SELF-paced
CBT for Pain: A Primer
Welcome to your essential starting point for using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in pain management. In this course, you’ll build a clear foundation in key CBT principles and develop practical skills you can begin applying right away in rehabilitation settings.
This primer is designed to help you get started with confidence and serves as a comprehensive primer for our Deeper Dive: CBT Skills for Distressing Physical Symptoms.
Format
Virtual: Self-paced
Facilitator
Lara Desrosiers BSc. Kin, MSc. OT Reg. (Ont)
Audience
Any healthcare provider
Prerequisites
No expertise or previous learning in the content area is required.
No expertise or previous learning in the content area is required.
Duration
Access for 3 Months
~4.25 hours of courses including viewing, reflections, downloadable resources & handouts.
Price
$97 (tax included)
Course Objectives
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
Describe the foundational principles of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and their relevance to persistent pain.
Explain how thoughts, emotions, behaviours, and physical sensations can interact to influence the experience of pain and occupational participation.
Describe collaborative empiricism and its role in supporting a collaborative, curiosity-based approach to CBT-informed pain care.
Apply foundational Socratic dialogue strategies to explore thoughts and beliefs related to pain and participation.
Apply introductory behavioural strategies, including behavioural experiments and exposure, to address avoidance and support engagement in meaningful occupations.
Explain how thoughts, emotions, behaviours, and physical sensations can interact to influence the experience of pain and occupational participation.
Describe collaborative empiricism and its role in supporting a collaborative, curiosity-based approach to CBT-informed pain care.
Apply foundational Socratic dialogue strategies to explore thoughts and beliefs related to pain and participation.
Apply introductory behavioural strategies, including behavioural experiments and exposure, to address avoidance and support engagement in meaningful occupations.
Meet the Facilitator
Meet Lara Desrosiers BSc. Kin, MSc. OT Reg. (Ont)
Lara Desrosiers, MScOT, OT Reg. (Ont.) is an occupational therapist with over 15 years of clinical experience in mental health and rehabilitation. Since graduating from McMaster University in 2009, she has worked extensively in community mental health, supporting individuals experiencing mental illness, trauma, addiction, persistent pain, and complex health conditions using evidence-informed occupational therapy and psychotherapeutic approaches.
Lara is the founder of Pelvic Resilience, a private practice in Ontario specializing in persistent pain, pelvic health, and psychologically informed rehabilitation. She has completed extensive post-professional training in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), Motivational Interviewing, pain neuroscience, and trauma-informed care.
Through her clinical practice and continuing education programs, Lara supports rehabilitation professionals in integrating psychologically informed and trauma informed approaches into clinical practice.
Disclosure Statement:
Financial Disclosure: Lara Desrosiers receives compensation as the developer and instructor of this course.
Non-Financial Disclosure: Lara Desrosiers has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Assessment & Certification
AMP Healthcare Education is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# 0000017164. This distance learning-independent activity is offered at .425 CEUs, introductory, OT Service Delivery and Foundational Knowledge. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
In order to receive a course certificate and, for AOTA CEU seekers, CEUs, participants will be expected to complete all of the lessons (watch 100% of video lessons and open all E-books/PDFs) and submit all reflection practices. Participants will also be expected to complete a Knowledge Test at the end of the course with a minimum passing grade of 70% AND submit an evaluation of the overall learning experience.
Target Audience
This is an introductory level course designed for Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Kinesiologists and other rehabilitation providers looking to learn CBT foundations and practical strategies to integrate into working with individuals struggling with pain.
No previous learning or expertise in the content area of CBT is required. There are no pre-requisites to taking this course.
Course Lessons
Meet the instructor
Lara has worked in community mental health and addictions programs since 2009 working with clients individually and facilitating group programming. She now operates a private practice, Pelvic Resilience in Ontario, where she supports individuals struggling with persistent pain and pelvic health challenges to get back to living life. Lara enjoys teaching multidisciplinary audiences how to build impactful psychologically-informed and trauma-informed practices.
Ready to Dive in?
If you have the basics and are ready to dive in with both feet, CBT for Distressing Physical Symptoms is for you! This in depth course moves you beyond the basics and into a confident, psychologically-informed provider.
Inside you’ll find: A demonstration library, and in depth resource package filled with worksheets and case examples, 15+ hours of lessons designed to provide technique and clinical reasoning as you integration CBT confidently into practice, This course also comes with lifetime access and mentorship support!
30-Day Satisfaction Guarantee
We’re confident you’ll love learning with us, but we understand that sometimes plans change! That’s why we offer a 30-day guarantee for our self-paced courses.
If you decide to change your mind within 30 days of signing up, simply email us at admin@amp-healthcare.ca, and we’ll gladly provide a refund, minus a 10% processing fee.
Your learning journey is important to us, and we’re here to support you every step of the way!
If you decide to change your mind within 30 days of signing up, simply email us at admin@amp-healthcare.ca, and we’ll gladly provide a refund, minus a 10% processing fee.
Your learning journey is important to us, and we’re here to support you every step of the way!