Balancing Work & Cancer Webinar: Setting Boundaries

The ability to say no and practice self-care in the workplace can be a real challenge for cancer patients and survivors. This session examines boundary-setting at work by focusing on the benefits of employing boundaries as well as the negative impact of a lack of clear boundaries. This session provides tips and tools for implementing and maintaining boundaries that will empower patients and survivors at work. This session will:

• Explain the importance of boundary-setting at work 
• Help to identify where and how to implement boundaries 
• Empower patients and survivors to set appropriate and necessary boundaries for themselves 

Date & Time

Wednesday, October 6, 2027 — 6:00 PM ET/3:00 PM PT

Registration

All sessions are free and open to cancer patients, survivors, healthcare professionals and caregivers. Register for this live and interactive webinar by clicking “Register” below. All attendees must abide by CAC's Code of Conduct.

The webinar will be hosted on the Zoom platform. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with phone and web log-in information. There is no registration deadline.

This is the eight of nine sessions in our Balancing Work & Cancer Webinar series. Click here to learn more about the other sessions and register!

Speaker

Ali Schaffer, LCSW

Ali Schaffer is an expert re-framer, dot-connector and noticer. She has a private counseling practice in Nashville, TN and provides individual and group therapy for adults navigating life transitions, coping with health challenges and desiring to live more fully. Since 2003, Ali has worked directly with people impacted by cancer across the cancer care continuum in various clinical settings. Prior to starting her private practice, Ali was a faculty member and clinician with the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) Center psycho-oncology team and the Manager of Patient and Family-Centered Care. Additional clinical social work experience includes working with youth and their families at an outdoor wilderness program and a residential psychiatric hospital.

In life and in her work, Ali is deeply influenced by nature and incorporates inspiration from the natural world along with her superpower of noticing to help people make sense of their world and create meaningful change to build a life they love. She is a dynamic national speaker and contributes content for articles, online blogs and webinars on a variety of health and wellness topics.

Accommodations

To request accommodations, please email cancerandcareers@cew.org

Agenda

6:00 PM – 6:05 PM ET: Welcome, Speaker Introduction

6:05 PM – 6:50 PM ET: Overview of setting boundaries and why they matter at work

6:50 PM – 7:00 PM ET: Questions

Learning Objectives

• Attendees will be able to identify the benefits of setting boundaries at work.
• Attendees will be able to describe the negative impact of a lack of boundaries.
• Attendees will be able to support patients in identifying areas where to implement boundaries and how to do so.

Accreditation Information

Free contact hours are available for licensed, eligible healthcare and human resources professionals. Complete information on requirements for obtaining CEs, CNEs and PDCs can be found here: https://www.cancerandcareers.org/en/community/events/accreditation

System Requirements

Live webinars will be hosted on the Zoom platform. Click here for Zoom’s system requirements for more information.

Sponsors

The Balancing Work and Cancer Webinar Series is made possible by its sponsors