When clients have chronic health problems, therapy becomes even more complicated.
Already struggling with their mental health symptoms, these clients are confused, frustrated, and demoralized by their medical illness. It interferes with their self-efficacy and functioning, and it creates profound shifts in their identify and relationships.
Of course, they need their medical providers to help manage their condition.
But they also need you.
Faced with complicated terminology, unappealing decisions regarding treatment options, and challenging lifestyle changes, you might feel as intimidated and hopeless as your clients.
Now you can become a source of help and hope for your clients with chronic medical illness. During a full day of comprehensive training, Jessica Vanderlan, PhD will walk you step by step through the latest evidence-based strategies to improve mood, pain, and functioning. You’ll gain the skills you need to confidently implement:
PURCHASE TODAY to meet the growing demand for behavioral treatment interventions for clients coping with chronic medical illness!
Continuing education credit information is coming soon for this non-interactive self-study package.
CEs may be available for select professions, as listed in the target audience. Hours will be dependent on the actual recording time. Please check with your state licensing board or organization for specific requirements.
There may be an additional fee for CE certificates. Please contact our Customer Service at 1-800-844-8260 for more details.
**Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.
Jessica Vanderlan, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and manager of the Siteman Psychology Service at the Siteman Cancer Center, where she provides therapy to patients with cancer and cancer caregivers and leads a psycho-oncology training program. She is a board member and director of education for the American Psychosocial Oncology Society and co-chair for the National Comprehensive Cancer Network’s distress guidelines panel. Dr. Vanderlan’s research focuses on psycho-oncology, distress screening, psychological functioning in gynecologic oncology, program development, and integrated psychological care. She is on the psychiatry faculty at the Washington University School of Medicine where she assists in training medical students and residents.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Jessica Vanderlan has employment relationships with Siteman Psychology Service and Washington University. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Jessica Vanderlan serves on the board of American Psychosocial Oncology Society and the on the Distress Management Guidelines panel for NCCN.
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