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Category: Editorials

Editorial: The Healing Power of Seeing—and Being Seen

Part of our job as clinicians is to recognize that while our knowledge and skills are the tools to facilitate the body’s recovery from illness, it is our shared humanness, our presence, that supports the healing power of the soul. How we dance along those lines—recognizing where our role is to fix or simply be present—is the beautiful, sometimes haunting part of the rehabilitation landscape that the humanities can help us navigate.

Sarah R. Blanton, PT, DPT, Editor-In-Chief November 14, 2019

Harnessing the Power of Language for Healing

Spurred by her recollection of Amanda Gorman’s beautiful poem spoken on the steps of the Capitol building just days after a violent attack, Sarah Blanton, in her Spring 2021 Editorial, reflects on the power of words to harm or to heal. She encourages readers to consider the daily impact of their own words on those around them. She details how researchers, educators, and clinicians can more deeply engage with the humanities in order to better hear their own stories—thereby strengthening their individual power for healing with the spoken word.

Sarah R. Blanton, PT, DPT, Editor-In-Chief November 14, 2019

Editorial: Cultivating Vulnerability

Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents   “I cannot find a single example of courage, moral courage, spiritual courage, leadership courage, relational courage…that was

Sarah R. Blanton, PT, DPT, Editor-In-Chief April 15, 2019

Re-Imagining Humanism in Rehabilitation

What does it mean to be a professional? What is professionalism? How do we help to develop professional formation in students and clinicians? How do we develop ethically-engaged clinicians? Is professionalism part of best practice, and why?

Sarah R. Blanton, PT, DPT, Editor-In-Chief November 8, 2018

Insights from the Margins of Thought and Experience

Welcome to the Spring 2018 Issue of the Journal of Humanities in Rehabilitation. We explore how agents of change are frequently those individuals or communities, creatively and courageously asking challenging questions and seeking new perspectives.

Sarah R. Blanton, PT, DPT, Editor-In-Chief April 30, 2018