
  • Staff
  • Students
  • Library
Flinders University Logo Flinders University Logo
  • Study

    Study areas

    • Business
    • Computer science and information technology
    • Creative arts and media
    • Criminology
    • Defence and national security
    • Education
    • Engineering
    • Environment
    • Health
    • Humanities and social sciences
    • Innovation and enterprise
    • International relations and political science
    • Languages and culture
    • Law
    • Medicine
    • Nursing and midwifery
    • Psychology
    • Science
    • Social work
    • Sport

    I am...

    • a high school student
    • a non-school leaver
    • a future honours student
    • a future postgraduate student
    • a future research student
    • a future online student
    • a future Indigenous student
    • an international student
    • a parent
    • a school counsellor/teacher
    Explore
    Admission pathways
    Apply
    Contact us
  • Study

    Study areas

    • Business
    • Creative arts
    • Education
    • Engineering
    • Environment
    • Government
    • Health sciences
    • Humanities
    • Information technology
    • Law
    • Medicine
    • Nursing
    • Psychology
    • Public health
    • Science
    • Social sciences
    • Social work

    International websites

    • China
    • Vietnam
    Explore Flinders
    Apply
    Contact us
  • Research

    Research areas

    • Engineering and technology
    • Health and medical
    • People and society
    • Science, environment and natural resources
    • Emerging research - Defence

    Fearless Research

    • Research Changing Lives

    I am...

    • a potential collaborator
    • a researcher
    • a potential research student
    • a current research student
    Research impact
    Institutes and centres
    Partner with us
    Participate
  • Research

    Research areas

    • Engineering and technology
    • Health and medical
    • People and society
    • Science, environment and natural resources
    • Emerging research - Defence

    Fearless Research

    • Research Changing Lives

    I am...

    • a potential collaborator
    • a researcher
    • a potential research student
    • a current research student
    Research impact
    Institutes and centres
    Partner with us
    Participate
  • Engage

    I want to...

    • Engage with us
    • Connect with students
    • Locate a clinic
    • Book a campus venue
    • Find a tender
    • Give to Flinders
    • Work at Flinders
    • Participate in a research study
    • See what's on
    • Shop Flinders merchandise

    Related links

    • Flinders New Venture Institute
    • Alumni
    • Health2Go
    • Flinders University Museum of Art
    • Flinders One Sport and Fitness
    Business and government
    Community
    Culture
    International
  • Alumni

    I want to...

    • Join an alumni network
    • Establish an alumni network
    • Share a memory
    • Access career services
    • Order a transcript
    • Give to Flinders
    • Update my details
    • Find a classmate
    • Shop Flinders merchandise
    Our alumni
    Benefits and services
    Get involved
    Stay connected
  • Giving

    Donate today

    • Donate online
    • Donate by mail
    • Giving online FAQs (PDF)
    • Staff Workplace Giving Program
    • Contact us

    Ways to give

    • Give in celebration or in memory
    • Leave a gift in your Will
    • Giving from overseas
    • Give a cultural gift
    • Get involved

    Donate to
    Why give
    Our donors
  • About

    The 2025 agenda

    • Vision and mission
    • Our strategic plan
    • Our values and ethos
    • Flinders Village

    Governance and leadership

    • University Council
    • Chancellor
    • Vice-Chancellor

    Our organisation

    • Colleges
    • Library
    • Professional services
    • Staff directory

    Campus and locations

    • Sustainability at Flinders
    • Bedford Park
    • Tonsley
    • Victoria Square
    • Flinders in the NT
    • Flinders at Festival Plaza
    Fast facts
    History
    Structure
    Contact us
  • Staff
  • Students
  • Library
  • You have no saved courses.

    Continue to explore your course options.

     
    Explore our courses

    Your saved courses

    {{{courseName}}}
    mail_outline
    delete
    View all saved courses
  • Quick links 
    • Current students
    • Staff
    • Library
    • Flinders dashboard (Okta)
    • Ask Flinders
    • Flinders Learning Online (FLO)
    • Parking
    • Campus map: Bedford Park
    • Staff directory
    • Jobs at Flinders
    • Shop Flinders merchandise

 
  • Engage 

    I want to...

