Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM) Introductory Workshop for Healthcare Professionals

This introductory 2-day workshopis designed for all healthcare providers working in oncology or palliative care settings.

Content of the introductory workshop includes:
- Introduction to CALM rationale, theoretical foundations, therapeutic domains & processes;
- Application of CALM illustrated through case presentations and videos of therapy sessions
- Opportunity to practice CALM with standardized patients

About CALM Therapy

Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM) is a brief, manualized, evidence-based, psychotherapeutic intervention designed to alleviate distress and to promote psychological well-being in individuals with advanced or metastatic cancer and their loved ones.

Developed by Gary Rodin MD, Sarah Hales MD PhD and Chris Lo PhD, CALM focuses on four content domains that address the practical and profound issues commonly faced by individuals with metastatic cancer:

1. Symptom management and communication with health care providers
2. Changes in self and relationships with close others
3. Spirituality, sense of meaning and purpose
4. Sustaining hope and facing mortality