WHAM - Whole Health Action Management
A guide to teach skills to better self-manage chronic physical health conditions, and mental health illness and addiction also known as Behavioral Health. The goal of which is to achieve whole health. In the context of these sessions, whole health is defined as having a healthy mind and body.
Exploring what the member sees as possible in regard to creating and self-managing healthier lifestyles. Members are encouraged to identify healthy habits they would like to incorporate into their lives. Once identified, members will create action plans and collaborate with other members who share the same habits and objectives.
If you are interested in becoming a North Carolina Peer Support Specalist WHAM is considered an apporved training for the purposes of obtaining the required additional 20 hours for certification or recertification.
UPCOMING CLASSES
ONLINE: There are currently no scheduled offerings for WHAM. If you or your organization is interested in learning more about this curriculum or would like to offer this series, please reach out directly.
PREREQUISITES
None. Participants that are interested in contact hours and certificates must attend all sessions and there is an expectation that some work will be conducted outside of the class sessions. Attendance will be kept for all members to ensure appropriate contact hours have been met. Active participation is required for those seeking contact hours.
WHO MAY ATTEND
This training is appropriate for anyone interested in a person-centered planning process in 10 health and resiliency factors to help you create a concise whole health goal to begin the self-management process. Note: Participants that are interested in contact hours and certificates must attend all sessions and there is an expectation that some work will be conducted outside of the class sessions. Attendance will be kept for all members to ensure appropriate contact hours have been met. Active participation is required for those seeking contact hours.
ABOUT THE TRAINING
This training is a versatile curriculum that can be adapted to meet your participants' needs. Suggested formats include: weekly or monthly series with different emphasises (wellness or development), weekend retreat, or as a workshop. This curriculum was a part of WellSurgent's COVID-19 programming pivot in which we modified curriculums to help better assist those as a result of COVID-19. Contact WellSurgent today to learn more about this curriculum and see if we can help meet your organization's needs.
Training Topics include:
- The Science of Stress: Stress Response, The Relaxation Response
- Improve Your Health: Healthy Eating, Physical Activity, Restful Sleep
- Maintaining a Positive Attitude: Optimism Based on Positive Expectations, Cognitive Skills to Avoid Negative Thinking
- Demonstrating Some Practical Screening Tasks:
- Health Risks, Shared decision making, Blood pressure, Cholesterol, HIV, Hepatitis C
- Setting Overall Health/Resiliency Goals
- Prioritizing Goals
- Setting a Person-Centered Goal
- Weekly Action Plan
- Mechanics and Practices of a Personal Log
COST
Cost varies on scheduling, venue accessibility, and other factors. We will contact participants ahead of time and confirm pricing. All participants must pay in full before a training begins. In the event a participant is unable to attend the training, we will apply payment to subsequent trainings provided by WellSurgent. If your organization wants to offer WRAP to multiple individuals, please contact us directly so we can discuss alternative pricing structures.