    • Engage with the University
    • Connect with students
    • Locate a clinic
    • Find a short course
    • Book a campus venue
    • Find a tender
    • Give to Flinders
    • Work at Flinders
    • Participate in a research study
    • See what's on
    • PhD Research Partnerships

    Related links

    • Flinders New Venture Institute
    • Alumni
    • Health2Go
    • Flinders University Museum of Art
    • Flinders One Sport and Fitness
  • Business and government
  • Employment 
    • Employer services
    • Work Integrated Learning
  • Community 
    • Clinics, services and programs
    • Short courses
  • Culture 
    • What's on at Flinders
  • International engagement 
    • International partners
    • Networks and alliances
    • Transnational education
  • Campus

Chronic Condition Management Program

The Chronic Condition Management Program introduces tools and processes to assist in supporting self-management and patient collaboration in care planning

When it's run
Self-paced program available any time

Mode of delivery
Online  

A$1,100 (inc GST)

Register now

Who should attend?

This short course is designed and relevant for allied health practitioners, aged care workers, nurses, GPs and Aboriginal health practitioners.


Course content

This short course introduces the structured process and set of tools underpinning the Flinders Program approach to self-management support and collaborative care planning. The program includes supervised practice of self-management assessment and care planning.

Learning outcomes

Participants should complete this program with the following capabilities including be able to:

  • Demonstrate understanding of the concepts and principles of the Flinders Chronic Condition Management Program
  • Identify the principles and processes of Motivational Interviewing
  • Identify first steps to implement chronic condition management with self-management support

Using this knowledge, participants should have the capacity to:

  • Assess a client’s self-management capacity using the Partners in Health Scale and the Cue and Response interview
  • Work with a client to identify a significant problem and link mid- to long-term goals using the Problems and Goals Assessment
  • Assist a client to problem solve
  • Use behaviour change counselling skills to maintain a client centred focus throughout the interview
  • Develop an evidence-based behavioural care plan to improve and support self-management of the client’s chronic condition(s).

Assessment

In order to receive a Certificate of Completion, participants must complete the Flinders Program training, including care planning activities, and submit the signed individual Trainee Undertaking and Personal Licence for Use of the Flinders Program. These entitle the participant to use the Flinders Program tools as part of their individual clinical practice.

CPD and Credits

CPD and Credits Attendance at this short course, where relevant to your clinical role, can be used as self-reported evidence of meeting CPD requirements of up to 16 hours.

This workshop has been endorsed by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners QI&CPD as a Category 1 activity (the equivalent of 40 points) and also by Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine as a PRPD activity (to the equivalent of 30 points).

Pathways into Flinders University Award Programs

Successful completion of this course can attract credit for assessment within the Flinders University Chronic Condition Management postgraduate programs

Facilitators

This short course is delivered by members of the Education and Training team. Areas of expertise include psychiatry, nursing, occupational therapy and social work.

Tasmania Medicare Local has greatly appreciated the support of the Flinders Team. They have assisted TML to establish a Community of Practice for our ‘Closing the Gap’ Care Coordination network which has included sharing resources to assist with the implementation of the Flinders Program for Chronic Condition Management and Flinders.

Debra Burden, Manager, Aboriginal Health Medicare Local, Tasmania

Register

Register now

Enquiries

Flinders Program website

Call +61 8 8404 2607

Flinders University Logo

Sturt Rd, Bedford Park
South Australia 5042

South Australia | Northern Territory
Global | Online

Information for

  • Future students
  • Alumni
  • Media
  • Business and community
  • Current students
  • Staff
  • External contractors

Directories

  • Contact us
  • Campus and locations
  • Staff directory
  • Colleges
  • Library
  • Research Institutes and Centres

Follow Flinders

Facebook - Flinders University Twitter - Flinders University YouTube - Flinders University Instagram - Flinders University LinkedIn - Flinders University

Brand SA logo Innovative Research University logo Indigenous communities

Website feedback

Disclaimer

Accessibility

Privacy

CRICOS Provider: 00114A      TEQSA Provider ID: PRV12097      TEQSA category: Australian University

Last Updated: 08 Jul 2022
Fearless Logo

This website uses cookies

Flinders University uses cookies to ensure website functionality, personalisation, and for a variety of purposes described in the website privacy statement. For details about these cookies and how to set your cookie preferences, refer to our website privacy statement.

You consent to the use of our cookies if you proceed.

Accept and continue