Carly O'Brien, MSW, OSW-C, LCSW

Caregiver Program Coordinator

Carly oversees CancerCare’s Caregiver Program, as well as provides counseling to people coping with cancer and people who have experienced the loss of a loved one.

Additional training:

• Post Master’s Certificate in Advanced Clinical Practice, New York University School of Social Work
• Cognitive Behavior Training for Cancer Clinicians, National Cancer Institute
• Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI), Fordham University

Presentations and publications:

• “When Roles Change,” Cancer Today (March 2016)
• “Every Ending is a New Beginning: Supporting Caregivers Through End of Life and Bereavement,” poster presentation – Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network General Assembly 2016
• Supporting the Cancer Patient’s Long-Distance Caregiver, Oncology Nurse Advisor (August, 2015)
• Sound Advice: Your Questions, Our Answers, Cancer Today (Winter 2015/2016)
• “Oncology Social Work Field Education: An Insider’s Perspective,” presentation – Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW) Annual Conference (May 2014)
• “Professional Development as Self-Care: Continuing Education While Continuing Personal Growth.” AOSW News Blog, 28(4) (October 2013)
• “Should I Stay or Should I Go? Offering Safe Harbor for Young Adults as Long-Distance Caregivers via Online Support Groups,” poster – Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW) Annual Conference (June 2013)
• “My Cancer Circle: Creating Virtual Support Communities for Caregivers.” AOSW News, 28(1), 8 (January 2013)

Carly shares, “I find the resilience and enthusiasm of many of my clients to be the most inspiring part of my work. So many clients use their cancer experience as an opportunity to take stock and make meaning out of their lives; being able to witness that kind of change in perspective brings hope to the work and empowers me professionally and personally.”