Curated list of written resources related to pain psychology.
Articles & Resources
Pain Psychology Workshops and Webinars
List of web-based pain psychology learning opportunities.
Assessments for Chronic Pain
List of psychological tests commonly used in the assessment of chronic pain.
Practice Guidelines for Chronic Pain
Learn more about practice guidelines for chronic pain.
Integrated Primary Care: An Introductory Curriculum
We are pleased to offer an introductory primary care psychology curriculum for use in educating psychology graduate students, pre-doctoral interns, and post-doctoral fellows as well as for self-study by graduate students and practicing psychologists.
SfHP Graduate Student Awards – Your Questions Answered!
Dr. KayLoni Olson, a member of the SfHP Health Research Council, explains the application process for graduate student awards. Recent recipients will share the processes they used when developing their funded applications.
Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET) Resources
Resources about Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET), a form of psychological therapy that targets the trauma, stress, and relationship problems that are found in many people with chronic pain.
Psychological Treatments for Headache Disorders
This program provides an introduction to evidence-based behavioral headache treatment for mental health providers.
Adolescents and Young Adults (AYAs) with Chronic Pain and Illness: Perspectives and Recommendations for Psychologists
Speakers address critical issues for adult providers addressing the consequences of chronic pain in young adult patients.
Coping with Patient Death/Dying: Tips for Health Psychologists
Panelists address critical issues for health psychologists addressing patient death and dying.
Core Competencies for the Emerging Specialty of Pain Psychology
This webinar describes the rationale for developing pain psychology core competencies and the four pain core competency domains.
Why Asking About Race Matters in Healthcare
In conceptualizing health psychology cases, we often ask about race and ethnicity. But why does this matter? This blog post provides reflections and resources on culturally competent healthcare.