Posted by KristaLouise on 29th January 2011
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Returning to Work: March 2011

Returning to Work is a  3 part education series for cancer patients taking place in the lower mainland / Vancouver area … I don’t think you need to be actively in the “treatment phase” though. If you consider yourself a cancer survivor, I’d call and see if you are eligible to participate even if your treatments are completed.

The sessions, roughly 2 hours each, are planned for March 15, 22, and 29, 2011. Depending on interest, the group will run again several more times during the year.

The sessions will be led by Maureen Parkinson, M.Ed. C.C.R.C. Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Patient and Family counseling services, BC Cancer Agency.

Sessions include:

  • Setting yourself up for success
  • Getting ready physically, mentally, & emotionally
  • Knowing your needs
  • Developing a plan
  • Dealing with insurance,employers, & co-workers

If these dates and times won’t work for you, the BC Cancer Agency’s counselling services offer alternate options. Why not phone, get some more info, put your name on the list, and if these workshops aren’t convenient, perhaps there is another approach that’s better for you!

To register, please call 1-800-877-6000 ext 2194 or 1-800-663-3333 ext 2194 , or email pfc@bccancer.bc.ca

Outside the Lower Mainland, if you are in BC and you want to travel down for this, again just phone and get some info. Outside BC? Can’t travel? Check out the vocational tips on the BC Cancer Agency website, which cover many of the same issues:

http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/PPI/copingwithcancer/emotional/Work+Related+Issues.htm

~ klc

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