Supporting women in pain using psychologically flexible approaches

The Victorian Women's Inquiry into Pain received more than 13,000 public submissions, contributing to calls for cultural change, public awareness, better designed health services that more effectively meet the needs of people living with pain, amongst other recommendations. This is where contextual behavioural science has a role in supporting women and people living with persistent pain. Developing psychological flexibility in the context of a medical diagnosis requires understanding the broader systemic context in which pain occurs, the language used to describe it, and the meanings individuals make about their bodies and their functioning - particularly within systems that have historically minimised women's pain experiences.

This webinar will present how pain education and contextual behavioural approaches have been brought together to support understanding of the nervous system in ways that promote acceptance, helping clients make sense of pain and engage in valued living that contributes to recovery, with or without ongoing…