Caitlin Conroy, PsyD | Boston Children's Hospital

Caitlin Conroy | Medical Services

Programs & Services

Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine

Caitlin Conroy | Education

Undergraduate School

Colby College

2002, Waterville, ME

Internship

Denver Children's Hospital

2007, Aurora, CO

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital

2008, Boston, MA

Graduate School

Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology

2008, Boston, MA

Caitlin Conroy | Professional History

My professional history includes both formal education and clinical training experiences with children across various diagnoses and levels of care. Following my degree in psychology from Colby College. I earned my doctorate in clinical psychology at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, with a clinical specialty in health psychology. During my graduate education, I pursued clinical training experiences at Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Boston Children's Hospital and Shriner's Burn Hospital, followed by a pre-doctoral internship training with a pediatric psychology specialty focus at the Denver Children's Hospital. I completed my post-doctoral fellowship training at Boston Children's Hospital, providing consultation to the medical floors and outpatient services through the Medical Coping Clinic.

Caitlin Conroy | Media

Clinic Tour

A look inside the Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation Center

Caitlin Conroy | Publications

The Telehealth Tradeoff: A Multimethod Study of the Benefits and Challenges Associated With Maintaining Treatment Outcomes Using a Hybrid Model of Pediatric Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment. Clin J Pain. 2023 07 01; 39(7):307-318. View The Telehealth Tradeoff: A Multimethod Study of the Benefits and Challenges Associated With Maintaining Treatment Outcomes Using a Hybrid Model of Pediatric Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment. Abstract
Pediatric pain rehabilitation during the COVID-19 pandemic: exploring the effectiveness of a hybrid intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment model. Disabil Rehabil. 2023 09; 45(19):3079-3086. View Pediatric pain rehabilitation during the COVID-19 pandemic: exploring the effectiveness of a hybrid intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment model. Abstract
Does intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment improve pediatric headache-related disability? Disabil Rehabil. 2022 Jan; 44(2):194-201. View Does intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment improve pediatric headache-related disability? Abstract
The biopsychosocial model of pain in the context of pediatric burn injuries. Eur J Pain. 2019 03; 23(3):421-434. View The biopsychosocial model of pain in the context of pediatric burn injuries. Abstract
Back to Living: Long-term Functional Status of Pediatric Patients Who Completed Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment. Clin J Pain. 2018 10; 34(10):890-899. View Back to Living: Long-term Functional Status of Pediatric Patients Who Completed Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment. Abstract
Feeling the Pressure to Be Perfect: Effect on Pain-Related Distress and Dysfunction in Youth With Chronic Pain. J Pain. 2018 04; 19(4):418-429. View Feeling the Pressure to Be Perfect: Effect on Pain-Related Distress and Dysfunction in Youth With Chronic Pain. Abstract
Children With Chronic Pain: Response Trajectories After Intensive Pain Rehabilitation Treatment. J Pain. 2018 02; 19(2):207-218. View Children With Chronic Pain: Response Trajectories After Intensive Pain Rehabilitation Treatment. Abstract
Photographs of Daily Activities-Youth English: validating a targeted assessment of worry and anticipated pain. Pain. 2017 05; 158(5):912-921. View Photographs of Daily Activities-Youth English: validating a targeted assessment of worry and anticipated pain. Abstract
Changes in sleep habits in adolescents during intensive interdisciplinary pediatric pain rehabilitation. J Youth Adolesc. 2015 Feb; 44(2):543-55. View Changes in sleep habits in adolescents during intensive interdisciplinary pediatric pain rehabilitation. Abstract
Ecological system influences in the treatment of pediatric chronic pain. Pain Res Manag. 2012 Nov-Dec; 17(6):407-11. View Ecological system influences in the treatment of pediatric chronic pain. Abstract
What does it take? Comparing intensive rehabilitation to outpatient treatment for children with significant pain-related disability. J Pediatr Psychol. 2013 Mar; 38(2):213-23. View What does it take? Comparing intensive rehabilitation to outpatient treatment for children with significant pain-related disability. Abstract
Fear of pain in the context of intensive pain rehabilitation among children and adolescents with neuropathic pain: associations with treatment response. J Pain. 2012 Dec; 13(12):1151-61. View Fear of pain in the context of intensive pain rehabilitation among children and adolescents with neuropathic pain: associations with treatment response. Abstract
Changes in willingness to self-manage pain among children and adolescents and their parents enrolled in an intensive interdisciplinary pediatric pain treatment program. Pain. 2012 Sep; 153(9):1863-1870. View Changes in willingness to self-manage pain among children and adolescents and their parents enrolled in an intensive interdisciplinary pediatric pain treatment program. Abstract

It is a privilege to be a part of a family's journey from disability to wellness through my work as a pediatric psychologist in a pain rehabilitation setting. My treatment focuses on supporting children and families in the development of self-management skills for pain and stress with the goal of increasing a child's ability to engage in their life more fully. I utilize a collaborative approach, influenced by cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) interventions and an emphasis on the child as part of a larger system, including family, peers, school and community.