Dr Bernie Whitaker @Bernie_TDPC
Education and Training in ACT-based Stress & Pain Management: Esp child/adolescent procedural pain with mindful distraction/relaxation and guided imagery. top-downpaincontrol.com Swan Hill, Victoria. Australia Joined January 2014-
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USA and Canada 23 July to 4 August 2025. Procedural Pain and Palliative Care Workshops available. Please get in contact if you are interested top-downpaincontrol.com/contact
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Procedural Pain and Palliative Care Workshops available in the UK and Europe 16 May to 12 June 2025. Please get in contact if you are interested top-downpaincontrol.com/contact
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Every suicide begins and ends with a thought... Not all thoughts are useful. From the mundane to the extreme, 'we don't have to buy into every thought' is just about the most powerful lesson I learned from ACT. top-downpaincontrol.com/act-acceptance…
Managing procedural fear and pain in children and adolescents. You can now download guided imagery audio at top-downpaincontrol.com/guided-imagery…
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New Definition of Pain up for comment: For me, the word 'emotional' is psychologically limiting (the big 5 - fear, anger, sadness, disgust and joy) I would prefer 'cognitive', which includes: memory, emotion, language, learning, thought and consciousness.
New Definition of Pain up for comment: 'An aversive sensory and emotional experience typically caused by, or resembling that caused by, actual or potential tissue injury'. The IASP has just invited comment on the new proposed definition of pain here: iasp-pain.org/PublicationsNe…
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Work with children and pain in NZ and want to develop your skills? Come to the Distraction, Pain and Guided Imagery workshop 12 April 2018 Auckland City Hospital NZ. top-downpaincontrol.com/contact for info. @topdownpaincontrol
Distraction pain and guided imagery workshop at Children's Hospital Westmead Sydney 15-3-17 Reg via ACLTA conference childlife.org.au/documents/aclt…
@ABPN_ChildNurse Distraction Pain & Guided Imagery Workshop Wed 30 Nov, Reigate. Anyone interested contact/reg via top-downpaincontrol.com
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