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Delivering Psychological Support for People Living with Cancer and Their Carers


Description

This professional development course equips health professionals with evidence-based knowledge and practical skills to deliver psychological support for people affected by cancer and their carers.
It integrates the Health Professionals Guide to Delivering Psychological Care for Adults with Cancer (Chambers & Dunn, 2023) and supporting handouts and worksheets to promote patient self-management, resilience, and adjustment across the cancer journey.

Content
  • Course Outline
  • Study Element 1 – Foundations of Psychological Care
  • Content
  • Module 1. Facing Cancer and Understanding Stress
  • Handout 1 - Facing Cancer
  • Worksheet 1 – Awareness of Responses to Stress
  • Module 2. Building Strength and Goal Setting
  • Handout 3 – Keeping Well
  • Chapter 3 – Prehabilitation: Building Strength and Wellness
  • Worksheet 2 – Setting Goals
  • Worksheet 4 – Goal Setting to De-Stress
  • Module 3. Coping, Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
  • Handout 2 – When Someone You Love Has Cancer
  • Handout 4 – How to Make Decisions You Can Live With
  • Handout 5 – Solving Problems
  • Worksheet 3 – Coping Toolbox
  • Worksheet 5 – Making Decisions about Treatment
  • Worksheet 6 – Problem Solving
  • Module 4. Goal Review and Reflection
  • Study Element 2 – Delivering Low-Intensity Psychological Care
  • Content
  • Module 5. Managing Thoughts and Feelings
  • Module 6. Being Present: Mindfulness and Acceptance
  • Module 7. Working with Couples and Families
  • Study Element 3 – Applying Flexible Components and Case Integration
  • Content
  • Module 8. Values, Identity and Meaning
  • Module 9. Survivorship and Wellbeing Planning
  • Module 10. Integration and Case Reflection
  • Capstone Workshop: Full-Day Face-to-Face with Professor Chambers
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
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