Psychosocial issues and support 7. Slides 118-126 content tool/resources notes Strait from family, financial and accommodation. Psychosocial Islander issues • Participants to complete Activity 20. women with breast • Learner’s Resource cancer - pages 117-124 including: • Learner’s Guide - − emotional issues activity 20 including shame − psychological • Present on − physical the key psychosocial − practical issues for including Aboriginal travel and and Torres time away Case Study provided in Learner’s Guide with several questions. Activity 20 Slides 127-129 and 133-141 content tool/resources notes important information. Providing support to • Provide information to participants to effectively skills women identify patients at higher risk of psychosocial distress to who may benefit from additional assessment and support appropriate referral for psychosocial care, including: • Learner’s women Resource - pages − psychological issues requiring special treatment being 125-131 treated − anxiety • Learner’s Guide for − depression - activities 21 & breast − traumatic symptoms 22 cancer: − difficulties in relationships. − express empathy • Participants to complete Activities 21 and 22. • − listen actively − repeat and on summarise basic Case Study provided in Learner’s Guide with several questions. Activity 21 Case Study provided in Learner’s Guide with several questions. Activity 22 In small groups of 3 ask participants to role play ‘Pauline’ using communica- tion skills with one person as the client with breast cancer, one as the health professional and one as an observer who will present back to the larger group.
7. Psychosocial issues and support Slides 118-126 content tool/resources notes Psychosocial issues • Learner’s Resource - pages 117-124 • Learner’s Guide - activity 20 • Present on the key psychosocial issues for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women with breast cancer including: − emotional issues including shame − psychological − physical − practical including travel and time away from family, financial and accommodation. • Participants to complete Activity 20. Activity 20 Case Study provided in Learner’s Guide with several questions. Slides 127-129 and 133-141 content tool/resources notes Providing support to women • Learner’s Resource - pages 125-131 • Learner’s Guide - activities 21 & 22 • on basic skills to support women being treated for breast cancer: − express empathy − listen actively − repeat and summarise important information. • Provide information to participants to effectively identify patients at higher risk of psychosocial distress who may benefit from additional assessment and appropriate referral for psychosocial care, including: − psychological issues requiring special treatment − anxiety − depression − traumatic symptoms − difficulties in relationships. • Participants to complete Activities 21 and 22. Activity 21 Case Study provided in Learner’s Guide with several questions. Activity 22 Case Study provided in Learner’s Guide with several questions. In small groups of 3 ask participants to role play ‘Pauline’ using communica- tion skills with one person as the client with breast cancer, one as the health professional and one as an observer who will present back to the larger group.
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