Creating a New Normal with Chronic Disease: Helping Your Client through Transition
Date(s) – 27 Jul 2012
Time – 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Where – Century College: Century East Campus, White Bear Lake, MN
Category – For Medical Professionals
This program is being offered in partnership with Century College’s Continuing Education Department Health and Helping Careers.
Instructor: Cheryl Como, LICSW, Vice President of Client Services, Lupus Foundation of Minnesota. To register, visit Century College’s Continuing Education website and search the class listings.
Chronic disease can come to represent living with loss. Helping clients manage the fear, grief, loss and stigma associated with being “the sick one” is essential for those suffering with the unpredictable nature of chronic illness and its impact on everyday life. This workshop is based on a
support program focused on knowledge and empowerment through a cognitive approach.
Goals:
- Examine the underlying trauma leading up to and after diagnosis
- Address the role of resistance in situations of forced transition and change
- Introduce the six essential ingredients that help clients move forward with acceptance and transition
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