Building a psychosocial and spiritual care service for children with cancer and their families
Background: Comprehensive, coordinated psychosocial, supportive and spiritual care is an essential component of the holistic care of childhood cancer sufferers and their families. Aim: The authors detail the development and value of a multidisciplinary psychosocial care team as an essential adjunct...
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| author | Marc Hendricks Clint M. Steenveld Vanessa Thompson Anabela Andrade Gisela Kahl Peter Farlam Joyce Balagadde-Kambugu Shehaam Hendricks Angela Rackstraw Lynn Pedersen Dianne R. Burger Michelle A. Meiring Alan Davidson Ann van Eyssen |
| author_facet | Marc Hendricks Clint M. Steenveld Vanessa Thompson Anabela Andrade Gisela Kahl Peter Farlam Joyce Balagadde-Kambugu Shehaam Hendricks Angela Rackstraw Lynn Pedersen Dianne R. Burger Michelle A. Meiring Alan Davidson Ann van Eyssen |
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| description | Background: Comprehensive, coordinated psychosocial, supportive and spiritual care is an essential component of the holistic care of childhood cancer sufferers and their families.
Aim: The authors detail the development and value of a multidisciplinary psychosocial care team as an essential adjunct to care of childhood cancer sufferers.
Methods: A historic preamble details a period during which psychosocial and supportive care was the sole province of the paediatric oncologists and social workers and describes that the process of creating a multidisciplinary psychosocial and spiritual care team has enhanced medical care.
Results: Each member of the psychosocial group describes their care philosophy and their role in the clinical setting. We also describe the critical role of the meeting as a teaching vehicle for oncology fellows.
Conclusion: This reproducible partnership between public and private sector practitioners, designed in a resource-constrained setting, affords a diverse and highly skilled group of professionals the opportunity to meet the medical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of patients and families as they transition through the care journey. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f9b7cac03454544bf9b5b3bd573c49c2022-12-21T21:18:09ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Oncology2518-87042523-06462019-01-0130e1e810.4102/sajo.v3i0.5230Building a psychosocial and spiritual care service for children with cancer and their familiesMarc Hendricks0Clint M. Steenveld1Vanessa Thompson2Anabela Andrade3Gisela Kahl4Peter Farlam5Joyce Balagadde-Kambugu6Shehaam Hendricks7Angela Rackstraw8Lynn Pedersen9Dianne R. Burger10Michelle A. Meiring11Alan Davidson12Ann van Eyssen13Haematology Oncology Service, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, University of Cape TownPrivate, Clinical Psychology, the NetherlandsPrivate, Clinical PsychologyHaematology Oncology Service, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, University of Cape TownHaematology Oncology Service, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, University of Cape TownPrivate, Clinical PsychologyHaematology Oncology Service, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, University of Cape TownSocial Work Service, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, University of Cape TownPrivate, Art TherapyPastoral Care Service, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s HospitalPaediatric Palliative Care Service, PaedsPal®, Rondebosch Medical CentrePaediatric Palliative Care Service, PaedsPal®, Rondebosch Medical CentreHaematology Oncology Service, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, University of Cape TownHaematology Oncology Service, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, University of Cape TownBackground: Comprehensive, coordinated psychosocial, supportive and spiritual care is an essential component of the holistic care of childhood cancer sufferers and their families. Aim: The authors detail the development and value of a multidisciplinary psychosocial care team as an essential adjunct to care of childhood cancer sufferers. Methods: A historic preamble details a period during which psychosocial and supportive care was the sole province of the paediatric oncologists and social workers and describes that the process of creating a multidisciplinary psychosocial and spiritual care team has enhanced medical care. Results: Each member of the psychosocial group describes their care philosophy and their role in the clinical setting. We also describe the critical role of the meeting as a teaching vehicle for oncology fellows. Conclusion: This reproducible partnership between public and private sector practitioners, designed in a resource-constrained setting, affords a diverse and highly skilled group of professionals the opportunity to meet the medical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of patients and families as they transition through the care journey.https://sajo.org.za/index.php/sajo/article/view/52psychosocial supportpublic-private partnership |
| spellingShingle | Marc Hendricks Clint M. Steenveld Vanessa Thompson Anabela Andrade Gisela Kahl Peter Farlam Joyce Balagadde-Kambugu Shehaam Hendricks Angela Rackstraw Lynn Pedersen Dianne R. Burger Michelle A. Meiring Alan Davidson Ann van Eyssen Building a psychosocial and spiritual care service for children with cancer and their families South African Journal of Oncology psychosocial support public-private partnership |
| title | Building a psychosocial and spiritual care service for children with cancer and their families |
| title_full | Building a psychosocial and spiritual care service for children with cancer and their families |
| title_fullStr | Building a psychosocial and spiritual care service for children with cancer and their families |
| title_full_unstemmed | Building a psychosocial and spiritual care service for children with cancer and their families |
| title_short | Building a psychosocial and spiritual care service for children with cancer and their families |
| title_sort | building a psychosocial and spiritual care service for children with cancer and their families |
| topic | psychosocial support public-private partnership |
| url | https://sajo.org.za/index.php/sajo/article/view/52 |
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