Deck 17: Transition in Pediatric Oncology Amber Denblaker

Question 1

What term is used to explain the period following a cancer diagnosis of being cancer-free?

A) Life-after
B) Cancer-free
C) Transition
D) Survivorship

Answer 1

Survivorship

Question 2

What is the multifaceted and active process of attending to medical, psychosocial, and educational needs?

A) Social worker's role
B) Treatment models
C) Transition
D) Survivorship

Answer 2

Transition

Question 3

To which phase will an adolescent enter while transitioning in their care?

A) Teenage years
B) Adulthood
C) World of work
D) Maturity

Answer 3

Adulthood

Question 4

What are the two main periods of significant distress for adolescent youth?

A) Time of diagnosis and time of transition
B) Time of care and time of exploration
C) Time of caregiver assessment and time of risk assessment
D) Time of evaluation and time of follow-up

Question 5

What focuses on sociocultural experiences of people of different genders, social classes, religious and spiritual beliefs, sexual orientations, ages, and physical and mental abilities?

A) Individual care
B) Culture
C) Diversity
D) Role of social worker

Question 6

What two factors are said to be driven by culture?

A) How a patient judges the social worker and how a social worker provides care
B) How a patient understands illness and how they would proceed with treatment
C) How a patient listens to treatment instructions and how they would respond to care
D) The type of a role the family plays and their level of engagement

Question 7

Which phase of transition do social workers serve as members of the healthcare team to empower patients to take active roles in their own care?

A) Transition planning
B) Transition assessment
C) Transition discharge
D) Transition continuity of care

Question 8

What evidence-based practice is a sensitive approach that builds on adolescent internal motivation while respecting autonomy and valuing perspective?

A) Psychoeducation
B) Solution-focused
C) Cognitive behavioral
D) Motivational interviewing

Question 9

What intervention uses techniques to minimize pressures and demands and to offer choices?

A) Psychoeducation
B) Motivational interviewing
C) Decision making
D) Cognitive behavioral

Question 10

What evidence-based intervention encompasses attention to health education, problem-solving strategies, and overall social-emotional support?

A) Psychoeducation
B) Motivational interviewing
C) Solution-focused
D) Cognitive behavioral

Question 11

Psychoeducational interventions are effective in preventing logistical and emotional barriers as adolescent and young adult (AYA) youth transition to adult care.

Question 12

Technology and the internet are two important tools in the role of support for AYA youth.

Question 13

The internet, when used in transition to adult care, can be used to engage in care, to monitor progress, and to plan.

Question 14

Psychoeducation tools may include questionnaires and checklists.

Question 15

Practitioners and providers can experience guilt when exploring transference and countertransference in cancer care.

Question 16

The most common concerns of transference are privacy, confidentiality, and informed consent.

Question 17

There is a specific age at which a person in treatment can start the transition process.

Question 18

Given the breadth of advancements in technology and care for adolescents with cancer, there is a decreased need for federal and state policy regarding insurance and access to affordable care.

Question 19

Psychoeducation and evidence-based motivational interviewing techniques can be used throughout the transition process.

Question 20

What are the four needs to which the transition process responds?

Question 21

What is the system of care that an adolescent leaves and where do they go?

Question 22

What can an adolescent experience during the transition process of entering adulthood?

Question 23

Define and describe the role of motivational interviewing in the care and treatment of adolescents with cancer.

Question 24

Describe the three leading ethical concerns that are common throughout the transition process and the role of social workers in addressing these concerns.