Lisl Schweers
Primary Position
Lead Clinical Social Worker
Job Responsibilities
Patient Care
Education/Training
Social Work
Short Synopsis of Professional Interests
I have a strong clinical interest in the incorporation of mindfulness-based practices into the psychosocial care of cancer survivors, healthcare transitions, and teaching self-advocacy skills to patients and families.
Training Opportunities at Location
No
Address
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
4650 W. Sunset Boulevard, MS 54
Los Angeles, CA 90027
eMAIL
Phone(s)
323-361-5790
Keywords
survivorship, transition planning, long term follow up
Publications of Interest
Grace JG, Schweers L, Anazodo A, Freyer DR. Evaluating and providing quality health information for adolescents and young adults with cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 Oct;66(10):e27931. doi: 10.1002/pbc.27931. Epub 2019 Jul 19. PMID: 31322817; PMCID: PMC7521147.
Bava, L., Malvar, J., Sposto, R., Okada, M., Gonzalez-Morkos, B., Schweers, L. M., Nuñez, C., Ruccione, K., Katz, E. R., and Freyer, D. R. (2016) A parent-directed intervention for addressing academic risk in Latino survivors of childhood leukemia: results of a pilot study. Psycho-Oncology, 25: 1246– 1249. doi: 10.1002/pon.4188.