Back in June we posted about the July weekend writing retreat for nurses, sponsored by the Center for Health Media & Policy at Hunter College in New York City. The retreat was part of the CHMP’s program in Narrative Writing for Health Care Professionals, and was cosponsored with the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing.
I asked Jim Stubenrauch, who along with Joy Jacobson leads the retreat, to keep us posted and I'm pleased to report that it was an enormous success, so much so that its likely that they'll be run once a quarter. Follow this link to read Jim's take on the weekend and this one to read about it from the perspective of Patricia Wagner Dodson, one of the participants.
Please spread the word about this valuable program. You can stay up-to-date on the Center's activities by following it on facebook or by visiting HealthCetera, CHMP's blog.
-- sdh
As I read this posting and reflect on the valuable experience we had writing our words and expressing your thoughts on paper. I decided to leverage the lessons learned from the writing retreat and use Jim and Joy's writing prompt in a Global Service-Learning Seminar in Jo-Burg, South Africa. With 81 participants, asked them to writing about what they were feeling at the moment... and for the next 5 minutes they wrote.
Then for the next 40 minutes, they read their stories. Truly transforming...
Thank you, Jim and Joy! I have taken the lessons learned across the globe---create global conversations and created new ways for nurses to appreciate their voices.
Forever grateful,
Donna Nickitas
Posted by: Donna Nickitas | August 21, 2012 at 02:47 PM