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The Chronic Illness Network provides the following workshops FREE of charge:
PATIENT WORKSHOPS.
CAREGIVER WORKSHOPS.
CORPORATE WORKSHOPS.
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL/MEDICAL STUDENT WORKSHOPS.
SCHOOL WORKSHOPS.
COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS.
PATIENT WORKSHOPS
Living With Chronic Illness Series (Disease Management)
Intended audience: Anyone currently living with a chronic medical condition.
Topics Covered:
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Coping
Exercise
Nutrition
Dealing with the stages of chronic illness: denial, anger, bargaining, acceptance
Long term coping strategies
Exploring alternative treatments when all else has failed
How to explain to others about your chronic illness (experiential exercises and role plays)
Building your support systems
Living With Chronic Illness Series (For the Newly Diagnosed or those Seeking Diagnosis)
Intended audience: Anyone newly diagnosed with a chronic illness.
Topics Covered:
Same as the general LWCI series, plus
Dealing with uncertainty while searching for a diagnosis
Dealing with a new diagnosis, i.e. the stages of acceptance
Where to turn first for help and resources
How to prevent your anger and fear from getting in the way of seeking treatment
Living With Chronic Illness Series for People in their twenties and thirties
Intended audience: Those in their 20's to 40's living with chronic illness.
Topics Covered:
All topics in the living with chronic illness series
Plus discussion of unique issues faced by the chronically ill in this age group, such as impact on education, career choices, finances, child rearing decisions, socializing, etc.
How to build your social network so you feel understood and not isolated from others your age.
Options in Treatment
Intended audience: Anyone living with chronic illness that wants to learn about various treatment options.
Topics Covered:
Discusses traditional versus alternative treatments and integrative medicine to manage chronic illness.
Benefits and risks of alternative healthcare
Different types of alternative doctors, i.e. Naturopaths, DO's, etc
Alternative Treatments Discussed:
massage therapy, acupuncture, reiki/energy healing, supplements/herbs, chelation, cleansing, among others.
Taking Charge of Your Medical Care: How to Become an Empowered Patient
Intended audience: Anyone currently living with a chronic medical condition and wanting to becoming more involved in their healthcare.
Topics Covered:
What it means to be an empowered patient
Benefits of being an empowered patient
Navigating the healthcare system
How to Obtain Resources for your Illness on the internet and otherwise
How to Communicate your needs to your DR
How to Prepare for a Medical Appointment by creating a "medical resume"
Illness Specific Workshops
Intended audience: Anyone wanting to learn more about his or her own specific illness.
Topics Covered:
Explore the specific symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, resources, and coping skills for your particular illness:
Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Lupus
Lyme Disease
Multiple Sclerosis
Epilepsy
Arthritis
Diabetes
Other Autoimmune Diseases
Other non-autoimmune diseases
In addition to the workshops listed above, workshops are also tailored to your particular needs.
CAREGIVER WORKSHOPS
Caretaking Someone with a Chronic Illness Series
Intended audience: Anyone currently taking care of a chronically ill person (i.e. spouse, parent, etc)
Learning more about your significant others illness
Learning how to be supportive while taking care of yourself in the process
Dealing with the stages of chronic illness: denial, anger, bargaining, acceptance
Learning how to communicate with your family member (experiential exercises and role playing)
Dealing with the impact of your significant other's chronic illness on the family, i,e, finances, relationships, intimacy, etc
Exploring helpful caretaker resources
CORPORATE WORKSHOPS
Chronic Illness Awareness Training
Intended audience: Any employer or company dealing with a chronically ill employee, companies that want general chronic illness and disability training
What is Chronic Illness?
What are various chronic illnesses (interactive exercise)
How can it potentially impact your employees and their job performance? (experiential and role playing)
Why are people with Chronic illness so stigmatized in the workplace? What can you do to prevent this?
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act and How does it apply to your company?
