Welcome to our introductory workbooks for patients who are managing a long term health condition(s). The workbooks introduce the idea of empowerment as a self care tool, offering a range of ideas, basic practices, and theories that may be of benefit to the patient wishing to take control of their own health management.

Part of a series of worksheets provided by CEmPaC. Based on materials originally developed for the Health Foundation co-creating health programme.

• Introduction to Self Management
• Managing our Health
• Goal Setting
• Goal Follow Up
• Planning
• Confidence Building
• Relaxation: Guided Imagery
• Using our mind as a self management tool
• Healthy Eating
• Understanding Health Beliefs
• Fatigue, Rest and Sleep
• Being thankful for what’s going well?
• Making a self-care plan
• Eating Well: Making Choices: Making Changes
• Sharing and Agreeing an Agenda
• Communicating our needs and feelings
• Acknowledging and Managing Unhelpful Emotions

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