Versus arthritis free SELF-MANAGEMENT course
July – Sept 2023 – 6-week courses
For more information please go to https://www.versusarthritis.org/in-your-area/northern-ireland/
| VENUE | Day | DATES | TIMES |
| Dromore Community Centre 41 Lurgan Road Dromore BT25 1HL |
Mondays | 03/07/23 – 07/08/23 | 11.00am – 1.30pm |
| Lisburn Library 23 Linenhall Street Lisburn BT28 1FJ |
Thursdays | 27/07/23 – 31/08/23 | 11.00am – 1.30pm
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| Bangor Aurora 3 Valentine Road Bangor BT20 4TH |
Tuesdays | 25/07/23 – 08/08/23
15/08/23 22/08/23 – 29/08/23 |
1.30pm – 4.00pm
2.00pm – 4.00pm 1.30pm – 4.00pm |
| Annalong Community Centre Glassdrummon Road Annalong BT34 4QH |
Fridays | 25/08/23 – 29/09/23 | 11.00am – 1.30pm |
| Linn Road Community Centre 241 Linn Road Larne BT40 2AH |
Tuesdays | 01/08/23 – 05/09/23 | 11.00am – 1.30pm |
| Portglenone Enterprise Centre 61E Main Street Portglenone |
Wednesdays | 16/08/23 – 20/09/23 | 11.00am – 1.30pm |
| Orangefield Church 464 Castlereagh Road Belfast BT5 6BH |
Fridays | 25/08/23 – 29/09/23 | 11.00am – 1.30pm |
| Lagmore Forum 12A Lagmore Drive Belfast BT17 0TG |
Wednesdays | 23/08/23 – 27/09/23 | 11.00am – 1.30pm |
| Online | Tuesdays | 25/07/23 – 29/08/23 | 6.00pm – 8.30pm |
Are you new to Self-Management?
You are unsure what it is all about?
Have you been on a 6-week course recently but feel you need a little “top up”?
If so, we have a one-off session suitable for you!
| Orangefield Church 464 Castlereagh Road Belfast BT5 6BH |
Thursday | 29th June 2023 | 11.00am – 12.30pm |
Our courses are for anyone needing support and techniques to make everyday life a little bit easier to manage, despite the pain. We have our 6-week course which aims to help manage the many symptoms, such as pain and fatigue, caused by a long-term condition.
We have options of both online or community-based courses and these run both late mornings and evenings over summer. At the end of each course, you will receive your Membership Certificate, welcoming you into the VA family and all the other support and opportunities we can offer you.
Our courses are delivered by trained volunteers who have their own lived experience of a long-term condition and who all attended a similar course in the past which benefited them so much, they became part of our VA family and trained to support others. These courses follow a weekly structure but are still relaxed enough for you to feel comfortable and confident to share your own experiences and in doing so learn from each other as well as from the evidence-based approaches offered on the course.
Here’s what participants have to say:
“I am more in tune with myself, and my illness and I know that even doing a little is better than doing nothing.”
“The course presenters were lovely and supportive. The biggest takeaway was to be kinder to myself when I cannot manage to do the things, I used to be able to do and to pace myself so that I do not burn out.”