Therapeutic Scrapbooking Groups at St. Jude Shown to Increase Caregivers' Ability to Cope with Their Child's Illness
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 20:30
in Health & Medicine
Nearly a decade after St. Jude Children's Research Hospital began offering therapeutic scrapbooking as an alternative to traditional support groups for patients' parents, researchers have demonstrated that the sessions promote hopefulness, in part by helping families recognize their strengths and by expanding their support network. The study on the effects of therapeutic scrapbooking were published in the Journal of Psychosocial Oncology.