive from the fields of behavioural and sensory-motor psychology, trauma therapy, mindfulness and Yoga for the treatment and management of chronic pain
Understand the theory behind the models proposed and also recognize when to seek support from other professionals and how to work with highly complex or challenging clients
Presented by Valentina Buscemi, Ph.D.
Specialist Physiotherapist in
Chronic Pain and Complex Pain conditions
I am a physiotherapist with more than 15 years of experience. I have always been passionate about trying to understand why patients develop chronic pain and how to help them living a better life. This passion has led me to study, research and travel around the world to find some answers that have made the person and clinician who I am today. The models and knowledge that I integrate in this course come from different fields such as behavioural psychology, coaching, mindfulness, Yoga and Somatic work. This integration has allowed my practice and my teachings to become more holistic and body-mind oriented. Having built a model that encompasses different models and theories, my goal is to devote part of my work towards training other healthcare professionals in order to spread my knowledge and, above all, my clinical experience as much as possible.
From patients who have followed my Pain Management programmes
I definitely think it is useful. I am discovering many things about myself that I did not know before and the frequency of my flare-ups has decreased. In addition, when I am in pain it is not as bad as before. I think if I did not have sessions with you during these stressful times, I would be much worse off.
Dr Valentina is very understanding, calm and empathetic. She equipped me with knowledge and tools that help me now to manage stress and my back pain has gone! She helped me to understand myself better.
Her holistic approach - that is, his ability to combine neurological, biological, psychological and social theories with physical interventions - has been much more useful to me than purely medical and psychological interventions
The work I did with Valentina has been very useful to improve my daily-life. She took the time to understand me, the way I function, and my specific needs, also being HSP. She guided me to undertsanding what was going on and how to improve my life.
PROGRAMME
of the course
01
MODULE
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Mechanisms of pain
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Biopsychosocial assessment
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Pain, the autonomic nervous system and survival mechanisms in humans
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Principles of Stress management
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Befriend of the body - how to return to the body and build awareness of internal experiences when in pain
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PRACTICE DAY - roleplaying and case study presentations
02
MODULE
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The role of language in therapy
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Coaching styles
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Basic techniques for Pain Management (e.g. activity management, self-regulation techniques)
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Models used in Pain Management
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The highly complex patient
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Session with Pain Psychologist
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PRACTICE DAY - roleplaying and case study presentations
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03
MODULE
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Principles of Behavioural change – Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in Pain Management
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ACT examples and practices in Pain Management
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How to run a Pain Management session and how to manage moments of difficulty with the patient
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Session with Pain Psychologist
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PRACTICE DAY - roleplaying and case study presentations
04
MODULE
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The importance of communication skills in Pain Management
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Yoga and other somatic interventions
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Self-compassion in Pain Management
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Personalities and neurodiversity
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Polyvagal Theory in Pain Management
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Internal Family Systems coaching in Pain Management
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PRACTICE DAY - roleplaying and case study presentations
80 HOURS
TOTAL HOURS OF TEACHING · 4 MODULES (2 days a module)
40
hours
Online teaching (2 modules of 2 days each - weekends)
4
days
Face-to-face
( weekends)
Location: TURIN (Italy)
BONUS
EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL
to use directly with patients
PAIN PSYCHOLOGIST
Intervention of Pain Psychologist
LAUNCH PRICE
€1230
EARLY BIRD PRICE
For registration by 30 June (after that price is €1400)
REFER
€40 discount for each friend/colleague who will sign up
(max 2 referrals)
