Self management what is it

1
Self management what is it?
2
Introduction

• We are all in this together
• Aboriginal health statistics are just averages
• We can change the way things are
• Self-management is one way of helping us to help
  ourselves
• It makes sense because

3
What is a chronic condition?

• Any condition we have for more than 6 months
• Not curable
• We need to learn to live with day by day
• We need to learn new things to stay well
• Examples

4
When was the last time you felt really healthy?
5
What does being healthy mean to us?

• Not just about not being sick
• Being with family and friends
• Feeling happy/content/relaxed
• Being active
• Feeling well enough to be active
• Eating good food
• Doing all the things we enjoy

6
What do we have to do to stay well?

• Know about our health conditions
• Knowing what to do when something goes wrong
• Do it!
• Keep track of how well we are doing and write it
  down
• Taking medicines
• Following what the Doc and others say
• Not let our condition take control of our lives
• Not eating junk food that will make us worse
• Being as active as we can be in our daily lives

7
So self management is

• Having control over our health, conditions and
  life
• Knowing enough to say yes or no when we talk to
  the Doc or other health workers
• Being self reliant feeling confident that we
  CAN manage and cope with our condition and
  keeping ourselves healthy

8
How can health workers help?

• Self-management support
• Self-management assessment and care plan
• Regular reviews and help with problems
• Self-management groups we can all get together
  and follow a program to help ourselves and others
• Lots of encouragement!

9
L.I.F.E Course

• 6 week course where we get together once a week
  to learn new things and share
• Run by 2 trained Leaders (who dont have to be
  health care workers)
• Changed and adapted for Aboriginal people

10
Things well learn about

• Action planning and problem solving
• Managing tiredness, depression, pain, difficult
  emotions, grief loss
• Exercise, healthy eating, breathing better,
  managing medicines
• Talking with health care workers getting our
  message across and listening better to work with
  them as partners in our health
• Heaps more!

11
Introduction to Cognitive Symptom Management
12
Training to be a Leader

• Peer Education
• Manual
• Text book
• Charts
• 4 days for original and 1 extra day for
  Aboriginal version (can be split)
• Practise teaching

13
Questions or queries?