Intended Audience:
State of Maine employees. It is required that participants have a chronic condition or are caring for someone with a chronic condition.
CREDIT:24 Hrs
“I have seen it work. It is hugely satisfying to hear people say, ‘Thank you, this is exactly what I needed’ and teaching others keeps me honest and doing what I need to do for my own health”- Priscilla Platt, Leader
During the six-week workshop, leaders guide others to finding practical ways to:
• Deal with pain and fatigue
• Discover better nutrition and exercise choices
• Learn better ways to talk with their doctor and family
• Develop weekly action plans
The Living Well Leader is vital to the success of the program and works in conjunction with the Living Well Coordinator and other local Living Well Leaders. As a team, two leaders co-facilitate the 6- week Living Well workshop after completing the 4 day training.
Leader Characteristics and Qualities:
• Have a chronic condition or support someone with a chronic condition
• Understand the importance of self management
• Able to participate in four day training
• Agree to present workshop materials exactly as instructed in leader training
• Ability and agreement to function as a lay co-leader, putting credentials aside
• Contract to co-facilitate 1 or more workshops within the next 6 months
• Commitment to supporting individuals attending the workshops as self managers
• Enthusiasm for and commitment to the program
• Comfortable facilitating and speaking in front of groups if only minimally
• Good listener
• Ability to allow group ownership of workshop, non-controlling
• Flexible, ability to team lead
• Physically able to do leader training (32 hours), plus travel time
• Reliable transportation to leader training and weekly sessions
• Physically able to lead the full 6 workshop sessions (2.5 hours per session)
Enrollment Cap: 15 participants, must have 10 to run program
