For health professionals supporting chronic pain self management

  • Psychologically informed – Essential competencies

    Psychologically informed – Essential competencies

    Last week I explored what psychologically informed practice means and why it has been slow to translate into everyday clinical care. This week, I want to focus on the competencies clinicians need to put it into practice. Linton, O’Sullivan, Zetterberg and Vlaeyen (2024) argue that pain care needs a new educational approach. One that places…

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