The purpose of this project, entitled "Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy Training for Cancer Care Providers," is to develop a multi-modal training program in Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy (MCP) for multidisciplinary cancer care clinicians who provide psycho-oncology and psychosocial palliative care services for cancer patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinicians who provide psycho-oncology and/or psychosocial palliative care services for to patients with cancer and/or severe medical illness/disease at MSKCC, other institutions, or in the community, as per self-report.
• Completed online MCPT application form and commits to attend the two-day intensive MCPT program, complete training follow-up assessments, and participate in required follow-up training activities.
• Able to speak, read, and understand English proficiently to participate in MCPT training sessions and complete assessments.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Does not meet the criteria of an appropriate candidate for training program, as determined by review of the MCPT Application Evaluation Checklist in the opinion of the investigator.

  • Materials for the training and the training will be conducted in English only.

clinicians (20% MSKCC providers & 80% outside providers)