Clinical Foundations in Cancer Support
About this Event
This free, full-day 5-CEU educational program is designed for healthcare, mental health, nursing, and behavioral health professionals who provide care and support to individuals facing cancer. Participants may register for the full program or attend individual CEU sessions, based on their professional interests and licensure requirements.
The program addresses core clinical, ethical, and psychosocial competencies commonly required for LSW, LPCC, RN and related licensure renewal. Across five instructional hours, participants will engage with evidence-informed content focused on grief following cancer diagnosis, mindfulness applications during chronic illness, suicide risk assessment in oncology settings, ethical considerations in cancer support, and culturally responsive care for Native American and Latinx communities.
This CEU day is provided at no cost as part of Gilda’s Club Minnesota’s nonprofit mission to support the cancer community and the professionals who serve them. The program is developed and facilitated by Dr. Katherine Todd, Executive Director of Gilda’s Club Minnesota, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that no one faces cancer alone.
Please sign up for each session you plan to attend.
Agenda
🕑: 08:30 AM - 08:45 AM
Sign In
🕑: 08:45 AM - 09:00 AM
Greeting and Check-In
🕑: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Acceptance of Cancer Diagnosis and Stages of Grief
Info: This session explores how patients accept a cancer diagnosis, focusing on stages of grief and therapeutic interventions to support adaptation. Participants will learn how to describe psychological stages of grief and acceptance, assess patient readiness for intervention based on stage, and apply therapeutic communication to support patients through each stage.
🕑: 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy
Info: This session introduces meaning-centered psychotherapy for enhancing quality of life and spiritual well-being in patients with cancer. In this workshop, participants will define meaning-centered psychotherapy and its applications and learn to identify interventions to enhance patient sense of meaning and facilitate brief meaning-centered sessions in clinical practice.
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Navigating Tough Conversations in Oncology Care
Info: This session focuses on communication strategies for delivering difficult news and addressing sensitive topics with patients and families. Attendees will learn to identify challenging communication scenarios, apply evidence-based communication strategies, and evaluate the effectiveness of communication in practice.
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch Break
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Clinical Trials, Research, and Treatments Related to Cancer
Info: This session introduces clinicians to the cancer research system, clinical trials, treatment modalities, and patient advocacy in oncology research. Participants will learn how to describe the clinical trial and research system and educate patients and families about participation in trials. This session will also identify ethical considerations and patient rights in research.
🕑: 02:15 PM - 03:15 PM
Managing Your Own Grief as a Professional
Info: This session supports clinicians in recognizing and managing personal grief and secondary traumatic stress when working with patients and families facing cancer. Attendees will learn to recognize personal grief responses in clinical practice, identify self-care and resilience strategies, and review how to implement workplace supports to manage grief and prevent burnout.
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