Balancing Work & Cancer Webinar: Balancing Work & Mental Health

A cancer diagnosis affects far more than your physical health. The emotional weight of treatment, uncertainty and day-to-day responsibilities can create challenges, especially at work or while looking for a new job. Join us to learn practical strategies for caring for your mental health while navigating work after a cancer diagnosis.

Date & Time

Wednesday, May 5, 2027 — 1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM 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 first of nine sessions in our Balancing Work & Cancer Webinar series. Click here to learn more about the other sessions and register!

Speaker

Rachel Becker, LMSW, Deputy Director, Cancer and Careers

Rachel joined Cancer and Careers in 2014 to lead accredited programming and serve as the organization’s senior in-house social worker. Over the last decade her role has expanded and now, as Deputy Director, Rachel supervises the Cancer and Careers program department, manages CAC’s direct services and provides day-to-day oversight of the organization’s budget. In addition, she continues to serve as lead social worker, and her expertise is regularly called upon to present on topics related to cancer and employment at community-based events and cancer conferences around the country.

Before joining Cancer and Careers, Rachel was Head of Client Services at CarePlanners (cofounded by Dr. Nancy Snyderman), where she designed and implemented a technology-based infrastructure for delivering and monitoring support services. Prior to that, she completed a fellowship in psycho oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and worked in a clinical capacity at the Jewish Child Care Association and New York Methodist Hospital.

Rachel holds a BA from Rutgers University and graduated summa cum laude with an MSW from New York University. She is a member of the Association of Oncology Social Workers, and a proud recipient of the Zelda Foster Fellowship in Palliative and End-of-Life Care.

Accommodations

To request accommodations, please email cancerandcareers@cew.org

Accreditation

Agenda

1:00 PM – 1:05 PM ET: Welcome, Speaker Introduction

1:05 PM – 1:50 PM ET: Overview of balancing work and mental health

1:50 PM – 2:00 PM ET: Questions

Learning Objectives

• Attendees will be able to support their patients in recognizing feelings that may be impacting them negatively and finding strategies to mitigate
• Attendees will be able to support their patients in understanding what limits can look like in the workplace and identifying theirs specifically.
• Attendees will be able to provide guidance to their patients on how to communicate their boundaries in the workplace.

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