Biopsychosocial - It's More Than Just a Buzzword
Biopsychosocial - It's More Than Just a Buzzword
This course includes
The instructors
Overview
This course, taught by Carolyn Vandyken, BHSc (PT), invites rehabilitation professionals to rethink how pain is approached in clinical practice. Rather than simply naming the biopsychosocial model, the focus is on truly integrating it into everyday care - challenging deeply held assumptions and moving beyond a purely biomedical mindset.
Stop, and really take a hard look at your practice of treating pain. Is it complicit with the current research and knowledge, or are you stuck in a model that is outdated and doesn’t serve us or our population well?
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What You’ll Learn
In this course you’ll explore:
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What the biopsychosocial model of care really means in practice.
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Why simply “talking” about biopsychosocial care isn’t enough — and how to shift toward truly applying it.
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How pain science and biomechanics intersect and inform clinical decision-making.
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Practical ideas for evolving your clinical approach to persistent and complex pain.
The course includes short video lessons, key concepts, and a brief quiz to reinforce learning.
Audience
This course is designed for rehabilitation professionals across disciplines who want to deepen how they think about and treat pain, including:
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Physiotherapists & physiotherapy assistants
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Occupational therapists & assistants
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Chiropractors, naturopathic doctors & other practitioners
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Athletic therapists, massage therapists, kinesiologists
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Medical doctors, nurses, midwives
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Movement specialists, yoga teachers & therapists (especially those interested in pelvic health and integrated care models)
The instructors
BHSc (PT)
Carolyn is the co-owner of Reframe Rehab, a teaching company engaged in breaking down the barriers internationally between pelvic health, orthopaedics and pain science. Carolyn has practiced in orthopaedics and pelvic health for the past 37 years. She is a McKenzie Credentialled physiotherapist (1999), certified in acupuncture (2002), and obtained a certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in 2017.
Carolyn received the YWCA Women of Distinction award (2004) and the distinguished Education Award from the OPA (2015). Carolyn was recently awarded the Medal of Distinction from the Canadian Physiotherapy Association in 2021 for her work in pelvic health and pain science.
Carolyn has been heavily involved in post-graduate pelvic health education, research in lumbopelvic pain, speaking at numerous international conferences and writing books and chapters for the past twenty years in pelvic health, orthopaedics and pain science.
Material included in this course
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Biopsychosocial: It's More Than Just a Buzzword
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Welcome and Course Slides
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A New Perspective on Pain
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We Are Stuck In The Biomedical Model
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Why Do We Need to Know This
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How Does This Fit With Our Understanding Of Persistent Pelvic Pain?
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Back Pain
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Do We Need To Change Our Practice?
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Other Videos I Mentioned In This Course
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Quiz
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Feedback