COCAcademy 2022

Beyond the Camper:  The Impact of the Childhood Cancer Journey

 

 A deep dive into the impacts of the childhood cancer journey

Friday - 9:00 am to 5:30 pm             Saturday 10:15 am to 4:15 pm 

  

 

Tracey Gaslin PhD, CPNP, FNP-BC, CRNI, RN-BC
Alliance for Camp Health
https://allianceforcamphealth.org/
Dr. Karen Long-Traynor
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

 

Friday, November 11th

 Five – 1 hour sessions

Summary: We understand the increasing challenges in youth mental, emotional, and social health (MESH). The youth of today have lived during challenging times and have missed many developmental opportunities that shape our lives. This event will provide guidance and tools to consider as we navigate a new approach to supporting youth MESH and addressing holistic needs through the camp experience.

Objectives:

  • Participants will identify a new vision of MESH care and approaches for working with youth and families living through cancer.
  • Participants will list two tools they can use to care for MESH.
  • Participants will create a personal toolkit of resilience, courage, joy, gratitude, and hope as support mechanisms for individuals in our care.

9:00 am - 10:00 am MESH I

    1. Six Components of Health
    2. INavigating Neurological Stress
    3. Basic Needs of Youth
    4. Culture (Safe, Loved, Respected)

10:15 am - 11:15 am MESH II

    1. Intro Developmental Relationships
    2. ILanguage Learning
    3. Science of Hope
    4. Resilience: A Motive or Outcome?

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm MESH III

    1. Vulnerability and Courage
    2. Gratitude as a Skill
    3. Zoning Out

3:15 pm - 4:15 pm MESH IV

    1. Present over Perfect: Creating Space
    2. Be Brilliant at the Basics
    3. Power of Connectivity
    4. Healing Centered Engagement
    5. Living on Rough Edges of Love

 

4:30 pm -5:30 pm MESH V

    1. Choosing your MESH Tools
    2. MESH Resource Guide
    3. MESH Pocket Guide
    4. Guiding Questions

 

Saturday, November 12

 

10:15 AM  - 11:15 AM The Psychosocial Impact of Pediatric Cancer: The Child with Cancer

Summary: This session will focus on the psychosocial impact of pediatric cancer on the patient. A pediatric cancer diagnosis can affect the emotional and social health of patients, siblings, and parents. It is a disease that not only attacks the physical body but has the potential to impact nearly all aspects of life, such as social development, emotional health, financial well-being, and family relationships. This session will be broken into three hour long sections each focusing on a different aspect of how pediatric cancer affects children and their families as well as guidance in ways to help navigate the cancer journey. The first hour will focus on the experience of the child with cancer, the second hour will be devoted to siblings and parents, and the third hour will be a discussion on reacting to and dealing with potential psychosocial issues during camp.

Objectives:

    1. Participants will identify areas of psychosocial health impacted by pediatric cancer.
    2. Participants will list two ways camp participation benefits psychosocial health.
    3. Participants will identify ways to help patients cope with cancer related distress while at camp.

 

11:30 am - 12:30 pm  The Psychosocial Impact of Pediatric Cancer: Parents & Siblings

Summary: This session will focus on the psychosocial impact of pediatric cancer on parents and siblings. A pediatric cancer diagnosis can affect the emotional and social health of patients, siblings, and parents. It is a disease that not only attacks the physical body but has the potential to impact nearly all aspects of life, such as social development, emotional health, financial well-being, and family relationships. This session will be broken into three hour long sections each focusing on a different aspect of how pediatric cancer affects children and their families as well as guidance in ways to help navigate the cancer journey. The first hour will focus on the experience of the child with cancer, the second hour will be devoted to siblings and parents, and the third hour will be a discussion on reacting to and dealing with potential psychosocial issues during camp.

Objectives:

    1. Participants will identify areas of psychosocial health impacted by pediatric cancer.
    2. Participants will list two ways camp participation benefits psychosocial health.
    3. Participants will identify ways to help patients cope with cancer related distress while at camp.

 

3:15 pm - 4:15 pm Handling Psychosocial Challenges in a Pediatric Oncology Camp Setting: A Facilitated Peer-to-Peer Discussion

Summary: This session will be a facilitated peer-to-peer discussion in which participants share and examine how they react to psychosocial challenges during camp. A pediatric cancer diagnosis can affect the emotional and social health of patients, siblings, and parents. It is a disease that not only attacks the physical body but has the potential to impact nearly all aspects of life, such as social development, emotional health, financial well-being, and family relationships. This session will be broken into three hour long sections each focusing on a different aspect of how pediatric cancer affects children and their families as well as guidance in ways to help navigate the cancer journey. The first hour will focus on the experience of the child with cancer, the second hour will be devoted to siblings and parents, and the third hour will be a discussion on reacting to and dealing with potential psychosocial issues during camp.

Objectives:

    1. Participants will identify areas of psychosocial health impacted by pediatric cancer.
    2. Participants will list two ways camp participation benefits psychosocial health.
    3. Participants will identify ways to help patients cope with cancer related distress while at camp.