Cancer and Healing
Innovative Theories and Practices of Psychosocial Support
General Objectives
Innovative Theories and Practices of Psychosocial Support
| In this two-day conference, four nationally recognized psychosocial support experts will present the concepts and techniques of their craft, and include experiential practice for attendees. |
PURPOSE
The purpose of this conference is to provide the healthcare provider with skills that will ease the suffering of people with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses, as well as their caregivers.
Standard medical care can shrink tumors or relieve symptoms, but doesn’t formally address the emotional injuries resulting from the disease and its treatments. This conference will present concepts and techniques useful in treating people’s fear, anxiety, despair, frustration and loneliness—in short, their suffering.
The conference will also explore caregiver’s suffering and the prevention of burnout.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Healthcare professionals, including physicians, nurses, technicians, social workers, psychotherapists, hospice workers, and alternative/complementary practitioners.
- People supporting friends or family coping with cancer
CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
- Differentiate between treating the disease and treating the person
- Relieve suffering, even when medical or alternative intervention is ineffective
- Reinforce hope, resilience, and the will to live
- Help people augment their medical program with their own healing abilities
- Enhance family coping
- Address stress and prevent burnout in caregivers
- Make caregiving a healthier, more rewarding experience