Course description:
- To examine the psychological impact of cancer and identify specific prostate cancer issues from diagnosis to survivorship.
- Consider what makes men different and how this may affect reactions and coping strategies.
- Explore psychological differences in hard to reach groups with a specific focus on Black and Afro Carribean communities and gay and bisexual men.
- Hear a patient discuss the psychological impact of his cancer diagnosis.
- How psychological impact can affect relationships and the social support network.
- Explore communication skills to empower patients who have to make treatmernt decisions and are living beyond the disease.
Topics Covered and Learning Outcomes:
- Psychological impact at different stages of the disease.
- Why men are different.
- Differences in hard to reach groups.
- Psychological impact and sex and relationships.
- Workshops in supporting decision making and empowering men beyond cancer.
- To recognise the importance of supporting patients' emotional and social needs holistically.
- To explore communication skills for assessing patients' perspective and empowering them to manage their condition.
- Explore the psychological impact and experiences of minority groups to a prostate cancer diagnosis.
Key themes:
Psychological impact and...
- Communication skills.
- Patient empowerment.
- Sex and relationships.
- Hard to reach groups.
Targeted Audience:
Clinical nurse specialists, radiographers, palliative care nurses, counsellors and therapists.
Course Fee:
FREE
