Living Well with Chronic Pain helps participants manage chronic pain. Topics include dealing with frustration, fatigue, isolation, and poor sleep; exercises for maintaining and improving strength; use of medications; communicating effectively with family, friends, and health professionals; nutrition; pacing activity and rest; and how to evaluate new treatments.
Audience: People who have a diagnosis of a chronic pain.
Class Requirements
In-Person Class
Duration
- 2.5-hour session
- 6 sessions, 1 session per week for 6 weeks
Leaders
- 2 leaders
- 1 leader should have a chronic pain
- Requires previous certification in the Chronic Disease Self Management Program, plus a 2-day Chronic Pain Self Management Program cross-training
- Leaders must teach 1 class per year to maintain program certification
Materials
- Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Pain book
- 2 easels
- 2 flip-charts: 1 permanent, 1 for activities
- Sharpies
- Name tents for participants
- Leader manuals
Participants
- Recommended 8-16 participants per class
- Juniper’s average number of participants enrolled in class: 8
- Juniper’s average completion rate: 58%
- Completer: 16 out of 24 classes
Online via Zoom
Duration
- 2.5-hour session
- 6 sessions, 1 session per week for 6 weeks
Leaders
- 2 leaders
- 1 leader should have a chronic pain
- Requires previous certification in the Chronic Disease Self Management Program, plus a 2-day Chronic Pain Self Management Program cross-training
- Leaders must teach 1 class per year to maintain program certification
Materials
- Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Pain book
- Moving Easy CD
- Relaxation CD or MP3
- PowerPoints
- Leader manuals
Participants
- Recommended 8-12 participants per class
- 6 sessions, 1 class per week for 6 weeks
- Completer: 4 out of 6 classes
Special Requirements
- Participants need to have audio and visual capability
- Need to use HIPAA-compliant platform, Zoom
Phone Class
Duration
- 1-hour session
- 6 sessions, 1 class per week for 6 weeks
Leaders
- 1 leader
- Requires previous certification in the Chronic Disease Self Management Program, plus a 2-day Chronic Pain Self Management Program cross-training
- Leader must teach 1 class per year to maintain program certification
Materials
- Living Well with Chronic Pain Toolkit (complete toolkit)
- Leader scripts
Participants
- Recommended 4-6 participants per class
- Completer: 4 out of 6 classes
Special Requirements
- Need HIPAA-compliant platform
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