Historical October 1984 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Barnes Hospital is offering three courses to the public this fall: a Stop Smoking class, a program for cancer patients and their families, and one dealing with weight loss and behavior.
The Stop Smoking class begins on Tues., Oct. 16 and will run for seven weeks from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. “I Can Cope,” the program for cancer patients, will also start on Tues., Oct. 16 and is for seven weeks.
The course, sponsored by the Barnes Department of Social Work and the American Cancer Society, focuses on teaching cancer , patients how to cope more effectively with their disease.
It will be taught by doctors, nurses, social workers, dietitians, and others who routinely work with, and care for, cancer patients. Topics to be discussed include: learning about the disease and how to cope with daily health problems, learning to express feelings about cancer, living with limitations, and resources available to the cancer patient.
The class will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Cancer Information Center on the first floor of Barnes Hospital.
For more information, call the Barnes Department of Social Work at 362-5574.
The program is free. “Behavioral Approach to Weight Loss,” is a six-week course for people who want to lose weight and keep it off.
It will begin on Thurs., Oct. 18 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
The revised program will offer a behavioral approach to losing weight which includes a diet plan, exercises, and a psychological understanding of the need for food.
One follow-up session is held three months after the completion of the program. Instructors for the course will be Al Barton and Harry Bradley, psychotherapists.
The fee for this program and the smoking class is $75.
For more information about either, call the Barnes Department of Education and Training at 362-5250.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, October 1984.
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