Helping Children and Teens Understand When a Parent or Loved One Has Cancer
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Topics Covered
- Overview of Talking with Children and Teens about Cancer
- Five Common Questions Kids Ask
- How to Tell Your Kids
- How Do Kids Respond
- Six Basic Needs of Kids Whose Parent Has Cancer
- Tools to Help Kids and Teens Cope
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
Our Panel of Experts
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Lori Wiener, PhD
- Co-Director, Behavioral Science Core, Section Head, Psychosocial Support and Research Program, Pediatric Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute/NIH
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Paula K. Rauch, MD
- Director, Marjorie E. Korff PACT Parenting at a Challenging Time Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Chief, Child Psychiatry Consultation Liaison Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
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Cindy Moore, PhD
- Marjorie E. Korff PACT Parenting at a Challenging Time Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
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Kathleen Nugent, MSW
- Director of Social Service, CancerCare, New Jersey
Workshop Date
This workshop was originally recorded on April 20, 2011.