An estimated 7.6 million, or one in five people (across the lifespan), live with chronic pain in Canada, many of whom report it adversely affecting some or most daily activities Canadian Pain Task Force Report: March 2021. Empowering your patients/clients to engage in self-management strategies for chronic pain can improve their health outcomes. Tools, techniques and resources based in evidence will be presented using frameworks from cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy and motivational interviewing. This workshop is appropriate for any provider who works with people living with chronic pain.  

Please note that participants are expected to be on camera during the workshop, and be able to actively engage in discussion, breakout rooms, and skills practice. Please plan accordingly, so that you can be an active participant.

Living Healthy Champlain offers workshops for health care professionals that will help them to support their patients in making behaviour changes based on their own motivations, and empower them to self-manage their chronic conditions.