Training for professionals
Are you interested in being more confident in supporting your patients who are parents?
Would you like to explore how to become more parent-centred in the care you provide?
We offer a range of training from online lunch sessions, to whole day training days.
“This training day will give you a deeper understanding of what is needed to be effective in your role. It will give you courage to bring about change at work and to educate colleagues. Thank you Fruitfly Collective. Amazing day.”
— Lead Nurse “Attending this course has been truly inspiring. As a cancer wellbeing nurse, I now feel even more empowered to support patients in navigating the hardest conversations — helping them find the strength and language to guide their children through uncertainty with compassion, honesty, and hope.”
— Cancer Wellbeing Nurse“A brilliant training day, as a CNS I feel that attending this day will enhance the care and support I give patients who are parents. The support, resource, group engagement and leadership of course was amazing - thank you.”
— Clinical Nurse Specialist
How can fruit fly collective help your patients?
A online 20 minute session to showcase the different forms of support we provide for parents who are patients.
Understanding the impact parental cancer can have on a family
An online one hour session looking at how parental cancer can impact a family, with an overview on supporting patients communicate with their kids.
lunch and learn
An online hour at lunch for teams up to 100 people. Focusing on how to support patients telling their children about their diagnosis, and key coping skills for families. Ideas to support parents as inpatients and outpatients.
half day training
A 3 hour training session for teams up to 16 people. Focusing on communication, coping and connection using case studies and a community practice approach. Resources and access to online resource hub.
A combination of learning (e.g. communication, dealing with challenging situations, parents who are metastatic or in palliative care) and exploring how to change practice to become parent-centred. Tips, advice, showcase best practice. An energetic compassionate space to redefine cancer care.
Whole training day
Parenting with Cancer Conference 2024
The first Parenting with Cancer conference was a huge success, demonstrating that difficult subjects can be discussed in gentle but inspiring ways. It was a mix of academic, clinical information and family stories.
Have a browse through the conference programme, or view the amazing graphic that captured the key moments. Anyone who wants to sponsor the next one, please get in touch!
resources
We are growing this bank of resources to support health and social care professionals to support their patients around their family needs. Get in touch if you have a good resource and we will share it here.
The Talking, Telling and Sharing Framework: End of Life.
Excellent evidence-based resource to help communicate with children when their parent is at the end of their life. (Family-Centred Cancer Care Conversations. Ulster University. C. Semple et al.) For videos and more support, click here.
Here is our postcard to give to patients. When you download the file the reverse gives all the information (email us if you’d like us send you some in the post).
Mummy’s Star Share the care resource for healthcare professionals caring for pregnant or recently pregnant people approaching end of life. Key takeaways from experts into a handy resource.