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Writing Healing Narratives

Writing Healing Narratives
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Author(s): Jennifer Lynne Bird (Florida Atlantic University, USA)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 28
Source title: Healthcare Community Synergism between Patients, Practitioners, and Researchers
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Valerie C. Bryan (Florida Atlantic University, USA)and Jennifer Lynne Bird (Florida Atlantic University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0640-9.ch001

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Abstract

People, especially hospital patients, want someone to know their stories. Teachers in English classrooms rely on narratives to learn their students' stories. Since learning patients' narratives is an emerging trend in the field of physical therapy as well as other medical practice, this chapter makes connections between writing, health coaching, and physical therapy to illustrate the value of narratives for patients not only in physical therapy, but also in other fields of medicine. Health coaching is a relatively new addition to the medical field that encourages patients to share their stories and set goals for themselves in addition to the goals set for them by their medical team. This chapter uses a multigenre format which discusses writing theory while simultaneously demonstrating an innovative narrative.

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