SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: The Psychology of Recovery: How to Identify and Incorporate Psychological Factors into the Plan of Care S11
Sunday, November 3, 2024
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM
Location: ROOM: Topaz REGION: Tower Lobby Level >>> DIRECTIONS: From ACRM Registration desk, face the elephants and turn left. The Topaz is the first room on the left, across from the Elephants.
Professor of Psychology McGill University Montreal, Quebec, Canada
How to determine whether psychological factors are playing a role in a client’s clinical presentation, and how to introduce a focus on psychological factors without inviting defensive reactions from the client? Dr. Sullivan would review the factors identified by his research team (Pain catastrophizing, perceived injustices, expectancies), how to measure for them, and how they can be effectively incorporated into the plan of care. The unique contribution would focus on how psychological factors can be addressed with patients/clients without inviting defensive reactions such as as patients hearing their provider believes their dysfunction is "all in their head," that they aren't being believed, Area of Expertise : Dr. Michael Sullivan is currently Professor of Psychology, Medicine and Neurology at McGill University. He has lectured nationally and internationally on the social and behavioral determinants of pain-related disability.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participants will be familiar with research findings pointing to the important role of psychological factors as determinants of recovery trajectories.
Upon completion, participants will be familiar with instruments to detect psychological risk for delayed recovery.
Upon completion, participants will be familiar with non-theratening approaches to addressing psychological factors with patients suffering from debilitating pain conditions.
Upon completion, participants will be familair with intervention techniques designed to target psychological risk factors for delayed recovery.
Upon completion, participants will be familiar with research findings pointing to the important role of psychological factors as determinants of recovery trajectories.
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