Perspective: Lessons Learned on Teaching Narrative
Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents For the past several years, we have been teaching physical therapist students at Emory University to write narratives with the goal of fostering reflection and reflexivity during their clinical experiences. Our initial foray into narrative writing began in 2007 as an ad hoc writing assignment. Students were instructed […]
Murderball — Beyond the Documentary
Katherine Voorhorst’s media review of Murderball, including a special interview with the film’s director, gives us a sense of the film’s impact on the public’s awareness of wheelchair sports and provides insights into the use of the film as a tool for teaching.
Murderball — A Metaphor for Recovery
In this expansion to the media review of the film, Murderball, Dr. Sarah Caston builds upon the films theme to share an intimate and deep reflection on her experiences with this patient population and her own personal evolution in this challenging area of practice.
Poem: At Rehab
The power of poetry surfaces from several authors’ perspectives. Dr. Amy Haddad, currently the President-Elect for the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities and a published poet, shares her poem “At Rehab.” Her words and her reflection remind us of the door poetry opens to truly understanding others.
Mobilizing Possibilities: Dance, Disability and Technology
Merry Lynn Morris, MFA provides an inspiring example of this restorative role of humanities in the performing arts as she describes her journey in the development of the innovative Rolling Dance/Mobility Chair project.
Enough Said
In this thoughtful narrative reflection, Dr. Keenan Whitesides recounts a patient interaction where she learned how to lead with humanism and that “sometimes the best instruction comes from knowing when to say nothing at all.”
Context is Everything
In this powerful narrative reflection, Dr. Rebecca Gene Crockett details her experience working abroad as a clinician and using a humanistic lens to better understand the importance of addressing societal barriers than impact clinical care.
American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting – February 7, 2015
Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents The Editorial Board of the Journal of Humanities in Rehabilitation (JHR) discussed the development of JHR and the potential role of humanities in physical therapy education at the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana on February 7, 2015. Blanton S, Carey J, Greenfield B, […]
About Visual Arts Submissions
Visual arts submissions may be submitted in several different genres, including photos, videos, original painting or artwork. For example, photo or video submissions may include collections of original photography or other multimedia to portray or analyze real issues or relationships that represent the humanities in the rehabilitation sciences. Include a brief reflective text with such […]
About Research Reports
Original Research submissions should follow a traditional approach with a hypothesis and statistical analysis to support conclusions. Manuscripts should be limited to 4000 words of text (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusions) and include an abstract of no more than 250 words (Background, Objective, Method, Results and Conclusion). Submissions should include a separate title page […]