Angelique Caba, MSW, LCSW-R

Vice President of Programs and Health Equity

Angelique is the Vice President of Programs and Health Equity and is responsible for the oversight of the organization’s Social Work Department consisting of both National and Regional Offices and ensuring a high level of care and continuity of practice across the organization. As a bilingual Spanish oncology social worker, Angelique also provides clinical support in English and Spanish to those affected by cancer with specialization in children and young adults.

She is a member of the Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW), the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).

Additional training:

• Certificate: Executive Leadership in the Non-For-Profit Sector, 2019
• Certificate: Advanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, NYU Silver School of Social Work, 2017
• Certificate: Clinical Supervision, Rutgers University School of Social Work, 2016
• Certificate: Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI), Hunter College Silberman School of Social Work, 2013
• Certificate: Training in School Violence Prevention and Intervention, 2007
• Certificate: Identification of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, NYSPCC, 2006
• Certificate: Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, 2006

Awards:

• Mid-Career Social Work Leadership Award – National Association of Social Workers, New York City Chapter (2017)

Presentations and publications:

• “Cultural Humility: A Way to Reduce Health Disparities in the BIPOC Community,” Oncology Nurse Advisory (January 2021)
• “For Healthcare Professionals: Practicing Cultural Humility in Cancer Care,” CancerCare Fact Sheet (February 2021)
• “Coping with Cancer for Black, Indigenous and People of Color,” CancerCare Fact Sheet (February 2021)
• “How Healthcare Disparities Affect Your Care,” CancerCare Fact Sheet (February 2021)
• “Dating Challenges Throughout the Cancer Journey,” Oncology Nurse Advisor (August 2016)
• “Coping With the Loss of Fertility,” CancerCare Fact Sheet (2016)
• “Coping with the loss of fertility after cancer,” Oncology Nurse Advisor (May 2015)

Angelique shares, “I feel privileged to be part of an organization that allows me to touch the lives of so many people affected by cancer in a holistic and meaningful way. In my work with those disproportionately impacted and other marginalized communities – I am continually amazed by their resiliency. That I would be allowed to bear witness throughout their cancer journey is humbling.”