Living Well with Arthritis
Living Well with Arthritis Programme
Learn how to live your best life with arthritis through the Arthritis Ireland Living Well with Arthritis Programme. This award-winning workshop has been proven around the world to decrease your pain, your reliance on health professionals and medication and significantly improve your sense of wellbeing.
For the past 3 years, Arthritis Ireland has helped thousands of people with arthritis improve their lives through this programme. We invite you to learn more about this exciting programme and how you can benefit from participating.
1. What is the Living Well with Arthritis Programme?
2. What are the benefits of participating in the Living Well with Arthritis Programme?
3. How does the Living Well with Arthritis Programme work?
4. Who can participate in the Living Well with Arthritis Programme?
5. Does it cost anything to do the Living Well with Arthritis Programme?
6. Where is the Living Well with Arthritis Programme available?
What is the Living Well with Arthritis Programme?
The Living Well with Arthritis Programme is a group education programme designed to complement the care provided by your health-care team and allow you to share experiences with others. Trained leaders, many of whom have arthritis or fibromyalgia, lead the courses.
The programme is designed to:
- identify and teach you the latest pain management techniques
- help you develop your own individualised exercise programme
- help you learn to manage fatigue and stress more effectively discuss the purposes and effective use of medications
- help you find solutions to problems caused by your arthritis
- identify ways to deal with anger, fear, frustration and depression discuss the role of nutrition in arthritis management
- help you learn new ways to communicate with family and friends
- teach you how to form a partnership with your health-care team.
What are the benefits of participating in the Living Well with Arthritis Programme?
Past participants of the programme have experienced such benefits as:
- increased knowledge about their arthritis
- increased frequency of exercise and relaxation
- increased self-confidence
- decreased depression
- decreased pain
- decreased physician visits.
How does the Living Well with Arthritis Programme work?
The programme is taught over a six-week period in weekly two-hour sessions. Each programme usually has 18 people and is led by trained leaders. Most of the leaders have arthritis themselves or are health care professionals. They are all interested in helping people with arthritis, and have successfully completed a 15-18 hour Leader Training Workshop. The leaders usually work in pairs and follow a standardised course outline to ensure continued quality of the programme.
Who can participate in the Living Well with Arthritis Programme?
If you have one or more of the many types of arthritis and are over the age of 18, you will benefit from participating in the Living Well with Arthritis Programme.
Does it cost anything to do the Living Well with Arthritis Programme?
There is a small cost of €20 to participate in the programme. The registration fee covers a small portion of the cost of providing the programme. It also covers the cost of providing you with The Arthritis Helpbook, an excellent resource written by arthritis specialists Dr. James Fries and Dr. Kate Lorig.
Where is the Living Well with Arthritis Programme available?
The programme is available in many locations across the country.
This spring the following courses are running throughout Ireland:
Blanchardstown
Dublin 15
Crosscare Community Centre
Mon 1th Feb to Mon 8th Mar
7pm – 9.30pm
Abbeydorney
Co. Kerry
Shannow Family Resource Centre
Tue 2nd Feb to Tue 9th Mar
7pm – 9.30pm
Cork City
Brú Columbanus, Wilton
Wed 3rd Feb to Wed 10th Mar
7pm - 9.30pm
Deansgrange
Co. Dublin
Church of Ireland Parish Hall
Wed 10th Feb to Wed 24th Mar
7.30pm – 10pm
Limerick City
South Court Hotel
Thu 11th Feb to Thu 18th Mar
7pm – 9.30pm
Killester
Dublin 5
St. Brigid’s Resource Centre
Tue 2nd Mar to Tue 6th Apr
10am – 12.30pm
Churchtown
Dublin 14
Church of Ireland Theological Institute
Tue 2nd Mar to Tue 6th April
7pm – 9.30pm
Ennis
Co. Clare
West County Hotel
Tue 6th Apr to Tue 11th May
7pm – 9.30pm
Oranmore,
Galway
Oranmore Community Centre
Mon 12th Apr to Mon 17th May
7pm – 9.30pm
Naas
Co. Kildare
Ballycane Parish Centre
Tue 13th Apr to Tue 18th May
7pm – 9.30pm
Clonakilty
Co. Cork
Clonakilty Parish Centre
Wed 14th Apr to Wed 19th May
10am – 12.30pm
Donegal Town
TBC
Thu 15th Apr to Thu 20th May
7pm – 9.30pm
Roscommon Town
Gleesons Townhouse
Thu 29th Apr to Thu 3rd Jun
7pm - 9.30pm
Dublin City Centre
Carmelite Community Centre, Aungier Street, Dublin 2
Middle of April, TBC
(for18-35s only)
Please note that places must be booked in advance.
To book your place please Click here to download a booking form and send it to us immediately or contact us at:
Arthritis Ireland
1 Clanwilliam Square
Grand Canal Quay
Dublin 2
01 6618188
training@arthritisireland.ie
This programme is kindly supported by the Health Service Executive. Registered Charity No: 6297