CPD Courses for Health and Wellness Professionals
Support your clients to recover from chronic pain and many other persistent symptoms
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Find out that it is possible for us to support our clients to recover from chronic pain, rather than helping them manage their symptoms.
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Do you ever wonder if there is more to chronic pain than a physical problem?
Are you baffled by clients who are experiencing chronic pain and other unexplained medical symptoms and feel like something is missing?
Are you frustrated because clients keep coming back with a recurrence of their pain or yet another symptom, often even after explaining the up to date pain neuroscience?
Are you confused by the mixed messaging around chronic pain and wondering why you aren’t seeing the results you expect with your clients?
If you’ve answered YES to any of these questions, then you are in the right place.
You’re Not Alone!
More and more health and wellness professionals are questioning the effectiveness of treating chronic pain as a purely physical problem
The latest pain science agrees.
What makes the SIRPA approach so powerful is that it equips you to take a whole-person approach when treating patients or working with clients. Through our Chronic Pain Recovery CPD Courses, you will learn evidence-based strategies for supporting those you work with as you help them examine the psychosocial, behavioural and emotional aspects of their pain or other persistent symptoms. We have seen thousands of people make full recoveries from symptoms they were told were permanent!
Learn the tools you need to empower your patients to reclaim their lives!
Watch Georgie Oldfield MCSP, Physiotherapist and Founder of SIRPA, introduce our updated training courses.
So how can you learn this approach and make a difference in your profession?
We have three levels of CPD Courses:
All can be undertaken in your own time, with no deadlines to complete the online modules.
Level 1: Foundations of Chronic Pain Recovery
This course provides a foundational knowledge of the latest pain science and SIRPA’s unique approach to recovery. All from the perspective of you as a client, so that you gain a first-hand understanding of the treatment process.
CPD – 25 hours
Cost of Level 1: £290
Level 2: Fundamentals of Chronic Pain Recovery
Suitable for all health and wellness professionals, this course equips you to educate your clients about the roots of their pain and support them to make changes to their lives, within your professional scope of practice.
You must have completed Level 1 to undertake this course.
CPD – 22 hours
Cost of Level 2: £520
Cost of Level 1&2 together: £810
Level 3: SIRPA’s Practitioner Training
Open to health professionals, counsellors and psychotherapists, and certain coaches, this course equips you to work with clients who need additional support with the emotional and psychosocial roots of their pain, within your professional scope of practice.
You must have completed Levels 1 and 2 to undertake this course.
CPD – 50 hours (20 theory:30 clinical)
Cost of Level 3: £690
Cost of Level 1, 2 & 3 together: £1,500
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Click on the links above and then click on the individual courses to find out more about the content of the modules in each Level.
Guarantee:
SIRPA is committed to your complete satisfaction with our services. If, for any reason, you are not entirely satisfied with our Chronic Pain Recovery CPD Courses for Health Professionals, we offer a 100% money back guarantee. This is available from 30 days after the purchase of the course. In the unlikely occasion that this does ever occur we will aim to gain an understanding of your reasons to request your money back, in order to continue to improve our services.
What our students are saying about our Chronic Pain Recovery CPD Courses:
Join the community of health and wellness professionals who are thinking differently about chronic pain.
SIRPA’s Chronic Pain Recovery CPD Courses for Health and Wellness Professionals
What Will You Learn?
The latest pain science from academic researchers, broken down into understandable videos.
The power of neuroplasticity – how our brains can ‘learn’ pain, and unlearn it too.
Tools to help your clients understand the root causes of their chronic pain, and how to use this knowledge to recover.
Why some people are more likely to develop chronic symptoms than others.
Evidence-based strategies to help your clients self-sooth and regulate their nervous systems.
How pain can be triggered or perpetuated by psychological, emotional or behavioural factors.
How to integrate this approach into your own work, whether in the public or private sector.
How to keep yourself safe as a practitioner, how to identify red flags and refer on.
How to determine whether the symptoms a client presents with are neuroplastic or have a physical cause.
Conventional approaches
The widespread belief in the medical community and the public is still that pain is due to a physical cause, such as tissue damage, posture, structural or biomechanical changes
This means that the focus is on ‘pain management’ where only the symptoms are treated, resulting in superficial and often only temporary relief
Even when up to date pain neuroscience is taught, often the underlying causes are not identified and addressed
The body is deconstructed into separate component parts and therefore the individual is not seen and treated as a whole
The focus is on ‘disease’ rather than wellness, leading to disempowerment for patients and health professionals
The SIRPA approach
SIRPA identifies and addresses the underlying causes of pain. Because how can you provide targeted treatment if you don’t identify and address the root causes?
When pain persists after tissues have healed, pain science shows that the pain is not linked to tissue damage
Research shows that while chronic pain is real, various non-physical factors play a role in causing pain to persist, as well as triggering it in the first place
SIRPA’s approach is focused on health and wellness, not on disease
We focus on empowering health professionals and their clients to address the root causes of chronic pain and, wherever possible, to restore their health and wellbeing
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How SIRPA supports you: Additional resources for students and practitioners
Monthly online peer-support meetings for students and practitioners
A team of trained clinical supervisors on-hand to support you in your studies and beyond
A membership programme giving you access to an online support group and much more
An invitation to our annual CPD weekend, which is nourishing, community-building and informative
Technical support throughout the course just an email away
Monthly CPD webinars on a wide range of topics, with access to dozens of previously recorded webinars
Occupational support groups for doctors, physios, osteopaths, psychotherapists and counsellors, plus coaches
Business support for those integrating this approach into their private practice
Some local in-person meet-ups with students and practitioners accross the UK
2 months free access to our membership programme at Level 2 or 3
Still have questions?
