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Editor-in-Chief
Amy Colver, MSSA, MA, LISW
Editor
Katherine Easton, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C
AOSW Communications Director
Brittany Hahn, LCSW
Managing Editor
Patricia Sullivan
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2025 Themes
February: Workplace & Culture
May: Therapeutic Techniques
August: Palliative Care
November: Caregivers
Introducing AOSW Navigator: Our New Bi-Monthly E-Newsletter
Welcome to the first issue of AOSW Navigator, our new e-newsletter featuring content created for and by AOSW members.
Welcome to the first issue of AOSW Navigator, our new e-newsletter featuring content created for and by AOSW members.
Each issue of AOSW Navigator will include information about upcoming AOSW conferences and initiatives, plus insights and practical information from member practitioners and AOSW leadership.
Replacing the weekly posts on the AOSW News BLOG, AOSW Navigator and sister publication, OSW NewsBrief, support AOSW’s mission of providing education, support and resources to its members.
We hope you’ll agree that these new benefits inform your work and bring added value to your AOSW membership. Look for new issues of AOSW Navigator to arrive in your email inbox in February, April, June, August, October and December.
Enjoy the inaugural issue of AOSW Navigator!
About the Author
KrisAnn Talarico, LCSW, OSW-C
Editor in ChiefClearity
Portland, Oregon
ktalarico@clearity.org
KrisAnn Talarico is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Board-Certified Oncology Social Worker (OSW-C) who lives in Portland, Oregon. She is passionate about improving the lives of patients and families facing cancer, and has been since f...
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KrisAnn Talarico, LCSW, OSW-C
Editor in ChiefClearity
Portland, Oregon
ktalarico@clearity.org
KrisAnn Talarico is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Board-Certified Oncology Social Worker (OSW-C) who lives in Portland, Oregon. She is passionate about improving the lives of patients and families facing cancer, and has been since facilitating her first Women’s Cancer Support Group in 2002. She currently is a Lead OC Counselor with Steps Through OC, a Program of Clearity. Steps Through OC offers 10 sessions of emotional support over a six-month period to women and caregivers coping with ovarian cancer. Previously, KrisAnn was an Oncology Social Worker at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance in Seattle, WA. She has also worked for non-profit organizations seeking to advance the level of psychosocial support delivered to cancer survivors through the use of technology, including bringing to life an online Cognitive Behavioral Stress Management program for breast cancer survivors. KrisAnn shares deep appreciation for AOSW and the expert colleagues she has met through our professional association. She has been the Editor of the AOSW newsletter since 2014.
Articles
A Decade of AOSW Evolution Through the Lens of the AOSW NewsletterA Message from the Editors
A Message from the Editors
Book & Film Reviews: Handbook of Oncology Social Work: Psychosocial Care for People with Cancer Grace Christ, Carolyn Messner, & Lynn Behar (Eds.)
Book Review: Demystifying DBT for Cancer: Encouraging, Practical Strategies for Coping with Cancer
Book Review: Your Journey beyond Breast Cancer: Tools for the Road
Editors' Message
Editors’ Message
Editors' Message
Introducing AOSW Navigator: Our New Bi-Monthly E-Newsletter
Psychosocial Support for Patients with Genetic Predisposition to Cancer
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