“Writing about stressful situations is one of the easiest ways for people to take control of their problems and release the negative effects of stress from their bodies and their lives.” -James Pennebaker, PhD
This 2-day workshop is a comprehensive, experiential training based on James Pennebaker’s 30 years of research in writing to heal. The curriculum will provide easily adaptable lessons, activities, and guideposts for anyone working in the healthcare field — physicians, nurses, mental health professionals, hospice workers, health coaches, and others — to use with their clients and patients.
The workshop will lead you through progressive learning that incorporates these Sixteen Reasons for Writing for Health:
Early Registration Deadline: April 12
Last Day to Register: April 26
Accommodations Statement
Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations or who have questions about physical access should contact us in advance of the program.
Duke Integrative Medicine:
Leading Others In Writing For Health
Sponsored by Duke Integrative Medicine
Provided by Duke University Health System Clinical Education & Professional Development
Dates: May 2-3, 2019 (9 am – 5 pm daily)
Format: Live Course
Course Description:
This 2-day workshop is a comprehensive, experiential training based on James Pennebaker’s 30 years of research in writing to heal. The curriculum will provide easily adaptable lessons, activities, and guideposts for anyone working in the healthcare field — physicians, nurses, mental health professionals, hospice workers, health coaches, and others — to use with their clients and patients. The workshop will lead you through progressive learning that incorporates these Sixteen Reasons for Writing for Health.
Target Audience:
Open to general public and all professional backgrounds. Especially beneficial for anyone working in the healthcare field — physicians, nurses, allied health professionals (mental health professionals, hospice workers, health coaches) and others — to use with their clients and patients.
All members of the target audience are eligible for continuing education credit. NOTE: This class does not issue certificates of attendance and does not award partial Joint Accreditation (JA) or IACET CEU continuing education credit certificates for partial attendance.
Continuing Education Credit Statements
Statement of Joint Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, Duke University Health System Clinical Education and Professional Development is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), to provide continuing education for the health care team.
The designation was based upon the quality of the educational activity and its compliance with the standards and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
Joint Accreditation Continuing Education Credits
Category 1: Duke University Health System Department of Clinical Education and Professional Development designates this live activity for a maximum of 11.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurse CE: Duke University Health System Department of Clinical Education and Professional Development designates this activity for up to 11.75 credit hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
IACET Statement of Accreditation
Duke University Health System Clinical Education and Professional Development is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). Duke University Health System Clinical Education and Professional Development complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As a result of this accreditation, Duke University Health System Clinical Education and Professional Development is authorized to issue the IACET CEU.
IACET CEU Credit Statement
As an IACET Accredited Provider, Duke University Health System Clinical Education and Professional Development offers CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard. Duke University Health System Clinical Education and Professional Development is authorized by IACET to offer 1.17 CEUs for this program.
All members of the target audience are eligible for continuing education credit. This class does not issue certificates of attendance and does not award partial Joint Accreditation (JA) or IACET CEU continuing education credit certificates for partial attendance.
Resolution of Conflict of Interest
Duke University Health System Clinical Education and Professional Development has implemented a process to resolve any potential conflicts of interest for each continuing education activity in order to help ensure content objectivity, independence, fair balance, and that the content is aligned with the interest of the public.
Disclosures
It is the policy of Duke University Health System Clinical Education and Professional Development to require the disclosure of anyone who is in a position to control the content of an educational activity. All relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests and/or manufacturers must be disclosed to participants at the beginning of each activity.
Summary of Faculty/Speaker Disclosure and Planning Committee Disclosure
The following speakers and/or planning committee members have indicated they have no relationship(s) with industry to disclose relative to the content of this CE activity:
• Linda Smith, PA, MS (Duke Integrative Medicine, Durham, NC)
• Katie Strobush, BS (Duke Integrative Medicine, Durham, NC)
• John Evans, EdD (Duke Integrative Medicine, Durham, NC)
• Karen Jooste, MD, MPH (Duke Integrative Medicine, Durham, NC)
• Janet Thrasher, RN (Duke Integrative Medicine, Durham, NC)
The following speakers and/or planning committee members have indicated they have no relationship(s) with industry to disclose relative to the content of this CE activity: None.
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