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When Your Brother Or Sister Has Cancer: A Guide for Teens

2.75 CE Hours
165 members have taken this course

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About the Course

Finding out a brother or sister has cancer is very difficult. The booklet upon which this course is based describes how other teens dealt with this tough time. It shows ways teens can help themselves and their families, provides information about cancer treatments, ways to learn how to cope, as well as where to go for more support.

This course is based on the reading online article, When Your Brother Or Sister Has Cancer: A Guide for Teens created by National Cancer Institute Staff

Publication Details

Journal/Publisher: National Cancer Institute
Publication Date: September 2005

Course Material Author

National Cancer Institute Staff

National Cancer Institute Staff authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Course Creator

Keith Gibson, Ph.D.

Target Audience

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially psychologists, counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about helping teens when a sibling has cancer. It is appropriate for all levels of participants' knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Identify ways to help teens prepare for and cope with life stresses resulting from having a sibling with cancer.
  2. 2 Be able to assist teens in their efforts to learn about cancer, how it is treated, and the professionals involved in the many aspects of care.
  3. 3 Describe ways teens can be of assistance to a sibling who has cancer.

Disclosure to Learners

CE Learning Systems adheres to the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity – including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others ― are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (formerly known as commercial interests).

The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity's planners, faculty, and the reviewer:

Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Material Authors

Any relevant financial disclosures for course material authors can be found in the article.

Course Creator

Keith Gibson, Ph.D. – There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

$27

Your CE Credits

2.75 CE Hours CE Approvals CE Approvals

Course Details

Reading Online
Course 101277

Availability

This course is retired. It is no longer available.

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