Date: Thursday, March 27th, 8:30am to 9:30am, GMT
This webinar is being produced by IASP’s Pain and Trauma Special Interest Group, a collaborative forum dedicated to the study of pain and trauma and the practice of trauma-informed care. The Pain and Trauma SIG aims to:
- Foster innovative ideas and information exchange and provide education and support to healthcare professionals and organizations.
- Advocate for the inclusion of individuals with lived experiences of pain and trauma in research and treatment development – especially individuals suffering from pain due to torture, organized violence, and war. The Pain and Trauma SIG endeavors to ensure their voices are heard, and their needs are addressed.
Join us for this webinar from IASP’s Pain and Trauma Special Interest Group as they provide updates on the group’s activities, as well as showcase two researchers doing interdisciplinary work to help patients make sense of their pain and trauma. In particular, speakers will discuss a trauma-informed model of pain education and management, as well as the work of UK-based charity Freedom from Torture.
Participants include:
— Sharryn Lydall-Smith, PhD, Monash Health Pain Management Clinic, Cheltenham, Australia
— Zoe Cricks, Freedom from Torture, London, UK
About the Speakers
Sharryn Lydall-Smith, PhD, a psychologist with over 20 years of experience in both research activities and psychological counselling. She has worked in many roles, including psychologist of the Northern Aged Psychiatry Assessment and Treatment team and Senior Psychologist for the Neurological and Musculoskeletal Community Rehabilitation Service at Eastern Health and Precision Ascend Pain Management Program. More recently, she has joined the Monash Health Specialist Pain clinic as a Senior Counselling Psychologist, where she works in various group programs. She also works individually with clients suffering from chronic pain and other trauma related issues. She has utilized an array of psychological therapies both in private practice and my public health roles and a major focus of my work has been helping people manage both acute and chronic pain.
Zoe Cricks is a clinical nurse specialist and Pain Management Coordinator at the UK-based charity, Freedom from Torture. Former student at the Mental Health Innovation Network in London, Zoe started her career as a paediatric clinical nurse specialist. Through medical- and self-management, relaxation techniques, and movement and exercise classes, Zoe helps survivors of torture to improve their lives with both medical trauma and physical pain assistance. So far, Zoe has been able to help over 30 survivors and has plans to expand the service in the future.