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Who We Are |
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The Children's Treehouse Foundation's psychosocial intervention programming is unique
because of its special focus and delivery system. |
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It’s About The Children
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It’s a given. Cancer affects the entire family. Yet in too many situations, the
undeniable psychosocial impact on the children whose parent has cancer goes unattended.This may lead to ongoing stress and anxiety for the children, evolving into maladaptive behavior throughout life. Our
mission is to redress this critical oversight.
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Parents In a Crisis |
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Many parents dealing with cancer acknowledge they don't know how to talk to their
children about their cancer. This breakdown in communication not only heightens
the stress and fears of the children, but also isolates them and precludes them
from being an active member of the family. We are committed to help fill this need. |
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Enhancing Hospital Services |
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Hospitals are clearly the haven in treating the parent with cancer. Yet even as
they know the parent's treatment proceeds best when their concerns of their children
are diminished, far too few provide adequate emotional support for the children
involved. Our emotional, group-support programming for children bridges this gap. |
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Training the Facilitators |
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Enlightened, trained, professional facilitators at cancer centers are the keys to
assuaging the fears and anxieties of children whose parents have cancer. Clearly,
social workers, nurses, clergy, life center specialists, or others, when armed with
new insights into the children's psyche, and provided with the proper tools, are
uniquely qualified to help the children in their new unsettled environment. |
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Closing the Caring Loop |
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Finally, they all come together: Fearful children, anxious parents, a healing facility,
and caring, thoughtful professionals. And almost like magic, the children learn
how to cope with their feelings, parents become aware of richly improved family
communications, and facilitators know, in their heart of hearts, that the trauma
and travails of the family are measurably reduced. We've closed the caring loop.
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