ExCEL in Social Work: Excellence in Cancer Education & Leadership: An Oncology Social Work Response to the 2008 Institute of Medicine Report

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 503-513

  Otis Green, Shirley ^a   Jones, Barbara ^b   Zebrack, Brad ^c   Kilburn, Lisa ^a   Altilio, Terry A ^d   Ferrell, Betty ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Institutional change; Leadership skills building; Oncology social work education; Professional development; Psychosocial spiritual care

Indexed keywords

CONTINUING EDUCATION; COOPERATION; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NEOPLASM; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; RELIGION; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE (U.S.) HEALTH AND MEDICINE DIVISION; NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (U.S.); NEOPLASMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL WORK; SPIRITUALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84941277960     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-014-0717-8     Document Type: Article

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