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Illness stories to teach empathy - does it work?

  • Andrew King (Speaker)

    Activity: Talk or presentationOral presentation

    Description

    We all love stories. When we go to a therapist we want them to understand where we are and listen with empathy to our own story. But how do therapists learn that? Is it possible to measure ‘empathy’? Andrew King uses published illness narratives, in books and films, to expose physiotherapy students to alternative views of illness and trauma. Now he is trying to investigate whether you can measure the effectiveness of such an approach.
    https://andrewking.coventry.domains
    Period16 May 2018
    Event titlePint of Science
    Event typeFestival
    LocationCoventry, United KingdomShow on map