Utilization of Psychotherapeutic Interventions by Pediatric Psychosocial Providers.

ABSTRACT: One of the Standards of Psychosocial Care for Children with Cancer and their Families recommends that all youth with cancer and their family members have access to psychotherapeutic interventions and support throughout the cancer trajectory. This study was created to identify the psychosocial interventions and services provided to children with cancer and their family members, to ascertain whether there are differences in interventions provided by age of the patient and stage of treatment, and to learn about barriers to psychosocial service provision. An online survey was disseminated to psychosocial providers through the listservs of national and international professional organizations. The majority of the 242 respondents were either psychologists (39.3%) or social workers (26.9%) and 79

SUBMITTER: Fair C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8625037 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature