Course Programme Overview - Cancer Self-Management Courses
Programme overview
Programme overview for our 6 week course to support those that have been affected by cancer to maintain and improve their quality of live through self-management.
Week 1
- Overview of self-management
- Using your mind/ relaxation
- Fatigue management
- Making an action plan
- Problem solving
Week 2
- Making an action plan
- Feedback
- Dealing with difficult emotions
- Getting a good nights sleep
- Physical activity & Exercise
Week 3
- Making an action plan
- Feedback
- Pain management
- Living with uncertainty
- Making Decisions
- Future plans for health care
Week 4
- Making action Plan
- Feedback
- Problem - Solving
- Cancer & changes to your body
- Healthy eating
- Communication skills
Week 5
- Making an action plan
- Feedback
- Physical activity & exercise
- Making decisions
- Making treatment decisions
- Weight management
- Dealing with Depression
- Positive thinking
Week 6
- Using your mind/Relaxation
- Making an action plan
- Feedback
- Relationships
- Health care professionals & organisation
Out of course activity by session
Session 1
- Reading: See course book for further information on activities covered in this session
Session 2
- Reading: See course book for further information on activities covered in this session
- You may want to keep a journal of your feelings.
- In Session 3, we will be talking about making decisions. Please think of something in your life for which you need to make a decision and have it ready for next week’s activity.
Session 3
- Reading: See course book for further information on activities covered in this session
- Choose one of the methods of monitoring exertion and check your exertion level during different activities and exercises.
- In Session 4, we will look at what we eat for at least 2 days during this week.
- We suggest using one day during the week and one day on the weekend because our eating habits are often different on the weekends.
- During feedback, we will share what we learned if we want to make changes in our physical activity programme and/or eating habits.
- The information about what we eat will be useful when we walk about healthy eating next week.
Session 4
- Reading: See course book for further information on activities covered in this session.
- You may want to continue to keep a journal of your feelings.
- Look at the labels of foods you commonly eat.
Session 5
- Reading: See course book for further information on activities covered in this session.
- Choose one of the methods of monitoring exertion and check your exertion level during different activities and exercises.
- Notice negative thoughts in yourselves and others and practice changing these thoughts to more positive ones.
- We would like to invite you to call, email or write a letter to your doctor/organisation providing this course about what you have accomplished during this course. If you are not pleased with your progress over the past 6 weeks, we would like you to write a letter which will be forwarded to the developers of this course explaining your reasons.
- You don’t have to post or show these letters if you don’t want to, but please bring them with you next week for your own use in the sharing activity. If you do post the letter to your doctor/organisation providing this course though, it would really help to get the word out about the programme.
Session 6
- Reading: See course book for further information on activities covered in this session.
Contact our self-care team to find out more information about our health and wellbeing courses, including how to book your place.