NBM2450-W - Narrative Approaches to Trauma-Informed Practice: From Clinical Sensitivity to Self-Care

Program Description

Over the last decade, trauma-informed approaches have been touted as a standard of care and practitioners have increasingly understood narrative as a way to process their complex reactions to patient encounters and to advocate for systems change.

At the same time, trauma itself is subject to multiple definitions and can occur in various ways in the context of clinical encounters. For health care providers who want to write publicly about these experiences, this presents the challenge of writing with sensitivity and avoiding sensationalism.

This workshop is designed for health care providers who want to explore trauma through writing. The goals of this workshop are two-fold: to provide practitioners with a definition of trauma-informed care that resonates with their clinical practice and to experiment with techniques for writing about traumas (their own or those of their patients) with authenticity and humility.

Note: Because of the focus of this workshop on trauma-informed approaches and writing, there will likely be discussion of sensitive subjects. The facilitators will endeavor to create a productive and collegial learning environment where the focus is on the use of writing as a vehicle for self-care and advocacy.

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Accrediting Body/Accrediting Bodies

• Royal College (RCPSC) Maintenance of Certification - Section 1 3.0 hours
• College of Family Physicians of Canada - Mainpro+ 3.0 credits
• American Medical Association - AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Designation 3.0 credits
• European Union for Medical Specialists (EUMS) - EACCME 3.0 credits