CancerCare Director of Education and Training, Carolyn Messner, Named Fellow of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS)
We are proud to share that Carolyn Messner, DSW, Director of Education and Training at CancerCare, has been elected Fellow of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS). For four decades, Dr. Messner has presented and published on cancer’s emotional and practical impact. She is a past President of the Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW), and is a longtime instructor at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College in New York City. Dr. Messner is also a member of numerous prestigious professional organizations, and was in 2012 named “Oncology Social Worker of the Year” by AOSW.
Dr. Messner is the director of CancerCare’s Connect Education Workshops, which are one-hour telephone and online workshops featuring the world’s leading cancer experts who present on a wide-range of cancer-related topics. Past workshops can be listened to over the telephone at any time, and are also available as podcasts.
Election of individuals into an APOS Fellowship begins with a confidential nomination by APOS Fellows who are well-acquainted with the candidate’s work. In sponsoring the nomination, the APOS Fellow affirms that the candidate meets the criteria of excellence and outstanding professional achievement in psychosocial oncology and has demonstrated dedication to the Society.
Dr. Messner will be inducted and given her fellowship certificate at the 13th Annual APOS Conference in San Diego, CA (March 3-5, 2016).
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Messner on her accomplishment!