Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1148491
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 8
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Narrative Medicine: Community Poetry Heals Young and Old
Walker, Allison S.
Community Literacy Journal, v11 n1 p138-145 Aut 2016
This is a snapshot of a service learning course founded on narrative medicine, a clinical practice designed to replace impersonal care with empathic listening. By utilizing poetry therapy techniques among nursing home populations, a program called "HPU LifeLines" promotes a community literacy of illness and provides psychological and physical benefits to elders and students alike through intergenerational relationships sustained by a community writing infrastructure.
Descriptors: Service Learning, Empathy, Listening, Poetry, Therapy, Intervention, Nursing Homes, Older Adults, Medicine, Holistic Approach, Creativity, Undergraduate Students, School Community Programs, Workshops, Collaborative Writing, Alzheimers Disease
Community Literacy Journal. Department of Writing, Rhetoric, & Discourse, DePaul University, 802 West Belden Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614. Tel: 906-370-0206; Web site: http://communityliteracy.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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