Join our Q&A Webinar about the new training
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Or feel free to get in touch with us. You can contact us via email at admin@sirpa.org.
SIRPA’s Mission
SIRPA’s mission is to engage health professionals, educate them about the SIRPA approach to chronic pain recovery and equip them with practical competencies necessary to shift their clients from living with pain to living without it. We do this through our Chronic Pain Recovery CPD Courses for Health Professionals. Chronic pain is now the world’s leading cause of disability, affecting 20-30% of the global population. By cultivating a community of ambassador-clinicians for the emerging approach, SIRPA aims to dramatically reduce human suffering in the world.
Through our CPD courses, SIRPA empowers you to create results and make a positive difference in your world.
About The Instructor – Georgie Oldfield (MCSP)
Georgie Oldfield is a British physiotherapist known for her innovative approach to the treatment of chronic pain. She developed the SIRPA (Stress Illness Recovery Practitioners Association) method, influenced by Dr. John E. Sarno’s work on Tension Myoneural Syndrome (TMS). The SIRPA approach suggests that chronic pain often stems from stress and repressed emotions, resulting in learned neural circuits which become sensitised. She advocates for a self-empowering approach that includes education, emotional and somatic strategies as well as addressing lifestyle and behavioural factors.
Oldfield’s work has been transformative for patients struggling with chronic pain, particularly those who haven’t found relief through traditional medical treatments. She has authored the book “Chronic Pain: Your Key to Recovery” and provides training for healthcare professionals through SIRPA’s Practitioner courses. Through SIRPA, she also organises and hosts international conferences in London to raise awareness of this concept and approach. As an educator and speaker, Oldfield continues to promote a broader understanding of the mind-body connection in health, advocating for a compassionate and comprehensive approach for individuals looking to resolve their pain.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long do the CPD courses normally take?
Each course takes a certain number of hours to complete. However, this course often brings up things for professionals themselves which they might want to work through.
What is the cost of the CPD Courses?
We have a number of different payment options for the courses.
Who are SIRPA's CPD courses for?
Level 1 is open to any professional interested in the link between stress and chronic pain. It will give you a good foundational knowledge of the science behind our approach, as well as a number of tools and resources which you can use to support your own health and wellbeing. Only those who know how to look after their own health first can effectively support others!
Level 2 is for any health and wellness professional, from doctors and physiotherapists to mindfulness practitioners, yoga instructors, nutritionists and more. You must be insured, and be regulated by a professional body. We will ask to see evidence of this at the beginning of the course. It will equip to identify those in your work who are experiencing stress-related pain and rule out those who are not, provide tools and knowledge educate them about their stress-related pain, and give them resources to recover within your scope of practice.
Level 3 is for health professionals, such as doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, counsellors, psychotherapists and coaches. (Coaches need to be trained at diploma level or above). You must be insured, and be regulated by a professional body. We will ask to see evidence of this at the beginning of the course. This course is for you if you are interested in supporting people whose presentation is more complex, for example those who have experienced trauma or significant emotional stress which is contributing to their pain. This course equips you to work therapeutically with those who need some extra support to recover from chronic conditions, and qualifies you as a ‘SIRPA Practitioner’. NOTE – if you sign up for Level 3 but are not eligible, we will refund you the full amount minus £30 to cover the administrative costs involved.
Who are SIRPA's CPD courses NOT for?
This course is not for you if you are not a trained health or wellness professional. If you are interested in going on your own recovery journey from chronic pain, our Online Recovery Programme is more affordable (as there are no CPD hours awarded) and will give you a thorough understanding of the science behind chronic pain in an accessible way, and provide you with much support and tools to recover.
Are SIRPA's CPD courses certified?
Yes, our training is certified by The CPD Certification Service and offers X hours for Level 1, X hours for Level 2 and X hours for Level 3. You will also receive a certificate of attendance after each section of the training.
Do you need to do each CPD course level in order?
Do I need to live in the UK to access these CPD courses?
Do you offer payment plans on your CPD courses?
Are the CPD course fees refundable?
DISCLAIMER
By purchasing SIRPA’s Level 2 CPD course you are confirming that you are a qualified health or wellness professional. You are also confirming that you are currently regulated by a respected professional body and have up to date professional indemnity insurance.
By purchasing SIRPA’s Level 3 CPD course you are confirming that you are a qualified health professional, mental health professional, or coach qualified at diploma level or above. You are also confirming that you are currently regulated by a respected professional body and have up to date professional indemnity insurance.
SIRPA Ltd will not be held liable for anyone who undertakes these CPD courses who does not fit these criteria. All delegates must also be working within their own scope of practise as accepted by their own professional body. Any queries, please contact us.
These are CPD courses and as such each individual undertaking the courses takes full responsibility for the application of their learning with their clients as they integrate any understanding learned into their own professional work. SIRPA Ltd takes no responsibility for malpractice or complaints from clients of health professionals or coaches who undertake the SIRPA CPD courses. Certificates provided following each level and after an individual has completed cases studies, are certificates of attendance and do not demonstrate level of competency.
PLEASE NOTE: These courses are for CPD purposes only and are not competency led. They were developed and are hosted within the UK and as such any claims would be taken through the UK courts. Health professionals and coaches outside the UK who are interested in undertaking these CPD courses must take responsibility themselves to ensure that they are eligible to undertake these online CPD courses, in line with their own country’s laws and regulations.