Working with Cancer Patients

Introduction

This training will enable qualified hypno-psychotherapeutic counsellors and hypno-psychotherapists to work with people who have a cancer diagnosis.

Therapists working in this field help clients to deal with the impact of diagnosis, side-effects of treatment (both physically and emotionally) and psychological issues linked to their illness.

What You Will Gain

• You will examine the aetiology of cancer, the immune system and its connection to the psychological processes (psycho-neuro-immunology)
• An important part of the work with cancer patients is psychotherapeutic and the relevant approaches will be explored in depth
• The skills to work with dying clients, how we prepare clients to face death and how this can be worked through for as long as the client wants it
• Nature is an important part in this type of work and this aspect will be included in both theory and exercise
• As this kind of work is very demanding self-care for the therapist is also covered

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