The Progressive Goal Attainment Program (PGAP®)

An Evidence-Based Treatment Program for Reducing Disability Associated with Pain,
Depression, PTSD, Cancer and other Chronic Health Conditions.

Helping People Get Their Lives Back

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Preventing Needless Disability

Join a growing number of rehabilitation professionals who have been trained to deliver the most evidence-based intervention for targeting psychosocial risk factors for prolonged disability.

Clinical Training

Education

Research

Program Development

Program Evaluation

Consultation

Upcoming PGAP
Workshops

Burnaby, Bristish Columbia, June 5 -> June 6, 2020

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St. John’s, Newfoundland, July 24 -> July 25, 2020

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Mississauga, Ontario, November 6 -> November 7, 2020

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Montreal, Quebec, November 13 -> November 14, 2020

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Workshop
Presenter

PGAP Training Workshops are led by Dr. Michael Sullivan. Dr. Sullivan holds the Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Health at McGill University. Dr. Sullivan has been a pioneer in research on psychosocial risk factors for delayed recovery. He developed the most widely used measures of psychosocial risk factors including the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) and the Injustice Experiences Questionnaire (IEQ). He has published over 200 peer reviewed scientific papers. Dr. Sullivan developed PGAP on the basis of his extensive research on cognitive, emotional and behavioural aspects of disability. PGAP was included in the Official Disability Guidelines as an evidence-based intervention for the prevention of work-disability in 2013.

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Research from our Centre

Pain Catastrophizing and Mental Health Problems
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Targeting disability and depression to reduce perceptions of injustice
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Catastrophic thinking reduces quality of life in individuals with osteoarthritis
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Expectancies, perceived injustice and return to work following whiplash injury
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Returning to work following injury actually promotes recovery from whiplash injury
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A treatment approach to promote return to work in individuals with PTSD
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The multidimensional nature of pain experience
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Reducing psychosocial risk factors helps maintain gains made in pain rehabilitation
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Perceived injustice impacts negatively on the working alliance
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A brief measure of perceived injustice
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A measure of catastrophic thinking suitable for individuals with mental health problems
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