Take Charge Take Care Workshops

The Take Charge, Take Care workshop has been designed to help people develop the skills they need to take care of themselves and manage the daily challenges of living with a chronic health condition. During a series of 6 weekly sessions, the workshop covers topics including:

Goal setting and problem solving
Managing pain and fatigue
Handling difficult emotions like frustration and fear
Fitness and healthy eating
Tools for reducing stress and anxiety
Working with your health care team

The workshop follows a process developed at Stanford University, originally aimed at people with chronic diseases like Diabetes and Asthma. It has been used successfully around the world and with people facing many different kinds of health challenges.

Now, for the first time, it is being offered here in Ontario, to people with Spinal Cord Injuries, although anyone living with a chronic health condition can benefit from the workshop. Friends, family members and caregivers of people living with chronic health conditions are also welcome.

Sponsored by ONF and the Institute for Optimizing Health Outcomes, Take Charge, Take Care is free of charge to participants.