Addressing Mental Health in Musculoskeletal Care
Mental health and pain are deeply intertwined—and MSK providers are uniquely positioned to help. But many clinicians want to support patients in emotional distress, take a more biopsychosocial approach, and just aren’t sure how:
Which questions are safe to ask? How do I screen? What if I say the wrong thing? And where do I refer?
You’ll walk away with quick screening tools, simple language you can use right away, and more confidence supporting whole-person recovery.
What You’ll Learn:
Which questions are safe to ask? How do I screen? What if I say the wrong thing? And where do I refer?
This free course answers those questions with practical tools, real cases, and insights from an experienced psychologist who works extensively with persistent pain. You’ll learn how anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and stress show up in MSK care, how to recognize psychological distress, and how to navigate supportive, scope-appropriate conversations that lead to effective referrals.
You’ll walk away with quick screening tools, simple language you can use right away, and more confidence supporting whole-person recovery.
What You’ll Learn:
- How common mental-health issues present in MSK care
- The relationship between mood, sleep, and pain
- Quick, validated screening tools you can use in under a minute
- How to have safe, supportive conversations without overstepping
- When and how to refer to mental-health providers
- How psychologists approach persistent pain
- How to apply a biopsychosocial lens in complex cases
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