Courses and Resources

Among other things, gain an understanding of the growing evidence of Explain Pain and recognise opportunities to integrate it with other biopsychosocial evidence-based strategies.

The goal of the Gentle Movement and Relaxation course is to equip physiotherapists and other therapeutic movement professionals with practical knowledge and teaching resources to lead their own movement and relaxation program for people living with chronic pain. Practitioners will gain knowledge in pain science, pain and recovery, and learn specific gentle movement and relaxation exercises to administer to their clients. Interactive slides, audio recordings of breath and body exercises, video resources, weekly homework, movement exercise sheets and other helpful tools will also be available to help facilitate the program.

Motivational Interviewing is a communication style to enhance engagement and build motivation for change across a range of populations and practice areas such as physical and mental health, substance use, child and family services, physical rehabilitation services, education and prevention programming. MI is a respectful and compassionate way of supporting people in making changes in their lives and has also been helpful when working cross-culturally.

Get the tools to provide consistent messaging about pain, identify evidence-based treatment strategies for non-pharmacological treatment, and better manage the impact of complex pain.