Living Well with Long Term Conditions

Introduction

This module is for those  who wish to enhance health and wellbeing for service users with long term conditions and encourage development of self management strategies. To do this the module considers critically theories behind self management and also considers barriers to engagement and strategies for  overcoming these. 

 

Who the course is aimed at

 

This module is aimed at anyone within health and social care  who is interested in enhancing the health and wellbeing of service users with long term conditions  for example Nurses, allied health professionals, workers within charities and third sector organisations.

 

Benefits of taking the course to the individual, the organisation and the patient

 

You will develop a greater awareness of how to develop solutions to challenges faced when developing services and strategies for self management for people with long term conditions. This will lead to enhanced health and well being for the service user.

 

What you learn 

 

This module will examine and explore the evidence based practice around working with people with long term conditions including the service user narrative and these will be applied to innovative solutions to enhance your future professional practice.

 

General areas covered – indicative content

 

·         Policy and clinical guidance for management of long term conditions

·         Service users as experts of their own condition

·         Person centred psychosocial approaches including coaching and motivational interviewing, and self management approaches

·         Activity Management e.g. pacing, fatigue management

·         Technology enhanced interventions

·         Quality of Life indicators

·         End of life care support

To Study this distance learning module you will require access to a computer with:

• a reliable internet connection
• Microsoft or Apple Mac Supported Office Software
• the current version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox

Fees and Funding for 2021/22

Indicative price for stand-alone module	Home student: £1,415 EU / International students: £1,415 - this is part-time study and therefore cannot provide sponsorship for Tier 4.
Funding	This module attracts Workforce Development / Workforce Transformation funding WDF/WTF by the following schemes: SSPRD Yorkshire and the Humber East Midlands LBR NHS London East Midlands ACP Health Education North East
How to apply	To apply for a self-funded place, please complete and return the application form below: PG Application Form To apply for a Workforce Development / Workforce Transformation funding WDF/WTF funded place, please complete and return the relevant application form below: Further information and Workforce Development Funding / CPD Funding online application form

Further details

For further information please contact the module leader Tina Guilford - M.Guilford@shu.ac.uk or contact the student experience team:

AlliedHealth@shu.ac.uk