課程資訊
課程名稱
家族與癌症
FAMILY AND CANCER 
開課學期
97-2 
授課對象
社會科學院  社會工作學研究所  
授課教師
熊秉荃 
課號
SW7028 
課程識別碼
330 M3610 
班次
 
學分
全/半年
半年 
必/選修
選修 
上課時間
星期四2,3,4(9:10~12:10) 
上課地點
社112 
備註
限碩士班以上
總人數上限:15人
外系人數限制:5人 
Ceiba 課程網頁
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/972f_c 
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課程概述

This course is designed to advance students’ understanding of the complex relationships between families and cancer. Special focus will be on the new era of genetics. Students are encouraged to examine psychosocial interventions for families coping with cancer according to their own personal and professional backgrounds. 

課程目標
1. To develop in-depth understanding of the inter-relationship between families and cancer
2. To understand the context of families and cancer in the era of genetics
3. To critically evaluate psychosocial interventions
4. To examine issues at the interface between family, professionals, and culture
 
課程要求
1. Punctuality, attendance, and active participation are expected.
2. Leading discussion: Students are required to read all readings before class and to participate in class discussion. Students take turn to lead in class discussion with guiding questions.
3. Cancer narratives: Interview one individual with cancer or a family member with cancer and write a report of cancer narratives (3-5 pages, single space). This paper is due on April 16.
4. Annotated bibliography of psychosocial intervention of cancer. Read, summarize and analyze 20 research articles of psychosocial interventions (e.g. individual, couple, family, or group) of one particular cancer. This paper’s due date begins on May 7.
 
預期每週課後學習時數
 
Office Hours
另約時間 
指定閱讀
 
參考書目
Required text
a Miller, S. M., Rolland, &
McDaniel, S. (2006).
Individuals, families, and
the new era of genetics:
Biopsychosocial perspective.
New York: W. W. Norton.
b Lea, B. (2000). Cancer and
the family.
c Dien, S. (2006). Culture
and cancer care:
Anthropological insights in
oncology. New York: Open
University Press.

Recommended text
Barraclough, J. (1999).
Cancer and emotion: A
practical guide to psycho-
oncology. Wiley.
Institute of Medicine and
National Research Council
(2006). From cancer patient
to cancer survivor: Lost in
transition. Washington, DC:
National Academies Press. 
評量方式
(僅供參考)
 
No.
項目
百分比
說明
1. 
Attendance and participation 
10% 
 
2. 
Leading discussion 
20% 
 
3. 
Cancer narratives 
30% 
 
4. 
Annotated bibliography 
40% 
 
 
課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
第1週
02/19  Introduction to the course 
第2週
2/26  Keeping the individual and family in focus 
第3週
3/05  Toward a psychosocial model for the new era of genetics 
第4週
3/12  It runs in the family姿穎 
第5週
3/19  Family reorganization in response to cancer宜適 
第6週
3/26  Biological and medical aspects of cancer 
第7週
4/02  Report preparation 
第8週
4/09  Psychosocial interventions for patients and families coping with
genetic conditions雅惠 
第9週
4/16  Physicians vs. patients and their family 
第10週
4/23  Psychosocial processes in genetic risk assessment for breast
cancer家寧 
第11週
4/30  Blowing away the myths about the child’s experience with the
mother’s breast cancer 
第12週
5/07  Special topic 
第13週
5/14  Culture, cancer, and the family姿穎/宜適 
第14週
5/21  Religion, cancer, and the family家寧/雅惠 
第15週
5/28  Holiday 
第16週
6/04  Professional collaboration to assess and care for genetic disorders姿穎/宜適 
第17週
6/11  Round table discussion: psychosocial oncology
Course evaluation家寧/雅惠