Cognitive Behavioural Skills to Treat Back Pain: The Back Skills Training (BeST) Programme.
University of Oxford
  • Start Date: 06 Jul, 2020
  • 6 weeks
  • Study Content: Videos


Learn an evidence-based, cognitive behavioural approach to manage low back pain with this CPD course for health professionals.

Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility

Course Description

This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.

Understand a cognitive behavioural approach to manage ongoing low back pain


The Back Skills Training (BeST) programme focuses on ‘undoing’ beliefs about low back pain, and provides skills to become more active, despite pain. The programme was developed by experts in psychology, physiotherapy, cognitive-behavioural therapy, and people with long-standing low back pain. According to a rigorous clinical trial, the BeST programme produces long term reductions in people’s pain and disability and is a very cost effective treatment.


On this course you will explore the BeST programme, examining the causes of persistent low back pain, and the cognitive behavioural approach.


This course is approved by the British Psychological Society for the purposes of Continuing Professional Development for healthcare professionals. It is designed for healthcare professionals with a role or interest in managing patients with low back pain (including nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and psychological therapists).


It will also be useful for students training to become healthcare professionals. The Certificate of Achievement for this course would be useful for providing evidence of CPD.


Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.

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