Clinical Guidelines for Working with Cancer Patients During a Pandemic
Jillian Bissar, LCSW-S
May 7, 2020
About this Webinar Recording
This presentation will focus on professional considerations and clinical guidelines for competent practice, prevention for burnout and compassion fatigue, as well as how to utilize existing clinical skill sets to address the unique challenges present in providing coping and practical supports to cancer patients during a crisis.Learning Objectives
At the end of the presentation, the participant will be able to:
- Identify personal coping and self-care strategies to prevent burn out and compassion fatigue.
- Explain modalities of practice that work best to address the unique process of coping during a crisis.
- Describe the ways to shift from non-effective coping to effective coping during crisis and identify ways to support clients in resolving crisis post event.
Presenter
Jillian Bissar, LCSW-S
Jillian Bissar, LCSW-S, is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, BSW 2003 and MSSW 2005, a member of NASW, AOSW and Sexual Health Alliance. Presently, she is a social work supervisor at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. She as has been working in long-term chronic illness for the past 13 years, the last 2.5 of which have been exclusively in oncology. Influenced and fortified to pursue social work by national crises like the Oklahoma bombing, Columbine, 9/11 and other traumatic events, she cut her teeth as a new social worker in the aftermath of Katrina in Houston, Texas, and has lead teams of health care and social workers through natural disasters and crisis events over the last 14 years. Jillian's areas of focus have been in family and relationship dynamics, trauma, intimate partner violence and sexual health as these relate to long-term chronic illness. She is passionate about educating and advocating for fulfilling lives through healthy relationships of all kinds.Continuing Education Credits
Level - Beginner
Participants will earn 1.5 CE credits upon successful completion of a quiz and a post-webinar evaluation.
Course Designation
This course has been approved for 1.5 clinical continuing education clock hours.
Outline
12:00 p.m. - 12:25 p.m.: Identify personal coping and self-care strategies to prevent burn out and compassion fatigue
12:26 p.m. - 12:48 p.m.: Explain modalities of practice that work best to address the unique process of coping during a crisis.
12:49 p.m.-1:09 p.m.: Describe the ways to shift from non-effective coping to effective coping during crisis and identify ways to support clients in resolving crisis post event.
1:10 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Questions and Answers
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