AOSW Management Award in Oncology Social Work

Most cancersCare is happy to share that our Director of Shopper Advocacy Richard Dickens, LCSW-R, has been acknowledged with the 2017 AOSW Management Award in Oncology Social Work. This aggressive award acknowledges an distinctive member of AOSW who, within the day-to-day supply of compassionate service, is a mannequin for the occupation.

The award was offered on the thirty third Annual Affiliation of Oncology Social Work (AOSW) Annual Convention, which occurred Might 31-June 1 in Denver, Colorado.

“My work and the work of all of us could be distilled down to 2 phrases: humble and fierce,” Mr. Dickens stated, upon accepting the award.

“We’re a novel occupation that values skilled humility, mandating that we connect with these we serve the place they’re at, on their degree, respecting that we’re all individuals, equal, and entitled to respect and dignity in pursuit of equitable and unbiased care. We consider that in forming relationships, we construct belief so we will foster change. That is what calls us to be fierce and advocate for good people who find themselves marginalized, whose inabilities deem them as lower than, however whose spirit and resiliency encourage us in our tireless efforts to have an effect on change and enact justice.”

As director of shopper advocacy at Most cancersCare, Mr. Dickens serves as a liaison for the affected person voice in coverage discussions on well being care and works with stakeholders to broaden Most cancersCare‘s companies. He additionally serves as an oncology social employee, offering counseling to individuals dealing with most cancers, caregivers and individuals who have skilled the lack of a beloved one. As well as, Mr. Dickens manages Most cancersCare‘s Thoughts-Physique-Spirit Workshops, and serves as a valued member of the Males’s Cancers Program group.

Mr. Dickens is a member of the Affiliation of Oncology Social Work (AOSW) and the Nationwide Affiliation of Social Staff (NASW). He’s a mentor within the Zelda Foster Research Program in Palliative and Finish of Life Care at New York College (NYU) Faculty of Social Work, and has taught within the Weissman Middle for Social Administration at Hunter Faculty. Mr. Dickens was a Visitor Lecturer in Social Work at Columbia College and a supervisor and trainer within the Smith Faculty Finish of Life Program. He has offered on quite a few well being care subjects in North America, China, Australia, Eire and South Africa.

“Richard is a useful member of the Most cancersCare group, and we’re thrilled that his contributions to the rising subject of oncology social work have been acknowledged,” stated Patricia Goldsmith, CEO of Most cancersCare. “Richard performs a novel position in advocating for the considerations of individuals with most cancers and their family members, and is poised to turn into a pacesetter in psychosocial oncology care.”

Mr. Dickens joined Most cancersCare 20 years in the past as an oncology social employee. He’s a survivor of non-Hodgkin lymphoma since 1994.