Changes in Oncology Social Work Certification (OSW-C)
The Board of Oncology Social Work Certification (BOSWC) has been busy reviewing its bylaws, applications and hopefully moving forward with some updates to bring it into the 21st century!
Education
Parent and Caregiver Support in Pediatric Oncology Care: Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant Parent-to-Parent Program
Children’s Mercy is one of the largest pediatric hospitals in the Midwest. Located in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, it is a thriving hospital that is constantly changing and growing to meet the unique needs of the continuously expanding population of Kansas City and the surrounding area. Patients come to Children’s Mercy not only for the …
Director’s Report: Education
Wow, I can’t believe we are already nearing the end of 2018. It’s been a great year for our AOSW webinar series—and we are still going strong. There are opportunities for you to join us live for our remaining webinars on ethics and trauma-informed care presented by Christina Bach and Eileen Joyce, respectively. If you …
Resources: A Place to Gather for Individuals Touched by Cancer
The city of Cleveland is known for many things—sports teams, the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame, the world-renowned Cleveland Museum of Art, and proximity to Lake Erie and its diverse culture. It is also known for its medical care (including my place of employment, the Cleveland Clinic), which brings people from all over the world to …
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Director’s Report: Education
Many of you were able to attend the 2018 conference in Atlanta. I hope you came away energized and have been able to apply lessons learned to your particular roles in oncology social work. A big thank you to the Conference Committee and our Kellen team for their work and commitment in the production of …
International Oncology Social Work: Home Visits, a Strategy for Modifying Behavior of Families Receiving a Hematopoietic Cell Transplant in Mexico City
I interviewed Claudia Posadas, a clinical social worker at the National Institute of Pediatrics (INP) in Mexico City. She evaluates potential hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT) patients and their families for transplantation.
Professional Development: Mindfulness, Kindness and Oncology Social Work
Within the daily practice of oncology social work, the present moment may hold the full expression of human life—joy, sorrow, strain, stress, celebration, fear and more. Any of these expressions of human life can be difficult to stay present to—we may want more of the good stuff and try to get away as fast as …
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Resources: Survivors Retreat – Life After Cancer
What now? This is the question many survivors ask when they reach the end of their treatment. In 2013 we realized we needed to assist patients in answering this question. Often they finish their treatment and are unsure what the next steps are after cancer and survivorship. We began searching for a way to assist …
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Resources: Offering CaRE to Survivors
No it’s not a misprint. CaRE is Cancer Rehab and Exercise, a joint venture of the Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute (Lancaster General Health/Penn Medicine) and the YMCAs of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Pearls of Wisdom: Founding Mothers of Social Work
Wisdom and the history of oncology social work are encapsulated in the form of two women, Naomi ‘Noni’ Stearns, MSW, LICSW, and Hester Hill Schnipper, MSW, LICSW, BCD, OSW-C.