医学专业英语课件-13

1、Gildas Club A Legacy for lifeHong Hui HuangDepartment of HematologyRen Ji HospitalGildas Club is a special place where the focus is on living with cancer. And where men, women and children with any kind of cancer and their family members and friends can plan and build life-changing emotional and soc

2、ial support. Mission of Gildas ClubThe mission of Gildas Club is to provide places where men, women, and children with cancer and their families and friends join with others to build social and emotional support as a supplement to medical care. Mission of Gildas Clubfree of charge and non-profit, of

3、fer support and networking groups, lectures, workshops and social events in a nonresidential, home-like setting,Funding is solicited from private individuals, corporations, and foundations.Gilda RadnerGilda RadnerGildas Club is named in memory of comedianGilda Radner died from ovarian cancer in 1989

4、Gilda is best known for her work on NBCs Saturday Night Liveher book, Its Always Something, describes her life with cancer.Joanna BullJoanna Bull the founder of Gildas Club and sits on the Board of Directors of Gildas Club Worldwideworked as a cancer psychotherapist during the Gildas illnessJoanna B

5、ullworked to establish free cancer support communities first at the pioneering Center for the Healing Arts in Los Angeles,later at The Wellness Community in Santa Monica and Redondo Beach, California. trained and supervised therapists extensively in the concept, worked with hundreds of people with c

6、ancer and their family members on psychosocial issues related to cancer.Joanna Bullthe author of Gildas Club: Philosophy and Program,a frequent lecturer at cancer-related institutes and psycho-oncology meetings and conferences around the world, an advisor to the National Cancer Legislation Advisory

7、Committee.Where to find Gildas ClubThe first Gildas Club, including a worldwide training center, opened its signature red door in New York City in 1995. Since that time, additional clubhouses have opened in larger cities (Chicago, Detroit, London, Montreal, Toronto), smaller cities (Fort Lauderdale,

8、 Quad Cities, Hackensack, Rochester) and several points in between (Nashville, Grand Rapids, White Plains). Clubhouse Although every Gildas Clubhouse is different in size and layout, each has specific rooms designed for parts of the Gildas Club program.Program overview Support and Networking Groups

9、Weekly Wellness Groups for those living with cancerFamily Groups for family members and friends,Monthly Networking Groups on a particular kind of cancer or topic of common interest (prostate cancer, young adults with cancer, living solo with cancer, etc.) Program overviewLectures and Workshops These

10、 activities provide opportunities for acquiring new skills, tools, information and techniques to learn how to live with cancer.Typical lecture topicsstress reduction, nutrition, talking to your children about cancer, and managing pain. Major workshop areas art and other forms of self-expression, med

11、itation, exercise and yoga, and cooking.Program overviewSocial Activities These are among the most popular offerings at Gildas Clubs. potluck suppers with music karaoke nights joke fests comedy nights major celebrations around special holidays (Halloween is a real favorite!)Having members and famili

12、es come together for fun creates bonds that enhance other individual and group experiences.Program overviewTeam Convene Facilitated by a staff member, these two-hour sessions are requested by a person with cancer or family member to create an active support network at the time of diagnosis and for a

13、ny challenging situations that may follow (e.g., a hospital stay or home recuperation). Sessions include all significant friends and family in a members life, who join together to provide support for transportation, food preparation, childcare, etc.Program overviewFamily FocusThe Family Focus meetin

14、g, including anyone a member defines as family and facilitated by a staff member, is designed to enlist the entire family as a resource and help them learn together how to live with cancer. It seeks to identify and discuss family beliefs about cancer, critical family issues, and immediate practical

15、problems as well as solutions.Program overviewNoogielandThis is both the Gildas Club program and play area for children, as well as a supplement to the core program for parents who are members. In a special area of every clubhouse, activities are conducted for children impacted by cancer, whether directly or by having a family member or friend with cancer. Most Gildas Clubs also have several kinds of activity for teens, who frequently volunteer in many parts of the clubhouse.Terminologypsycotherapyrecurrencean