Clara Figueira & Luísa Soares*
Universidade da Madeira, Department of Psychology, Portugal
Email of corresponding author: [email protected]
Abstract: This work proposes a psychological intervention program with women with breast cancer to optimize their emotional adjustment, promote greater wellbeing and facilitate cognitive and behavioral affective changes based on cognitive behavioral Therapy (CBT) using a poem as the first step for reflection. The program proposes 6 intervention sessions and an initial screening session with assessment instruments validated for the Portuguese population.
Keywords: CBT; Breast Cancer; Poem; Psychological Intervention.