Cultivating Compassion How Digital Storytelling is Transforming Heal
This book explores how digital storytelling can catalyze change in healthcare. Edited by the co-founders of the award-winning Patient Voices Programme, the authors discuss various applications for this technique; from using digital storytelling as a refle
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How Digital Storytelling is Transforming Healthcare Edited by Pip Hardy and Tony Sumner
Cultivating Compassion
Pip Hardy • Tony Sumner Editors
Cultivating Compassion How Digital Storytelling is Transforming Healthcare Second Edition
Editors Pip Hardy Patient Voices, Pilgrim Projects Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, UK
Tony Sumner Patient Voices, Pilgrim Projects Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, UK
ISBN 978-3-319-64145-4 ISBN 978-3-319-64146-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64146-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017953880 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 1st edition: © Kingsham Press 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Maciej Bledowski / Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword to the First Edition
Humans have probably been telling stories from the moment they invented language. Narrative accounts of people’s experiences—factual or invented—have been a central focus of social interaction throughout history, the main means by which our ancestors shared information about the world. Stories are still a central focus of our learning. They create powerful images that help us understand and interpret events. Using stories we can describe events vividly, see them from alternative viewpoints, engage our emotions and our brains, challenge assumptions and aid creative reflection. This is a book of stories about stories. Each chapter is written by someone who has personal experience of using digital stories to stimulate learning or improve healthcare. They describe how the stories have been used to help trainees understand and come to terms with the challen
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