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ABSTRACTS
Cancer tends to have an impact on a person’s psychological and social well-being. Group work is one approach that can help manage the psychosocial impact of cancer. Group interventions for people living with cancer have existed for a number of decades with a majority of them adopting the cognitive–behavioral approach. While this approach has been found to be efficacious, it may be limited for people who prefer acts of service and metaphors. This article describes an experiential approach to group intervention, an alternative to cognitive–behavioral groups. The group intervention featured is designed for participants of Enreach Retreat, a retreat for people living with cancer and their caregivers, by the Department of Psychosocial Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore.
Acknowledgements
G Fan, IMH Woo and JNW Khng have been involved as facilitators of the experiential group work sessions during several of the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) Enreach Retreats. The activities in the experiential group work sessions were designed by G Fan. The authors would like to thank all the cancer patients/survivors and their caregivers/family members who participated in the experiential group work sessions during the NCCS Enreach Retreats.
Financial & competing interests disclosure
The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.
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