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Amanda Moment
Part-time Faculty
Amanda Moment
MSW, LICSW
Contact
Email: momenta@bc.edu
Education
- B.A., Vassar College
- M.S.W., Simmons College
Expertise
- Clinical Practice
- Health
- Trauma
- Stress and Health at the Workplace
Biography
Amanda Moment has been a palliative care social worker at Brigham and Women's Hospital for the past 16 years and a therapist in private practice for the last nine years. Her specialties include advanced illness, oncology, palliative care and hospice, grief and bereavement, legacy planning, family communication, and work sustainability.
Her career has been dedicated to supporting those with cancer and their families cope with the impacts of illness on their lives and identities. She has a particular interest in supporting hospital and mental health workers face the challenges of trauma-based work and has taught many workshops on work sustainability.
She is a faculty member for the Harvard Interprofessional Palliative Care Fellowship and teaches annually at palliative care based conferences such as Practical Aspects of Palliative Care and Palliative Care Education and Practice. She previously taught Basic Skills in Psychosocial Assessment at Boston College in 2018.
Selected Publications
Moment, A. (2022). Sexuality, intimacy, and cancer, in Abrahm, J. (4th Edition), Comprehensive Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for Patients with Cancer. Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Morris, S.E., Kearns, J.P., Moment, A., Lee, K. A., Thomas, J.D. (2019). "Remembrance": A Self-Care Tool For Clinicians. Journal of Palliative Medicine. Vol 22(3) https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2018.0395
Selected Appointments and Awards
2022 Award of Excellence in Clinical Practice, Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network
Recipient, Partners In Excellence Award, 2018, Brigham and Women’s Hospital