Chronic Pain Ireland

Enhancing Social Interaction Communication Chronic Pain Workshop
2024-08-16 10:30 - 12:30 (Europe/Dublin)
Chronic Pain Enhancing Social Interaction & Communication
Join our monthly workshop to enhance your social interaction and communication skills, specifically designed for individuals managing chronic pain.
Workshop Highlights:
Interaction and Agendas: Learn the importance of clear communication and how to manage conversations effectively.
Identifying Hot Buttons: Discover the common triggers in social interactions and how to handle them.
Understanding Transference: Gain insight into emotional transference and its impact on relationships.
Responding to Comments from Family and Friends: Learn strategies to address well-meaning but sometimes hurtful comments such as “You look well,” “Not better yet?”, isn’t that all in your head? and “Have you tried…?”
Debunking Myths: Tackle misconceptions about chronic pain.
Building Understanding: Foster mutual understanding and support from those around you.
Effective Communication About Pain: Develop skills to articulate your pain experience clearly and effectively.
Why Attend?

Improve your social interactions and communication skills.
Learn practical strategies to manage and respond to common comments and questions.
Enhance your ability to explain and discuss your chronic pain with others.

Chronic Pain Ireland has for many years offered self-management training for all living with chronic pain and are partnering with the Pain Association Scotland, who (having pioneered the development and delivery of self-management training) have run community programmes for over 20 years. Both CPI and PAS share mutual aims of helping to improve the quality of life for all living with chronic pain. The focus of these interactive workshops is therefore on introducing people to, and quickly building, self-management skills, thereby creating practical, positive change leading to an improved quality of life and well-being. Our trained facilitator has delivered over 10,000 workshops to date.
These workshops are offered to members of Chronic Pain Ireland only. If you would like to become a member and avail of all our chronic pain support services including: self-management workshops, telephone support line, chronic pain courses and programmes, online meetings, webinars and networking opportunities â€“ Join here
