Nearly all oncology healthcare professionals can play a vital role in the delivery of psychosocial interventions to address body image issues of breast cancer survivors. In this webinar Michelle Fingeret, Ph.D, FAPOS covers foundations of body image work for breast cancer survivors, best practices for approaching conversations about body image during clinical encounters, practical tips and strategies for clinical assessment of body image issues, and basics of body image treatment.
Michelle Fingeret, Ph.D., FAPOS
Psychologist
Fingeret Psychology Services
Dr. Michelle Fingeret is a licensed psychologist. She developed the only program of its kind in the United States focused on addressing body image issues for cancer patients through a combination of research, patient care activities and educational activities while on faculty at The University of MD Anderson Cancer Center. She helped create the first and only academic textbook on best practices and models of body image treatment in the oncology setting. Dr. Fingeret founded Fingeret Psychology Services (www.fingeretpsychologyservices.com) in 2017 to further her work in body image education and support for oncology healthcare professionals and cancer survivors.
