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Module 1
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‘What just happened to us?!’
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Peer discussion to normalise range of typical parent experiences.
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Processing the cancer experience and getting back to some form of ‘normal’.
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Behavioural activation to improve mood, fatigue, and activity levels.
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Module 2
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‘How has cancer changed the way I think?’
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Peer discussion to normalise increase in frequency and intensity of worries after cancer.
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Managing upsetting thoughts and worries about cancer and everything else.
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Psycho-education about common unhelpful thinking styles
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Cognitive challenging.
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Module 3
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‘Out of your head and back into life’
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Peer discussion to normalise existential concerns and highly distressing worries (for example, about child’s possible death).
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Mindfulness and acceptance-based strategies for easing the struggle with ‘bigger’ existential concerns and emotional pain.
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Practical problem solving strategies for problems with logical solution(s).
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Cognitive strategies for disengaging from patterns of unhelpful thinking (for example, attention training, mindfulness exercises).
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Module 4
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‘Looking forward’
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Peer discussion to normalise changes to relationships and feelings of isolation after the cancer experience.
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Skills for fostering meaningful relationships, accessing social support and living a rich and fulfilling life after cancer.
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Supportive discussion and problem-solving strategies to stimulate support seeking from family and network.
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Assertive, effective communication skills strategies.
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Booster
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Individual ‘catch-up’ session with each parent one month after the end of the group.
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Assist participant to identify challenging situations in the past month according to cognitive-behavioural model, and review helpful coping skills.
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Review goal from the start of the program - discuss what has helped and what remains challenging in this area.
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