Caring for Cancer Patients
This workshop supports caregivers—whether professional or personal—by providing essential knowledge about cancer, its progression, and emotional aspects.
  • Yam Keng Mun
  • Caring for People, Working with People
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  • Course Overview

Caring for someone with cancer is both challenging and rewarding. This workshop supports caregivers—whether professional or personal—by providing essential knowledge about cancer, its progression, and emotional aspects. You’ll learn to understand the disease, communicate effectively, and offer practical and emotional support. The course also emphasizes caregiver self-care to help you manage stress and maintain your well-being.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the biology and causes of cancer
  • Recognize common cancer types and development
  • Learn about cancer stages and their significance
  • Understand how stages influence treatment and prognosis
  • Identify emotional challenges and coping strategies for patients and caregivers
  • Develop skills to support daily needs and difficult conversations
  • Recognize stressors affecting caregiver health
  • Learn self-care techniques and access support resources

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Confidently discuss diagnosis and treatment options
  • Monitor and report symptoms and side effects
  • Support treatment adherence and anticipate care needs
  • Prepare emotionally and practically for disease progression
  • Communicate effectively with healthcare teams
  • Provide empathetic emotional support
  • Recognize signs of distress or grief needing professional help
  • Facilitate open conversations about fears, hopes, and end-of-life wishes
  • Assist with practical needs like finances and care planning
  • Practice stress management and relaxation techniques
  • Balance caregiving with personal health and social life

Course Duration: 7 hours

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Module 1. Cancer Basics: Understanding Causes and Development of Cancer

Learn the biology of cancer, causes, types, and how it affects the body. This foundation helps you communicate with healthcare providers and support your loved one effectively.
 

Module 2. Cancer Stages: Understanding the Progression of Cancer

Understand cancer progression and what each stage means. Prepare emotionally and practically for changing care needs and discuss prognosis with healthcare teams.

Module 3. When No Treatment Is Available: Looking at Emotional Realities Ahead

Explore the emotional realities when treatments are no longer effective. Gain skills to support patients and families through grief, loss, and end-of-life conversations.

Module 4. What Matters to Cancer Patients: Addressing Emotional and Practical Challenges

Focus on the daily challenges faced by patients. Learn to support emotional well-being, manage practical tasks, and handle difficult conversations with empathy.

Module 5. Caregiver Well-being: Taking Care of Yourself

Recognize stressors and learn strategies to maintain your health and resilience. Prioritize your well-being to continue providing compassionate support.

  • Trainer Profile
Yam Keng Mun
Mr Yam Keng Mun has been working in different environments helping supervisors and manages develop coaching and mentoring skills. In a previous role as Executive Director of a psychological services clinic, he had assisted organisations to prepare employees for cross-cultural assignments, as well as coping with work stress. Besides organisation changes, he has supported organisations going through critical incidents, such as worksite accidents and unfortunate incidents.Graduated with a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology, Keng Mun has led groups dealing with depression, and youths who were repeat theft offenders. He helps individuals and families deal with psychosocial issues affecting their relationships too. Keng Mun has also been instrumental helping individuals and families confronted with crises and grief.
Available Funding

NTUC UTAP: NTUC union members enjoy 50% unfunded course fee support, capped at $250 or $500 (aged 40 years old and above)

  • Target Audience
  • Social Workers, Counsellors and Psychologists
  • Palliative Care Staff
  • Medical Social Workers in hospitals
  • Healthcare Personnel