{"id":7016,"date":"2024-11-19T10:30:33","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T10:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mahak-charity.org\/en\/?p=7016"},"modified":"2024-11-19T10:34:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T10:34:09","slug":"the-significance-of-pediatric-psycho-oncology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mahak-charity.org\/en\/the-significance-of-pediatric-psycho-oncology\/","title":{"rendered":"The Significance of Pediatric Psycho-Oncology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To understand the importance of pediatric psycho-oncology, we can reference insights from Ms. Hourieh Zoghi, a senior psychologist at the MAHAK Supportive Services Department.<\/p>\n<p>Childhood cancer occurrence causes intense emotional distress, anxiety, and distraught to the family. This experience is incredibly challenging and processing it is not easy for both children and parents.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, parents often define their identities confined to their children, leading them to invest substantial emotional, physical, and financial resources in their well-being. The situation gets more complicated when they face a problem like cancer; during which parents experience intense rational and irrational fears related to the term \u201ccancer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In such circumstances, families require the guidance of a qualified and proficient specialist. This professional should provide clear and accurate information about their condition and helps them through alleviating their confusion and emotional turmoil.<\/p>\n<p>Supportive services specialists, including psychologists and social workers, play a crucial role in assisting families to understand their complex circumstances, ultimately aiding in their acceptance and adaptation to the current reality.<\/p>\n<p>MAHAK supportive services department has always strived to work in line with the latest international trends in mental health care. The following initiatives exemplify this commitment:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In the past year, MAHAK psychology unit launched a digital book trolley, enabling children undergoing treatment at 41 medical centers across the country to access a virtual library.<\/li>\n<li>A Letter of Intent (LOI) was signed between MAHAK and Shahid Beheshti University, allowing post-graduate students in the field of psychology to intern at MAHAK.<\/li>\n<li>Over the last year and in line with the multidisciplinary approach, MAHAK psychology unit conducted &#8220;Breaking Bad News&#8221; workshops not only in Tehran but also in several other cities throughout the country.<\/li>\n<li>Moreover, psycho-oncology workshops were being set up during the fourth \u201cBiennial International Pediatric Oncology \u201dcongress at MAHAK in May 2024.<\/li>\n<li>MAHAK has also collaborated with volunteer psychological experts to provide counseling via phone.<\/li>\n<li>MAHAK promoted &#8220;The Captain,&#8221; a movie about childhood cancer, hosting the director\u2019s movie and producer at the premiere.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the occasion of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, MAHAK is proud to share a selection of accomplishments and initiatives of its supportive services department. \u00a0We will be delighted to hear yours.<\/p>\n<p>#CCAM #GoGold #GoldSeptember2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[110,25],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahak-charity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7016"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahak-charity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahak-charity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahak-charity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahak-charity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7016"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mahak-charity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7018,"href":"https:\/\/mahak-charity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7016\/revisions\/7018"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahak-charity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahak-charity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahak-charity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahak-charity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}