Webinar Details
2022 Many Thanks: Gratitude’s Role in Alleviating Existential Distress Related to Cancer: Part II: Gratitude Practice for Oncology Care Providers
2022 Many Thanks: Gratitude’s Role in Alleviating Existential Distress Related to Cancer: Part II: Gratitude Practice for Oncology Care Providers
November 8, 2022
10 am – 11 am Central
11 am – Noon Eastern
Speaker: Kailie Sullivan, LCSW, OSW-C (bio below)
Description:
Originally presented at the 38th AOSW Conference in Raleigh, NC as a Clinical Practice Intensive, this presentation has been adapted to be presented as a live and recorded webinar, presented in two parts. The goal of this webinar series is to increase both knowledge and clinical acumen with evidence-based and practical, easy-to-use clinical practice materials. The presentation will: (1): Provide a theoretical context and review of the current literature regarding existential distress in cancer patients and the benefits of gratitude interventions to mitigate same; (2) provide specific clinical skill-building suggestions for oncology, palliative care, and hospice social workers; (3) incorporate suggestions for developing programs in one’s own setting that may enhance both patient and staff well-being; and(4) enable participants to explore gratitude as an important self-care practice to mitigate the effects of empathic distress and other work-related stressors. The presentation combines both didactic and experiential components to maximize comprehension and skill attainment.
Part II of Many Thanks will focus primarily on the benefits of gratitude for professional oncology care providers. The webinar will provide a theoretical context and review of the current literature regarding the concepts of burnout, secondary traumatic stress and compassion satisfaction and the relationship of gratitude to each. The content will include suggestions for developing gratitude programs in one’s own setting that may enhance staff well-being. Participants will also have the opportunity to explore gratitude as an important self-care practice to mitigate the effects of empathic distress and other work-related stressors. The presentation combines both didactic and experiential components to maximize comprehension and skill attainment.
After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Define the concepts of compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction as they relate to the work of helping professionals.
- Articulate the value of gratitude in addressing compassion fatigue in oncology care providers.
- Identify and apply three gratitude-enhancing interventions designed to help mitigate compassion fatigue and enhance compassion satisfaction in oncology care providers.
ASWB Details:
Level: Intermediate
Advance Preparation: none
Number of Credits: 1.0
Support Material:
1. Professional Quality of Life Scale (PROQOL)
Kailie Sullivan, LCSW, OSW-C, has worked in oncology care settings since 2008, including Massachusetts General Hospital and New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weil Cornell Medical Center. She currently works to oversee oncology counseling and support groups as the Psychosocial Services Manager at the Dempsey Centers for Quality Cancer Care with offices in Lewiston and South Portland, Maine. Kailie earned a Master’s degree in Social Work from New York University with a special concentration in Clinical Policy and Program Development and holds Board certification in Oncology Social Work. She has served as a state representative for the Association of Oncology Social Work since 2019 and co-chairs the AOSW Youth, Families and Cancer Special Interest Group. Kailie utilizes a trauma-informed and strengths-based approach, with the goal of helping clients to identify and build resiliency as they navigate their cancer experience.