Course Content

  • Introduction to the course
  • Fundamentals of cancer and its treatment
  • Health inequalities in cancer care
  • National screening programmes
  • Understanding a patients experience of cancer
  • Responsibilities and boundaries of supportive cancer roles
  • The supportive and assistive workforce and the ACCEND programme
  • Useful resources

Communication Skills day includes: 

  • Facilitating behaviours      
  • Patients that do not want to talk
  • Paralanguage and body language
  • Handling difficult questions 
  • Blocking behaviours 
  • Unrealistic expectations 
  • The ‘Thinking Environment’ 
  • Communicating with people with a disability 
  • Structuring a conversation 
  • Working with colleagues 
  • Dealing with anger

Enhancing Psychological Skills and Self-Care Practices include:

  • Comprehending Patients’ Experiences
  • Navigating Psychological Distress
  • Implementing Low-Level Interventions
  • Understanding Risk Assessments
  • Delving into Role Competencies and Capabilities
  • Handling Challenging and Emotional Conversations
  • Prioritising Self-Care and Well-Being
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Which ACCEND Capabilities in Practice does this learning/training support?

This training has been mapped to the ACCEND framework. This alignment ensures that the training you receive is comprehensive and meets the highest standards of practice.

To evidence your learning, we encourage you to sign up and make use of the ePortfolio, which is fully integrated with the ACCEND framework. By adding a new entry and selecting this training from the learning library, you will be able to see which capabilities in practice have been met.

For a detailed guide on how to access and use the ePortfolio, please visit Getting Started with ACCEND