Don't Forget About Us: Father's Experience in Caring for Children with Life-Limiting Diagnoses and Interventions to Ensure Involvement.
Fathers' involvement in their child's medical journey is influenced by numerous expectations and responsibilities. These variables impact their physical and emotional availability when caring for a child diagnosed with a life-limited condition. This presentation will provide a literature review on father's role and experience caring for children involved in hospice and palliative care. This presentation will also provide strategies to understand the father's needs, encourage their involvement in their child's medical journey, and discuss interventions to support their emotional needs through this process.
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Instructors
Scott Adair Cox
Director of HAP's Lynda P. Bollman Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care Program
Thuy Uyen Vo, MSW, LSW & Scott Adair Cox, MSW, LCSW