September 16, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
September 16, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Fostering school success for teens with chronic pain
For many adolescents living with chronic pain, school can become a significant challenge, impacting not only academic performance but also social connections, emotional well-being, and long-term success. In this webinar, Dr. Deirdre Logan, an expert in pediatric pain psychology, will explore the complex relationship between chronic pain and school functioning, drawing from both research and clinical experience.
Dr. Logan will discuss how chronic pain affects attendance, concentration, and engagement, often leading to school avoidance and increased distress. She will outline evidence-based strategies for assessing school impairment in youth with chronic pain, offering practical guidance for healthcare providers, educators, and families. Attendees will learn best practices for developing individualized treatment plans that support academic participation, promote self-efficacy, and foster resilience.
September 16, 2025 @ 10:00 am
10:00 am PDT – 11:00 am PDT
Deirdre Logan, Ph.D. ABPP is Director of Psychology Services in the Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) and Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Logan received her PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Michigan and completed postdoctoral training at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where she subsequently served on faculty in the Department of Anesthesia. She has led the psychology program in Pain Medicine at BCH since 2007, overseeing multiple outpatient clinics and two intensive pain rehabilitation programs. Dr. Logan’s research focuses on the psychological aspects of pediatric chronic pain, with emphasis on the roles of school and family systems in the child’s pain experience. She has published over 90 peer-reviewed papers and has edited the Pediatric Pain Letter journal. Currently, Dr. Logan is working on ways to use digital health technology, particularly extended reality interventions, to advance the treatment of pediatric chronic pain conditions.
Samantha Levy, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist who received her Ph.D. from Georgia State University in the Child and Family specialty track. During her clinical, child-centered internship at UCLA, she became involved with the Pediatric Pain Program. Subsequently, she obtained her postdoctoral training there. Dr. Levy works with whole families, individual children/teens, or parents, depending on the specific situation.
She employs an array of psychological orientations (e.g., CBT, play therapy, mindfulness, hypnotherapy, ACT, IFS), to help the children/teens with their pain and any accompanying emotional issues. She helps the families understand the connection between physical pain and emotional difficulties (mind/body connection). She teaches parenting skills and helps parents facilitate their child’s arduous, courageous journey back to functioning more fully in the world again. Dr. Levy runs the Parent CHYPchat and Creating Bonds for parents and caregivers. She also contributes to the CHYP parenting blog and the monthly webinar series.