Building community-based short-term psychosocial counseling capacity for cancer patients and their families: The Individual Cancer Assistance Network (ICAN) model Journal Article
| Authors: | Blum, D.; Clark, E.; Jacobsen, P.; Holland, J.; Monahan, M. J.; Duquette, P. D. |
| Article Title: | Building community-based short-term psychosocial counseling capacity for cancer patients and their families: The Individual Cancer Assistance Network (ICAN) model |
| Abstract: | Research studies show that 30% of cancer patients experience significant disease-related psychosocial distress, which is often under-recognized and undertreated. To satisfy the need for increased capacity to deliver accessible, affordable, community-based psychosocial counseling for cancer patients and their families, the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation developed the Individual Cancer Assistance Network (ICAN) demonstration project. Results of a 3-phase evaluation in diverse community settings in Florida show that ICAN effectively provided "cancer sensitivity" training for social workers preparing them to deliver short-term individualized psychosocial counseling, on a slidingfee scale, to cancer patients and their families, and to market it effectively to oncologists and the community. © 2006 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | patient satisfaction; united states; cancer patient; counseling; neoplasms; oncology; adaptation, psychological; pilot projects; distress syndrome; staff training; program development; patient counseling; family; non profit organization; psychosocial; social work; social worker; family counseling; florida; community mental health services; psychotherapy, brief; social work, psychiatric |
| Journal Title: | Social Work in Health Care |
| Volume: | 43 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| ISSN: | 0098-1389 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group |
| Date Published: | 2006-09-06 |
| Start Page: | 71 |
| End Page: | 83 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1300/J010v43n04_05 |
| PUBMED: | 16966310 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 1" - "Export Date: 4 June 2012" - "CODEN: SWHCD" - "Source: Scopus" |
