TY - JOUR
T1 - Families and Childhood Cancer
T2 - An Exploration of the Observations of a Pediatric Oncology Treatment Team
AU - Harrington, Amanda Douglas
AU - Kimball, Thomas G.
AU - Bean, Roy A.
PY - 2009/3
Y1 - 2009/3
N2 - The authors propose that families facing childhood cancer inadvertently become part of a distinct cultural group. To better train clinicians working with these families, this study was conducted as a phenomenological exploration of the common experiences of those who work with, and participate in, this "culture of cancer" (i.e., members of a pediatric oncology treatment team that includes medical family therapists). Two primary themes emerged from the data: culture of change and relationships. A qualitative description of medical family therapists as part of the treatment team was also developed. Insight into this culture and recommendations for family therapists working in this area of practice are provided.
AB - The authors propose that families facing childhood cancer inadvertently become part of a distinct cultural group. To better train clinicians working with these families, this study was conducted as a phenomenological exploration of the common experiences of those who work with, and participate in, this "culture of cancer" (i.e., members of a pediatric oncology treatment team that includes medical family therapists). Two primary themes emerged from the data: culture of change and relationships. A qualitative description of medical family therapists as part of the treatment team was also developed. Insight into this culture and recommendations for family therapists working in this area of practice are provided.
KW - childhood cancer
KW - family therapy
KW - therapist competence
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=65449141726&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1037/a0014909
DO - 10.1037/a0014909
M3 - Article
C2 - 19630442
AN - SCOPUS:65449141726
SN - 1091-7527
VL - 27
SP - 16
EP - 27
JO - Families, Systems and Health
JF - Families, Systems and Health
IS - 1
ER -