What Parents Can Do To Support Their Child or Youth Living With Chronic Pain 

In this module, you will learn how families play a crucial role in helping to navigate the journey to recovery for a child or youth that has been living with chronic pain. 

5 Lessons

Course Length

2 Activities

Knowledge Check

20 Minutes

Duration

Introduction

 Living with chronic pain requires support from many different people, but most importantly, from our families. This module is designed to provide useful information to help support parents in their child or youth's journey from a pain centered life to a function centered life. 

Learning Objectives

  • Understand how to support, motivate, and empower a youth living with chronic pain. 
  • Recognize that many myths exist in the understanding of pain. 
  • Recognize how to support your youth to become independent in their chronic pain management. 
  • Prepare strategies for when set backs occur and be able to address these setbacks in a healthy manner.
  • Emphasize the importance of your own wellbeing during what may be a difficult journey to recovery.

Course Content