Narrative Medicine Spring Virtual Basic Workshop

Narrative Medicine Spring Virtual Basic Workshop

March 19th-21st, 2021

Join us for our second virtual online workshop!

In light of the ongoing and necessary precautions and difficulties related to COVID-19, we will be extending the 25% discount on our usual tuition rates, in addition to our usual Early Bird Registration of $50 off the discounted tuition through March 5th!

Schedule and rates listed below.

While we hope to be able to be together in person again for future workshops, we are excited to share this learning experience for the second time in a virtual format that brings together participants from all over the world for a weekend of intensive skill-building in narrative medicine practice. The narrative medicine faculty and program directors have worked to create an intimate and immersive experience, including lectures, small group work, literature, educational and networking resources, continuing education credits, and direct interaction with narrative medicine faculty. Our format combines live virtual sessions and asynchronous learning modalities to deliver an introduction to the field that provides the same learning, connection, and transformative experience as traditional in-person workshops, while taking into consideration the fatigue and burnout of demanding virtual schedules.

We are continuing to offer a 25% percent discount on our usual tuition rates with the understanding that time and resources have increased demands during these difficult few months, as well as an early bird special of $50 off the discounted tuition for those who sign up before March 5th. With these changes our tuition rates are as follows:

• Reduced from $1,000 to $750 for participants with income over $100,000/year ($700 with early bird discount)

• Reduced from $850 to $637 for income between $45,000 and $100,000/year ($587 with early bird discount)

• Reduced from $500 to $375 for income under $45,000/year ($325 with early bird discount)

An outline of our virtual weekend schedule and preparatory asynchronous materials is listed below.

Workshop Description & Objectives

Narrative medicine recognizes the aesthetic capabilities of its practitioners as fundamental instruments necessary for effective care. Acts of perception and attention ignite our narrative practice. Seeing, hearing, sensing, taking in that which we witness begins the process toward healing, and narrative medicine training attunes us to those skills within ourselves. We grow toward our own powers to attend to our patients through the schooled avenues of close reading, deep listening, and concentrated witnessing of works of art. This intensive workshop will offer rigorous skill-building in narrative competence and provides an intensive introductory experience to the methods and skills of narrative medicine. These practices are then applicable to unlimited clinical and non-clinical settings. Participants will experience plenary presentations by the founders of the Division of Narrative Medicine in both live and asynchronous formats, and will engage with faculty and each other live via Zoom for interactive presentations, Q&A, and small group work. Participants will learn effective techniques for attentive listening, adopting others’ perspectives, accurate representation, and reflective reasoning. Plenary presentations by faculty open up themes of how stories and art work, exploring concepts such as creativity, ethics, bearing witness, and empathy, while the small groups practice rigorous skills in close reading, creative writing, and responding to the writings of others.

Close reading is an integral part of the workshop as is short prompted writing and discussion. Participants will gain access to our online resources prior to the start of the workshop where all information necessary to prepare for the weekend is provided, including literary texts, film, visual art, and seminar articles in the field of narrative medicine by leading educators.

The Workshop live content will be held on Friday between 5:00pm-8:00p, Saturday between 9:30a-5p and Sunday between 9:30a-5p (all times EST). Here is the preliminary schedule and outline of asynchronous resources:

ASYNCHRONOUS RESOURCES:

(available via University secured online platform several weeks before workshop dates; live faculty Q&A during the weekend follows the recorded lectures.)

• Orientation: Workshop Guidelines, Introductory information, and Welcome Board

• Participant Profile: Voluntery, Including Bio/Contact Info/Headshot

• Discussion/Resource Boards to connect across Professional Backgrounds

• Discussion Boards for Pre-Recorded and Resource Content

• Pre-readings and Course Literature

• Recorded Lectures:

“Writing in the Clinical Context and Beyond” by Nellie Hermann, MFA

“Narrative Ethics: New Clinical Approaches” by Craig Irvine, PhD

SCHEDULE (all times EST):

FRIDAY, MARCH 19

5:00-6:30pm Narrative Medicine: Methods for Improving Clinical Effectiveness | Rita Charon, MD, PhD (Zoom)

7:00-8:00pm Small Group Seminars | Zoom Small Group Breakouts

SATURDAY, MARCH 20

9:30-11:00am Small Group Seminars | Zoom Small Group Breakouts

1:00-2:30pm Reconceptualizing Empathy | Maura Spiegel, PhD (Zoom)

3:30-5:00pm Small Group Seminars | Zoom Small Group Breakouts

5:30-6:30pm Drop-In Faculty Q&A for Recorded Lectures (Optional) |

Zoom Breakout with Individual Faculty

SUNDAY, MARCH 21

9:30-11:00am Small Group Seminars | Zoom Small Group Breakouts

1:00-2:30pm Bearing Witness to Yourself in the Work | Deepthiman Gowda, MD, MPH, MS (Zoom)

3:30-5:00pm Small Group Seminars | Zoom Small Group Breakouts

5:30-6:30pm Concluding Faculty Q&A (Optional) | Live via Zoom with Narrative Medicine Faculty

For additional information, email Joseph Eveld at [email protected] or call the Division of Narrative Medicine at 212-305-1952.

PAYMENT

If you would like to pay by check, please make checks payable to Narativ, Inc. and indicate in the memo line which workshop date you are registering for. Please send checks to Narativ, Inc: 254 36th street, suite C549, Unit 24, Brooklyn, NY 11232.

If you require an invoice please contact Joseph Eveld at [email protected].

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Live Via Zoom from Columbia University Irving Medical Center Division of Narrative Medicine , 622 West 168th Street, New York, United States