What are reasonable accommodations and how can you make them for your employee to enhance his or her performance
Helpful resources
Dealing with Employees with Chronic Illness on the Job Series
Intended audience: Any employer or company dealing with a chronically ill employee, companies that want general chronic illness and disability training
What is Chronic Illness?
How can it potentially impact your employees and their job performance?
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act and How does it apply to your company?
What are reasonable accommodations and how can you make them for your employee to enhance his or her performance
General chronic illness/ disability awareness training- experiential and role playing exercises
Resources
Illness Specific Workshops
Intended audience: Any employer or company dealing with a chronically ill employee, companies that want general chronic illness and disability training, employees dealing with specific illnesses
Explore the specific symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, resources, and coping skills for particular medical conditions and how they might impact your employee on the job.
Disease Prevention Workshops
Topics covered:
Nutrition-eating healthy to prevent chronic illness
Lifestyle- exercise, sleep, managing stress
Mind-body connections
Preventative medicine- annual exams, blood work, etc
as well as other topics
What obstacles get in the way of living a healthy lifestyle?
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL/MEDICAL STUDENT WORKSHOPS
Chronic Illness Awareness and Sensitivity Training for Health Care Professionals Series
Intended audience: Anyone working in the healthcare field with the chronically ill. Geared towards professionals
How to be sensitive to your patients needs while dealing with a chronic illness
Dealing with patient with chronic and intensive needs
Dealing with the emotional needs of patients without a diagnosis
Being sensitive to patients with "questionable" illnesses, such as Fibromyalgia, CFS, etc
The impact chronic illness has on your patients lives and how to be sensitive to that
How to provide your patients with helpful resources and go beyond a 10 minute consultation
Payment options for patients with low incomes, such as Care Credit, etc.
** Patient speakers bureau also available to speak to medical students and residents about their experiences with chronic illness.
SCHOOL WORKSHOPS
Chronic Illness Awareness- High School Series
Intended audience: High school students, high school health classes.
Topics Covered:
What is Chronic Illness?
Who knows someone with chronic illness?
The most common chronic illnesses
How chronic illness affects people
Experiential/interactive/role playing exercises
Learning how to speak to people with chronic illness and disabilities in a way that is supportive and not hurtful
Disease Prevention Workshops
Topics covered:
Nutrition-eating healthy to prevent chronic illness
Lifestyle- exercise, sleep, managing stress
Mind-body connections
Preventative medicine- annual exams, blood work, etc
as well as other topics
**Other Workshops Tailored to your Particular Student's Needs and age group
COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS
Community Chronic Awareness and Sensitivity Series
Intended audience: Anyone wanting to learn more about chronic illness and become more aware of and sensitized to the needs of the chronically ill.
What is a chronic illness
Examples of common chronic illnesses
Who knows someone with a chronic illness
How does chronic illness impact people's lives (experiential exercises)
How to communicate with the chronically ill by not being judgemental (role playing)
Disease Prevention Workshops
Topics covered:
Nutrition-eating healthy to prevent chronic illness
Lifestyle- exercise, sleep, managing stress
Mind-body connections
Preventative medicine- annual exams, blood work, etc
as well as other topics
What obstacles get in the way of living a healthy lifestyle?
Introduction to Chronic Illness and ACIN: The Essentials of Dealing with a Chronic Illness
What is chronic illness
Types of chronic illness
Prevalence of chronic illness
Educating yourself about the illness
Obtaining helpful and trustworthy resources
Obtaining and building a strong support system
Bringing awareness to others about your illness
Effective communication with others (role playing, experiential exercises)
Services of the AZ Chronic Illness Network and how we can assist people w/CI
Short bio of founder and her story about chronic illness
Illness Specific Workshops
Same as patient workshops, however more geared to the community for general knowledge
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Resources
Please note:
Other Workshops not already developed can be developed tailored to your particular needs or the needs of your clients. To schedule a workshop series or want a custom tailored chronic illness workshop, please contact me with a workshop request at chronillnet@aol.com or call 480-370-3853
