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University of Exeter - Cognitive Behavioural Skills to Treat Back Pain: The Back Skills Training (BeST) Programme 

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Cognitive Behavioural Skills to Treat Back Pain: The Back Skills Training (BeST) Programme
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Overview

Duration

6 weeks

Total fee

3,793

Mode of learning

Online

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Credential

Certificate

Cognitive Behavioural Skills to Treat Back Pain: The Back Skills Training (BeST) Programme
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Highlights

  • Duration 6 weeks
  • Weekly study 2 hours
  • 100% online Learn at your own pace
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Cognitive Behavioural Skills to Treat Back Pain: The Back Skills Training (BeST) Programme
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Course details

Skills you will learn
More about this course
  • The Back Skills Training (BeST) program focuses on 'undoing' beliefs about low back pain, and provides skills to become more active, despite pain. The program was developed by experts in psychology, physiotherapy, cognitive-behavioural therapy, and people with long-standing low back pain. According to a rigorous clinical trial, the BeST program produces long term reductions in people's pain and disability and is a very cost effective treatment.
  • On this course you will explore the BeST program, examining the causes of persistent low back pain, and the cognitive behavioural approach.

Cognitive Behavioural Skills to Treat Back Pain: The Back Skills Training (BeST) Programme
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FutureLearn 
Curriculum

Introduction and Background to the course

Meet the course team

What is this course?

Chronic low back pain

Cognitive behavioural interventions

Why this approach?

Delivery of the BeST programme

Understanding the patients perspective

Introduction to Week 2

The patient's perspective

Home exercise planning

Questioning techniques

Dealing with distress

Clinical considerations

Group sessions 1 and 2 of the BeST Programme

Introduction to Week 3

Explaining pain

The cognitive behavioural model of activity and pain

Group Session 2 of the BeST programme

Over and under activity cycling

Group sessions 2 and 3 of the BeST Programme

Introduction to Week 4

Skills taught in the BeST programme

Thoughts, feelings and behaviours

Bringing it together

Group Sessions 4 and 5 of the BeST Programme

Introduction to Week 5

Fear of movement

Relaxation

Worrying about pain

Further relaxation techniques

Group Session 6 and Bringing it all together

Introduction to Week 6

Dealing with flare-ups

Revisiting topics with BeST participants

Key clinical skills

Bringing it all together

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