Table 2 Description of project cornerstone RCT coach training
Module | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
1 | Before you get started | Access and orientation to study files and tracking. |
2 | Fundamentals of supportive care coaching | Cover fundamentals of oncology navigation, health coaching, family caregiving, and palliative care in oncology. |
3 | What is this study about? | Review background on Project Cornerstone and protocols of the current trial. |
4 | Cornerstone Session 1: Caregiving story | Establish rapport with caregivers, orient them to the Toolkit, ask them about their day-to-day lives, and administer distress screening. |
5 | Cornerstone Session 2: Coping with stress | Educate caregivers about the stress process model and how to cope with stress. |
6 | Cornerstone Session 3: Getting help | Review why caregivers do not ask for help and how to accomplish caregiving tasks by leveraging outside help. |
7 | Cornerstone Session 4: Caregiving skills | Review tips for organizing health information and medications and how to track symptoms; provide guidance on how to communicate with care recipients about the type and amount of support they desire. |
8 | Cornerstone Session 5: Self-care | Review and discuss self-care and facilitate a comprehensive self-care assessment with family member participants. |
9 | Cornerstone Session 6: Decision-making and advance care planning | Discuss decision-making in serious illness and the role of family members. |
10 | Monthly follow-up, bereavement, and suicide protocol | Learn how to check in with family caregivers monthly, provide condolences and support after a patient’s death, and act if a family member or patient expresses a desire to harm themself or others. |