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A Biopsychosocial Approach for Students and New Grads: A critical thinking and principles based approach

Zak shares an engaging perspective and story of a well intentioned new grad biomedical enthusiast turned BPS advocate.  Read more ↓
3 Episodes 51m
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01
Why Critical Thinking Beats a Toolbox of Techniques

Why new clinicians gain more from critical thinking than from collecting manual techniques, how biomedical narratives can drive persistent pain, and what a biopsychosocial framework asks of physical therapists in everyday practice.

19:13
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Four Core Principles for Applying the Biopsychosocial Model

Four principles for applying the biopsychosocial model in the clinic: pain as sensitivity rather than tissue damage, and not or, relevance versus prevalence, and managing all loads, physical and psychological, that fill the cup.

15:44
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Case Study: Reasoning Through Persistent Neck Pain

A case study of a 30-year-old optometrist with two years of left-sided neck and upper trapezius pain, showing how to spot yellow flags, interpret objective findings and build an active game plan that challenges unhelpful beliefs.

16:31

The goals of this presentation are to make an argument for why critical thinking is truly the most important "tool" in your toolbox, and to follow that up with concepts that are immediately applicable into the clinic the following day utilizing a BPS framework. 

 

Learning objectives

> You should be able to understand a brief overview of the biopsychosocial model (BPS)

> You should be able to explore the argument of "emptying your toolbox" for critical thinking

> You should be able to understand four core principles for executing BPS framework

> You should be able to identify actionable critical thinking strategies to navigate a case study

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