CCA Research & Study Grant, Play Therapist
CCA Research & Study Grant
Please note: Applications have closed for 2011
As part of CCA's ongoing commitment to supporting childhood cancer research, the Childhood Cancer Association is proud to announce the launch of the Research and Study Grant.
Applications for the Grant are invited from researchers, medical, nursing, and allied health staff, who wish to imporive clinical practice and support research into childhood cancer and related conditions including causes, cures and methods of alleviating the effects of childhood cancer on children, adolescents and their families.
Play Therapist
For a number of years, the Childhood Cancer Association has been part funding a qualified Child Play Therapist for all oncology children at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. The Play Therapist provides structured and appropriate play therapy for children who are isolated in the ward, or in the clinic, and offers support to children during various treatment procedures via Diversional Therapies.
The Therapist provides opportunities for children with cancer to give expression to the experiences and emotions they may be having difficulty with, through the use of play.
Pictured left: Play Therapist, Chelsea White
