Counselling Clients with Chronic Pain
Counselling Clients with Chronic Pain
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2025-05
Authors
Hurst, Gillian
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Abstract
This capstone explores the evolving role of counsellors in the interdisciplinary treatment of chronic pain within a biopsychosocial (BPS) framework. Despite growing empirical support for the BPS model as best practice in pain care, its application in clinical settings remains inconsistent. This paper investigates whether counsellors, through expanded training, particularly in pain neuroscience education (PNE), could broaden their scope of practice to contribute more effectively to pain management. It examines current gaps between evidence and practice, challenges in access and delivery of care, and the need for more integrated, person-centered approaches. Emphasis is placed on the counsellor's unique position to address the complex psychological and social dimensions of chronic pain, to promote coherence in interdisciplinary care teams and to respond to the need for more effective approaches to managing the problem of pain in society.
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chronic pain , interdisciplinary care , pain neuroscience education , central sensitization , biopsychosocial model , pain psychoeducation
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States , openAccess