Educational Specialist Program Center for Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Educational Specialist Program School is the work of childhood. Following a cancer diagnosis it is important that students receive the support they need to resume an appropriate focus on their education. School remains vital not only as a normalizing activity, but also for the instruction of skills necessary later in life. The vast majority of students diagnosed with cancer today will lead long and productive lives.
Education remains a key for attaining future goals.
The Educational Specialist Program was created to address the unique educational concerns faced by students treated for cancer and blood disorders at University Hospital. Students, their families and schools can access the services of an educational specialist available to provide individualized consultation and advocacy from the time of diagnosis, through treatment and into the years beyond. The program's objective is to assist these students as they strive to reach their goals and potential in school and in life. Arranging for Home or Hospital Tutoring Students treated for cancer can be absent from school for days or weeks at a time. But more often, they may miss school frequently, one day at a time, due to treatment clinic visits or side effects of therapy.