Module 3: Chronic Illness & Conditions

Unit 4: Client / Family Beliefs about Chronic Illness / Conditions

Learning Objectives

In this section, the student will:

Describe the impact of chronic illness on the client, caregivers and family members
Describe the differences between positive and negative coping strategies
List the community resources to assist clients or their caregivers with the physical management of a chronic illness
Assist clients and their families to decide when outside intervention or help is needed to cope with a chronic illness

Resources

A Roadmap for Patient and Family Engagement in Healthcare Practice and Research; from the American Institutes for Research
- Link http://patientfamilyengagement.org/

Strategies for Good Mental Health Wellness; from Mental Health Wellness Week
- Link http://www.mhww.org/strategies.html

Positive and Negative Coping Mechanisms; Compiled by Gary J. Schummer, Ph.D. – Licensed Clinical Psychologist
- Link http://www.addtreatmentcenters.com/low/framefiles/articles/positive_and_negative_coping_mec.html

Who Cares: Chronic Illness in America; from the Public Broadcasting System
- Link http://www.pbs.org/inthebalance/archives/whocares/resources.html

Coping with Chronic Medical Illness; from the Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education
- Link http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/medicalpubs/diseasemanagement/psychiatry-psychology/coping-with-chronic-medical-illness/

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