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Workshop

Children as Caregivers for a Loved One with Cancer
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Event Date

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM ET

Event Resources

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This activity is supported by Eisai Inc. and Pfizer. CancerCare’s application for continuing education credits for this program is supported by the Diana Napoli Fund.
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Topics Covered
  • Definition of a Caregiver
  • What Research Tells Us About Children as Caregivers’ Well Being
  • Children as Caregivers
  • Children as Caregivers for a Sibling
  • Children as Caregivers for a Parent
  • Children as Caregivers for a Grandparent
  • Children as Caregivers for an Older Adult
  • Children as Caregivers for a Younger Adult
  • Children as Caregivers for Cancer Survivors
  • Children as Caregivers for a Friend
  • Care Coordination as a Child Caregiver
  • Coping with Holidays, Birthdays & Special Occasions
  • Managing Family, Friends & Traditions
  • The Important Role of Long-Distance Children as Caregivers
  • Practical Tips for Managing Children’s Caregivers’ Stress
  • How to Provide Support for Children as Caregivers
  • The Long Term Effects of Children as Caregivers
  • Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Facilitators
Facilitator
Jenny Hoag, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Pediatric Psychologist, MACC Fund Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children’s Wisconsin
Facilitator
Andrea Kalvesmaki, PhD
Research Health Science Specialist, VA Informatics, Decision-Enhancement and Analytics Sciences (IDEAS) Center, VA Elizabeth Dole Center of Excellence for Veteran and Caregiver Research, VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System, Research Associate, Division of Epidemiology, University of Utah School of Medicine
Facilitator
Amy Clara, PsyD
Staff Psychologist, MGH Cancer Center, Co-Director of Training for the Center for Psychiatric Oncology and Behavioral Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital Instructor, Harvard Medical School, Adjunct Associate Professor, MGH Institute for Health Professions
Facilitator
Nancy Cincotta, MPhil, MSW
Chief Psychosocial Officer, Richi Childhood Cancer Foundation, Senior Director of Social Work Education and Research, Senior Lecturer, Columbia University School of Social Work, Faculty, Zelda Foster Studies Program, NYU School of Social Work Faculty, End of Life Certificate Program, Smith College School of Social Work, Research Consultant, Team Impact Narrative Medicine Practitioner
Facilitator
Nikki Molfetas, MSW, OSW-C, LCSW, OSW-C
Oncology Social Worker, New Jersey Program Coordinator, CancerCare

Continuing Education Credits

(Live Only)

Social Workers: This program has been submitted to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, an approved provider through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners, provider #CS4607, for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Cancer Care, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0088. This workshop is approved for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Registered Dietitians: This program has been submitted to the Commission on Dietetic Registration for one Continuing Professional Education Unit (CPEU).

To request continuing education paperwork, please email your name, profession and address to [email protected] after the program. All paperwork for continuing education credit must be requested, completed and submitted within two weeks of the live program.