Tier 1 - KNOWLEDGE | Online

A 3-day online self-paced course

Cognitive Functional Therapy for Low Back Pain

Backed by landmark evidence published in The Lancet.

Join Professor Peter O'Sullivan and Dr JP Caneiro and develop your knowledge about multidimensional nature of low back pain, person-centred care, advanced clinical reasoning and Cognitive Functional Therapy. 
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Languages currently available: English (Audio/Subtitles/Slides)

To support our mission of providing equitable access to education in person-centred care and stay true to our values we provide a tiered payment structure depending on your country of residence:

High income countries:
US$330 (plus local tax)
Middle income countries:
US$165 (plus local tax)
Low income countries:
US$33 (plus local tax)

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Students apply here for a 50% discount (T+C apply).

Registering with incorrect or fraudulent country/student details may: result in account cancellation, preclude certification, prevent registration in subsequent tiers and incur an additional administration fee.

Purchase includes lifetime access to KNOWLEDGE.

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Liz

CSP Chartered Physiotherapist
MSc Manipulative Physiotherapy
Scotland

The training has helped me to examine what I’m doing and modify my approach, focussing a lot more on hearing the patient and adapting accordingly.
 Since I’ve attended these courses in person and on line, my outcomes have been so much better. I’ve not felt the awkwardness that used to arise through what I now see as my poor, fixed communication style. It flows much more readily and I’m rolling with the patient. I’ve also found that I’ve been able to adapt what I’m doing.

Ciarán
APA Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
Australia

Prior to the CFT training I struggled with managing patients with complex chronic pain presentations. Whilst I was confident in my overall skill set, I had difficulty integrating the psychosocial elements of a patient's pain experience into their management.
The training process helped me develop a new repertoire of skills around person-centered care communication and behavioral experiments it taught me how to help patients make sense of pain and more effectively manage relevant psychosocial factors. As a consequence it made me reflect on my own practice resulting in a paradigm shift and how I approach this very complex patient cohort such that I went from viewing my role as being the fixer to being a coach.

Luke
APA Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
Australia

CFT training was challenging at times and intuitive at others. Prior to training, I felt that the toolbox we have to manage people with complex spinal pain works for some, but often only helps manage part of their puzzle. 

It's easy in a clinical setting to say someone has yellow flags contributing to their ongoing pain and hope it doesn’t impact the treatment plan, but it very much does. I used to feel uncomfortable delving into this, let alone attempting to weave it into my treatment plans.

CFT training provided me with the knowledge and the tools to expand my skills and clinical reasoning. My communication skills improved, I learned symptom modification techniques, I can better help patients make sense of their pain and develop more targeted patient-specific exercise programs for all musculoskeletal presentations. I would highly recommend CFT training for any clinician who works in this field.

Margot

Musculoskeletal Consultant Physiotherapist

Scotland

After 35 years in clinical practice, I didn't anticipate anything could have such a profound impact as my CFT training. The passion and dedication that the CFT team bring is evident in every aspect of their work and the Evoolve platform is no exception. For clinicians aiming to offer more to their complex patients and provide truly impactful care this is the place to turn.
Our staff enrolled in the Tier 1 - KNOWLEDGE (online) workshop which featured content presented in a conversational style, complemented by high-quality visuals and embedded videos. Evoolve enables clinicians to learn individually or collaboratively at their own pace, tailoring the experience to their preferred learning style. 

Bridget
Lead Physiotherapist Outpatient Services
Australia

Before attending CFT training, I faced significant challenges in managing patients with complex chronic pain. I found it difficult to integrate the psychosocial aspects of their pain experiences into their treatment plans, often overlooking these critical factors and wondering why progress seemed stalled.

I now realise just how essential it is to provide patients with a clear, actionable plan for troubleshooting their pain. Equally important is helping them understand their pain, empowering them to take control, and showing them how they can reclaim their lives and get back in the driver's seat of their own health journey. Through development of my knowledge, skills and achievement of competency through mentoring has truly transformed the interactions I have with my patients, clinical reasoning and deepened my understanding of holistic care.

Rory
APA Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

Australia

The training was a rewarding and enjoyable experience. The workshops were challenging and engaging, and always held within a supportive environment. The skills and confidence I developed have made my daily practice more fulfilling.

