8-week Cancer Rehab Mentorship Program

This Small Group Mentorship Program is perfect for you:

If you are a physical or occupational therapist working in breast cancer care & …

  • You want to feel more confident with your assessments, hands-on techniques, and clinical reasoning & decision skills.

  • You are looking for guidance in how to treat your breast cancer patients, especially during chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

  • You want to improve your patients’ outcomes and develop better therapeutic trust.

  • You want to progress your clinical knowledge and treatment strategies for all breast cancer related impairments, especially complex cases!

  • You hope to improve your retention rate and build your caseload.

  • You want to be able to confidently answer patient questions and better communicate the importance of breast cancer rehabilitation.

  • You want to start offering breast cancer rehab services but don’t know how to start, how to market yourself, how to price your services, how to get referrals, etc.

  • You want to establish yourself in the community but are experiencing “imposter syndrome paralysis” along with other insecurities.

My small group mentoring program is designed to bridge the gap between the classroom and the clinic for new cancer rehabilitation therapists.

The program provides foundational information and clinical expertise, designed to give you clarity, confidence, and control in the treatment room, while fostering professional growth and collaboration with other like-minded therapists.

What’s Included in The Mentorship Program:

  • EIGHT small group mentoring sessions, 75-minute sessions weekly on Zoom.

    The mentoring sessions will cover a variety of topics, including but not limited to:

    • Breast Cancer & Beyond: how to perform an effective subjective exam and differential diagnosis, treatment plan and techniques for a variety of breast cancer treatment-related impairments, how to effectively communicate with your patient to improve therapeutic trust and compliance, review of hands-on techniques and go-to exercises, considerations for chemotherapy & radiation therapy, commonly seen patient cases, & complex cases!

    • Lymphedema - what basic knowledge every PT/OT needs to have, how to screen for lymphedema, what education to provide about risk reduction, how to address “tricky” patient questions, what NOT to do with your at risk patients.

    • Practice Secrets - How to market your services and YOURSELF while staying aligned with your mission and values, how to establish yourself in the community and actually get referrals, how to use google for my business, SEO and reviews to expand your reach, how to improve client retention, and more!

  • TWO individual 60-minute mentoring sessions to discuss YOUR needs! Can be booked during the 8-weeks or whenever you wish afterwards.

  • Lifetime access to a Facebook group to discuss patient cases, practice patterns and build community with other cancer rehab therapists.

  • Access to a Cancer Rehab Toolkit to optimize your practice.

  • 25% discount on future mentoring session!

  • Access to potential patient referrals through the community as well as possibly from Well Beyond Breast Cancer

* See the FAQ section for more information.

Next Cohort - TBD

2024 SUMMER Cohort: Registration CLOSED

Join the waitlist below to be the first to know about the state date of the next cohort!

FAQs

  • What makes this mentorship program different than others, is that the topics will be chosen based on the interests of the group. Prior to starting the program, you will receive a detailed survey to complete. This will give you the opportunity to tailor the program towards the specific topics that you are most interested in receiving more support on. The sessions will then be structured around what interests the majority of the group.

  • Small group mentoring is limited to physical and occupational therapists only. If you are another health or fitness professional and you are interested in cancer rehab, please reach out here to enquire about one-on-one mentoring.

    Physical and occupational therapists, must have completed at least one course in breast cancer rehabilitation.

  • If you’ve been in the field of cancer rehabilitation for less than 3 years, then this mentorship program is for you!

  • Each of the 8 sessions, will include 30-45 minutes of structured learning, followed by 15-30 minutes for group discussion / case studies as well as Q&A.

    The two 1-on-1 sessions will be structured however you’d like!

  • Don’t worry, if you can’t make it to a live session! The recording of the session will be shared with every participant within 24 hours.

  • Absolutely! Many employers accept mentorship programs as continuing education. Thus, you may be able to use your continuing education fund. If that’s the case and your employer needs more details, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

  • There are between 6-8 therapists in each cohort.

  • Refunds are available in full up until the program start date. Once the program starts, no refunds will be given.

What its like to Mentor with Amanda!

  • “I had the pleasure of mentoring with Amanda for both oncology and lymphedema therapy for more than 2 years. She’s an extremely knowledgeable and compassionate therapist. As a mentor, she taught me almost everything I know and I would definitely not be the therapist I am today without her guidance and patience. Her teaching/mentoring methods are always personalized to your exact needs, and she’s always available for questions/advice (even across the globe).”

    Amanda W, PT, CLT

  • “Amanda has been an incredible mentor who consistently goes above and beyond to support my growth and development. Her expertise and guidance have been instrumental in helping me achieve my goals”

    Caitha B, ORT/L, CLT

  • “Amanda in an incredible teacher and mentor. She is very knowledge in the fields of oncology and lymphedema and she is always so patient and willing to answer any questions or discuss any cases”

    Olivia R, PT, CLT

Not sure if the 8-week cancer rehab program is right for you?

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