services specialist health and work service (shaws)

What is SHAWS: SHAWS empowers patients and their families affected by a cancer diagnosis and treatment to make informed decisions regarding employment.

Overall impact of SHAWS

People who engaged with SHAWS experienced a reduction in their distress scores and an increase in Mental Wellbeing, when comparing scores pre and post SHAWS support.

Delivery of 60 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Workshops

In this period SHAWS devised and delivered a series of digital practitioner led workshops. These focused on empowering participants with information and techniques to engage positively with work. We ran a series titled ‘We’re With You At Work-Developing Your Toolkit’. This consisted of workshops covering topics such as Planning and Reasonable Adjustments, Confidence Building, Avoiding Burnout and Self-Management. In addition, SHAWS also delivered a psychologist led pilot consisting of two workshops focusing on transitions relating to changing roles after a cancer diagnosis. The sessions were ‘Retirement after a cancer diagnosis’ and ‘Changing roles after a cancer diagnosis’.