My journey to
understanding pain
Dershnee Devan
Qualifications:
B Occupational Therapy (UKZN)
MSc Medicine (Wits)
PG Dip Hand Therapy (UP)
PG Dip Int Pain Mgmt (UCT)
Certificate in Pain Management from Train Pain Academy
PGAP® ( Progressive Goal Attainment Programme) practitioner
Level 1 Unified Protocol practitioner.
My Journey To Understanding Pain began with my first pain physiology course in 2010 and I have not looked back since, accumulating several post graduate qualifications over the last 15 years. This passion has led me to develop this service so I can help others understand the complexity and science of pain.
My clinical work has spanned over two decades in the public and private sectors as well as academia. I have always believed that knowledge is indeed a powerful tool to empower both the clinicians and clients I have worked with.
To this end I served on the council of PainSA where I helped to deliver education about pain to clinician’s and continued to work towards this goal in my role as the past chairperson of the Occupational Therapy Pain Management Group. I love teaching students, clinicians, clients and anyone who would listen about pain.
Join me in this journey to overcoming the barriers to understanding pain.