“When we came home, I experienced crisis” - caregiving experiences of parents whose children have undergone cancer treatment

The aim of this study was to gain an understanding of the caregiving experiences of parents whose children have completed cancer treatment. Data was collected across six focus groups involving 24 parents whose children had completed treatment for various types of cancer. Through interpretative phenomenological analysis, the following themes emerged: a) feelings of uncertainty and fear, b) staying in the role of the ill child’s parent, c) the need to learn new parenting skills, d) effect on other children in the family, and e) changes in the parents themselves. Participating parents mentioned feelings of constant anxiety, as well as a range of other kinds of fears they faced upon returning home (fear of medical care not being available on the spot, fear of the unknown, and fear of disease recurrence). They recognised their own altered behaviour toward the child who had undergone treatment (they were likely to limit the daily functioning of their child and act as if the child was still sick). The participants were also aware of the need to learn different, more appropriate parenting skills, as well of the sense of guilt they felt for neglecting their other children. They pointed out the changes in their own physical and mental health, as well as the difficulties they faced in social and work environments. These parents reported that they did not feel sufficiently prepared to care for their child upon completion of hospital treatment. In fact, for some, parent-led care was more difficult than the treatment itself. Our results suggest the need to implement family-oriented follow-up as an integral component of childhood cancer treatment in the Balkan countries. This will help parents alleviate anxiety, balance supervision, and help them adapt to their new normal after their child survived cancer treatment

CONFIDENCE AND THE ABILITY TO COPE WITH CONFRONTATION

Odnos prihvaćanja i konfrontacije je baza razvoja u supervizijskom settingu. Supervizijski proces je asimetričan proces gdje supervizor, ako zanemari komponentu prihvaćanja supevizanta takovog kakav jest, kroz konfrontaciju otvara mogućnosti za doživljaj povrijeđenosti kod supervizanta. Istovremeno konfrontacija otvara put u rješavanje problema. Shvaćanje supervizije kao kreativnog procesa jača samopouzdanje supervizanata, te je stoga važno da supervizor vodi računa o tome što potiče, a što koči supervizijski proces u smislu aktivnog postavljanja relevantnih supervizijskih pitanja.The relationship of acceptance and confrontation is the basis of the development in the supervision setting. The supervisory process is an asymmetrical process in which the supervisor, if he or she neglects the component of acceptance of the supervisee as he or she is, creates possibilities for hurting the supervisee’s feelings through confrontation. At the same time, confrontation opens the path to solve the problem. Understanding supervision as a creative process strengthens the supervisee’s self-confidence, therefore it is important for the supervisor to take into account what stimulates, and what inhibits the supervisory process in the sense of actively asking relevant supervisory questions

With food to health : proceedings of the 10th International scientific and professional conference

Proceedings contains 13 original scientific papers, 10 professional papers and 2 review papers which were presented at "10th International Scientific and Professional Conference WITH FOOD TO HEALTH", organised in following sections: Nutrition, Dietetics and diet therapy, Functional food and food supplemnents, Food safety, Food analysis, Production of safe food and food with added nutritional value