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The Children’s Treehouse Foundation presents a special training workshop.
achildstreehouse@aol.com www.childrenstreehousefdn.org
We are pleased to provide this specially arranged workshop for AOSW 2010 Conference attendees. Because of the extensive hands-on, interactive activities in the training, this workshop will be limited to professionals from 50 cancer centers who are intent on starting a CLIMB® program at their center. |
CLIMB® Psychosocial Intervention Training Workshop Information
Dates: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 Location: Wyndham Phoenix, Arizona Salons 6-8 |
Who Should Attend, and Why:
Social Workers, Nurses, Clergy, Psychologists, Child Life Specialists, and Oncology support personnel such as art and music therapists interested in launching a psychosocial intervention, group-support program for children of parents with cancer, at their cancer center. Cancer affects the entire family; and the parent’s stress is reduced when there is a professional support program to help their children cope with their anxieties and fears, while also improving communications between the parents and children. |
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Principle Workshop Presenters:
Sue Heiney, PhD, RN, CS, FAAN; College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; Wendy Peterson, APRN, Middlesex Hospital Cancer Center, Middletown, Conn., and Peter R. van Dernoot, BS, Founder and Executive Director, The Children’s Treehouse Foundation. |
Agenda:
Cocktail reception Monday evening, May 10, Goldwater Room, 6-7:30 p.m. Continental Breakfast at 8:00 a.m.Tuesday in Salons 6-8. Workshop starts Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. and runs to 5:00 p.m. Lunch is included. |
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Continuing Education Credits:
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) will provide CE credits.
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Costs:
The workshop tuition includes the formal training sessions, a comprehensive training/programming manual, power-point presentations and handouts, a marketing DVD, activity materials, a copy of our book, Helping Your Children Cope With Your Cancer, A Guide For Parents and Families, copies children’s activity book, Talking With My Treehouse Friends About Cancer, in English and Spanish; a cocktail welcome reception, one breakfast, two coffee breaks, and one luncheon. The special tuition is for those attending the AOSW Conference is $250.00 for the first person from a cancer center; $200.00 for each additional person from the same center. For those not attending the Conference, the tuition is $350.00. Attendees should be intent on starting a CLIMB program. Please submit a check payable to The Children’s Treehouse Foundation, 50 South Steele St., Suite 430, Denver, Colorado 80209. Please note: If you wish to receive a CE certificate from NASW, please add $12.00 for each one to defray their charge. We also issue our own certificate. |
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