HOPE for Diabetes

HOPE Programme Aimed at Individuals Living with Diabetes

When? Every Monday evening from the 16th September-21st October 2019

Where? Room 1AB, Courtenay Centre, Kingsteignton Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2QA

Time? 6:30-9pm

The Help to Overcome Problems Effectively (HOPE) programme supports people to explore ‘What’s important to me?’  The course supports you to focus on yourself as a person and to explore strategies to keep yourself well.  Attending the course will boost your self-confidence and resilience to help you cope emotionally, psychologically and practically.  The 6 week course is free to attend and each weekly session lasts for 2½ hours and is run by trained HOPE facilitators: health and social care professionals as well as volunteers living with a long term condition.

There are between 6 to 12 people on each course and time is spent in facilitated discussions, group activities, information sharing and ideas for you to try between each session.

You will find:

Ø A warm, friendly atmosphere

Ø Support when you need it

Ø General small group discussions on topics such as:

Ø         Managing fatigue

Ø         Getting active

Ø         Feeling good

Ø         Goal setting

Ø         Gratitude diary

Ø         Managing stress

Ø        Communication

To book your place on the course please fill out the registration form on the HOPE website:

https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk/services/hope-programme/book-onto-a-hope-course/ 

or ring 01803 210493.