Connect Education Workshop Details

• How Siblings are Affected by the Pediatric Cancer Experience
• Signs to Look For - Academic, Social, Physical and Emotional
• Practical Tips For How to Best Support Siblings at School
• Accessing Resources - for Parents, Educators and School Counselors
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Melanie Goldish Executive Director, SuperSibs!
Michelle Oddi, RN, BSN Young Adult Sibling, Staff Nurse, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Joan Fedota, EdD, LCSW Assistant Dean, National College of Education, National-Louis University
Jordan Sonnenblick Former Teacher, Award Winning Author of Sibling Story: Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie
Julia A. Little, MSW Project Coordinator, CancerCare for Kids®

American Cancer Society, American Pain Foundation, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Association of Clinicians for the Underserved, Association of Oncology Social Work, Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses, Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers , Beads of Courage, Inc., Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation, Black Women's Health Imperative, Cancer Patient Education Network, CancerCare for Kids, Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation , Child Life Council , Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials, Gilda's Club Worldwide, Intercultural Cancer Council, Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, National Center for Frontier Communities, National Children's Cancer Society, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, National Family Caregivers Association, Research Advocacy Network, Sibling Support Project , Starlight Children's Foundation , SuperSibs!, Vital Options International & The Group Room, The Wellness Community

This telephone education workshop is supported in part by Friends of CancerCare. Additional support is provided by SuperSibs! with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cooperative agreement 1U58DP001112-0.

October 8, 2009