On Being a Psycho-Oncologist

This special issue of TCP focuses on the psychological and psychosocial components of coping with cancer and its aftermath. Psycho-oncology, a subspecialty within professional psychology, is a multidisciplinary field emphasizing the psychological and social aspects of cancer. In this introductory article, I show the congruence between counseling psychology and psycho-oncology, indicate how counseling psychologists can expand their parameters of practice to include cancer patients and families, and explain what evidence-based resources are needed to acquire relevant background knowledge. Health care reform changes—in general and oncology-specific—are explained as they currently open new opportunities for counseling psychologists in psycho-oncology. Finally, the five articles that make up this special issue are previewed. Psycho-oncology is a challenging yet rewarding subspecialty within counseling psychology, congruent with its values and parameters of practice, and now is an opportune time to expand one’s practice to include psycho-oncology and help those coping with cancer and its aftermath

Coping (psychology · Medical education · Multidisciplinary approach · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Psychotherapist · Subspecialty · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Oncology · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications

• The heart and soul of change

  Barry L Duncan, Scott D Miller et al.•The heart and soul of change•2010

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• Evidence-based practice in psychology.

  American Psychological Association•American Psychologist•2006

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• Cancer and the Family Life Cycle

  Theresa A Veach, Donald R Nicholas et al.•Cancer and the Family Life Cycle•2013

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• Adaptation of a Psycho-Oncology Intervention for Black Breast Cancer Survivors

  Open Access•Suzanne C Lechner, Nicole Ennis-Whitehead et al.•The Counseling Psychologist•2012

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• Prevention and Counseling Psychology

  Open Access•John L Romano, Sally M Hage•The Counseling Psychologist•2000

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• Society of Counseling Psychology Division 17 of APA Presidential Address 2003

  Open Access•Louise A Douce•The Counseling Psychologist•2004

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• Houston, 2001

  Open Access•Nadya A Fouad, Robert H McPherson et al.•The Counseling Psychologist•2004

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• Evidence-Based Practice

  Open Access•Kathleen Chwalisz•The Counseling Psychologist•2003

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• Quality of Life in Advanced Cancer

  Open Access•Julie Angiola, Julie E Angiola et al.•The Counseling Psychologist•2012

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• A Social Cognitive Perspective on Coping With Cancer

  Open Access•Mary Ann Hoffman, Robert W Lent et al.•The Counseling Psychologist•2012

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• Best Practice Guidelines on Prevention Practice, Research, Training, and Social Advocacy for Psychologists

  Open Access•Sally M Hage, John L Romano et al.•The Counseling Psychologist•2007

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• A Proposal for Internationalizing Counseling Psychology in the United States

  Open Access•Frederick T L Leong, Joseph G Ponterotto•The Counseling Psychologist•2003

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• On Science-Practice Integration in Everyday Life

  Open Access•Nancy L Murdock•The Counseling Psychologist•2006

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• The 2008 Leona Tyler Award Address

  Open Access•Ted Packard•The Counseling Psychologist•2008

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• Training Models in Counseling Psychology

  Open Access•Cal D Stoltenberg, Terry M Pace et al.•The Counseling Psychologist•2000

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• Sexual Health and Well-Being After Cancer

  Open Access•Maggie L Syme, Linda R Mona et al.•The Counseling Psychologist•2012

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• A Scientist-Practitioner Model of Psychological Assessment

  Open Access•Paul M Spengler, Douglas C Strohmer et al.•The Counseling Psychologist•1995

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• Methodological Issues in Cross-Cultural Counseling Research

  Open Access•Stefanía Ægisdóttir, Lawrence H Gerstein et al.•The Counseling Psychologist•2007

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• Means to Meaning in Cancer-Related Bereavement

  Open Access•Christopher J MacKinnon, Evgenia Milman et al.•The Counseling Psychologist•2012

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• The future of psychology practice and science

  James H Bray•American Psychologist•2010

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