Practical tools for managing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia

Creating Your Plan Course

The second in our sequence of self-management classes, this six-week course teaches you how to develop an individualized self-management plan. The course focuses on pacing and managing stress. Class text is a workbook.

Cost & Registration

The course fee is $20 and the course text is a downloadable PDF file. Registration is limited to people who have completed our Introductory Self-Help course. Register.

Schedule

The course is offered four times a year: January, March, June, and September. For starting dates of this year's classes, see the Schedule page.

Topics

  • Understanding your situation
  • Defining your envelope
  • Pacing strategies
  • Gaining consistency in pacing
  • Reducing stress
  • Avoiding stress

Course Details

  • 6 weeks long
  • Groups consist of about 15 people each
  • Led by trained peer volunteers (people with CFS or fibromyalgia)
  • Taught via list server (email). All you need is an email address to participate
  • Open to people who have completed our Introductory Self-Help course
  • Can repeat course or move on to the Living Your Plan class.

For information on all our classes, see the Course Comparison Chart

Price $20.00

Take our online courses in the comfort of your home.

Join The Next Introductory Class

Register now for classes that begin on March 19th 2012. Registration closes on March 12th and the scholarship application deadline is February 19th.  Registration for January classes is now closed.

Buy our course textbook and audio CD version of our self-help course
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