Allison
MSc Physiotherapy
Back Pain Specialist APP
Scotland

The CFT framework has transformed my interview style with patients, enabling me to build rapport and discover specific person-centred targets for treatment much more effectively. I am no longer afraid to dig deeper and remain curious throughout my assessments and interventions.

Before this training, I was always apprehensive when asking patients to try something new in case it made their symptoms worse - this stemmed from my deep-held belief that my role was always to be the fixer, and the feeling that patients would lose trust in me if any of my suggestions exacerbated their symptoms.

CFT has helped me let go of trying to control the narrative, and instead reframe my role to being a facilitator and coach who enables the person in front of me to make sense of their own pain story. I now promote patients' self-discovery through curiosity and behavioural experiments rather than fear and avoidance. This new approach has empowered me both personally and professionally by enhancing my communication skills, resilience and flexibility when encountering any complexity in my practice. 
Tier 1 - KNOWLEDGE is the first of three training tiers towards becoming an 
Evထlve Certified CFT Practitioner.
You will develop foundational knowledge about:

  • Multidimensional nature of chronic back pain
  • Person-centred communication 
  • Behavioural examination
  • Clinical reasoning framework
  • Cognitive Functional Therapy
  • Two patient demonstrations of their journey through CFT 

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Course Facilitators

Tier 1 - KNOWLEDGE is taught by the clinician-researchers who developed CFT.

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Professor Peter O'Sullivan

Dr JP Caneiro

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What You Can Expect

Evidence-based biopsychosocial assessment and management for people with low back pain.

Over 17 hours of structured learning material.
Self-paced learning activities. 
Return to sections you find important.

To Enroll:

Watch our
lectures



Over 8 hours of lecture content with interactive reflections




Listen to patient stories



Over 9 hours of consultation videos, post consultation discussion, and Q+A




Test and
reflect


Structured reflections after each lecture


Complete the final assessment 


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Upon successful completion of the final assessment, you will earn the:

Evထlve Certificate of Foundational KNOWLEDGE of CFT

Modules: Tier 1 - KNOWLEDGE

To Enroll:

The Evထlve Tiered
Cognitive Functional Therapy

Credentialling Pathway


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Evolve your

KNOWLEDGE

Languages currently available: English (Audio/Subtitles/Slides)

Tier 1 – KNOWLEDGE is also available as a hybrid online + in-person workshop in selected locations. See Events for upcoming dates.

Watch. Learn. Reflect.

Tier 1 - KNOWLEDGE is a comprehensive 3-day online course designed to help you develop an understanding about the multidimensional nature of low back pain, person-centred care, advanced clinical reasoning and Cognitive Functional Therapy. You will learn this through the lived experience and journey of two people with disabling back pain. 

Through engaging lectures, reflections, and case studies, you will develop a solid understanding of the foundational concepts of Cognitive Functional Therapy. 

After successfully completing the final assessment of this course, you will achieve an Evထlve Certificate of Foundational KNOWLEDGE of CFT. 

This will allow you to undertake Tier 2 - SKILLS. 

Watch our lectures
Listen to patient stories
Follow the patient journey
Test and reflect
 

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Evolve your

SKILLS

Observe. Practice. Reflect.

Tier 2 - SKILLS will be a hybrid online and face-to-face course.

The course uses case-based learning using real patient consultations to develop your practical skills and clinical reasoning in Cognitive Functional Therapy. You will be guided by Evထlve Certified CFT trainers alongside your clinician peers.

Upon successfully completing the final case-based assessment, you will achieve an Evထlve Foundational Knowledge of CFT SKILLS Certificate.

This will allow you to undertake Tier 3 - MENTORING. 

Follow the patient journey
Peer to peer practice
Skill development guided by trainers
Test and reflect
 

Course coming soon...

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MENTORING

Practice. Discuss. Reflect.

MENTORING is a face-to-face or online programme designed to train you towards competence to become an Evထlve Certified Cognitive Functional Therapy Clinician.

A small group of clinicians embark on a clinical journey together under the direct mentoring by an Evထlve Certified CFT Trainer. This process involves live clinical interactions with people who have disabling back pain and peer-peer reflection. Additional resources including ebooks are provided to help you on your journey.

At the end of the training programme, you will undertake a final competency assessment. Upon successful completion you will achieve the title of Evထlve Certified CFT Clinician.

Interact with patients
Mentoring with trainer
Practise and reflect
Access to resources

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