Cancer nurse specialist team training
prostate cancer
PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE
Virtual training of the prostate cancer CNS team to deliver the virtual pre- and post-group intervention workshops will be conducted by a study clinical psychologist. The virtual group training sessions will take place over 2 days, in groups of 10 maximum. The training session will include the manual, the self-help book and specific training about CBT, as well as prostate cancer-specific issues and how to manage groups. The training will provide the background theoretical knowledge and practical skills to facilitate self-help CBT by examining how thinking and behaviour can have a significant impact on men’s experience of HFNS during prostate cancer treatment and through helping men to develop strategies to manage them. These include understanding negative emotions and HFNS, managing unhelpful thoughts and behaviour, improving sleep and using paced breathing to manage flushes and night sweats. Training sessions cover:Why CBT is used for HFNS: theory and evidenceTechniques of stress management, managing hot flushes, sleep and night sweats, maintaining changes and paced breathingThe CNS team will receive ongoing supervision (from the study clinical psychologist) of their delivery of the virtual self-help CBT.