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Unique Features of CSC Support Groups: Uniting the Wellness Community

Explore the core principles of CSC Support Groups, including their unique group facilitation model, philosophy, and methodology. Benefit from professionally-facilitated sessions and clinical supervision, where members are considered the experts. Discover the value of collective wisdom and the variety of group experiences offered, including weekly heterogeneous groups, networking groups, and time and open-ended groups. Experience improved outcomes, such as developing a new attitude toward illness and accessing vital resources.

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Unique Features of CSC Support Groups: Uniting the Wellness Community

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  1. Core Principles in CSC Support Groups Uniting The Wellness Community and Gilda’s Club Worldwide

  2. What Makes CSCSupport Groups Unique? • Group Facilitation Model • Philosophy & methodology • Professionally-facilitated • Clinical supervision • Members are the experts • Value of Collective Wisdom • Variety of group experiences offered • Weekly heterogeneous groups • Networking groups • Time and open ended groups • Expertise and experience • Over 19,000 sessions in 2018 (includes children) CancerSupportCommunity.org

  3. What Makes CSCSupport Groups Unique? (continued) • Proven outcomes: • CSC support group members report: • Improved partnership with health care team • Making lifestyle changes important to them • Developing a new attitude toward the illness • Improved ability to access information and vital resources CancerSupportCommunity.org

  4. What Happens in a CSC Support Group? • Empowerment Topics: • Access to resources for coping with cancer • Learning about cancer, its treatment or side effects • Communication with health care team • Treatment decision-making and problem-solving • Advice-giving and –receiving among participants • Sharing one’s accomplishments and milestones • Exploring life issues beyond cancer CancerSupportCommunity.org

  5. Skills of a CSC Group Facilitator • Licensed mental health professional • Flexibility and sophisticated clinical skills • Members may be the ‘experts’ in cancer experience; facilitator is ‘expert’ in group dynamics • Avoid techniques/rules of group therapy • Check impulses to solve problems • Eliminate professional jargon or other signs of ‘authority’ • Know personal boundaries CancerSupportCommunity.org

  6. The Role of the Facilitator • Keep the focus on the purpose of the group • Make sure everyone who wants to speak gets a chance • Connecting the dots • Modeling group norms • Asking “curiosity” questions • Giving feedback • Managing the exchange of advice • Use of one’s authentic self CancerSupportCommunity.org

  7. The Role of the Facilitator • A CSC group facilitator is: • Not an authority figure on • cancer or life • Not a ‘guru’ • Not a problem-solver • Not a rescuer • Not a ‘converter’ CancerSupportCommunity.org

  8. What Makes CSC Support Groups Unique? • CSC Group Facilitation: • The ideal facilitation style combines non-intrusive clinical skills with uncontrived personal disclosure and stimulates an environment in which members learn to facilitate mutual social and emotional support amongst themselves. • Joanna Bull – Founder Gilda’s Club CancerSupportCommunity.org

  9. Review of ground rules: Confidentiality Respecting individual opinions and point of views. Respectful silence when someone is speaking and without interruptions and wait for your turn. Please wait for introductions before asking questions of participants

  10. Questions CancerSupportCommunity.org

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