Narrative of vulnerability

Addressing vulnerability requires knowledge and understanding of the conditions that expose individuals to harm, discrimination and/or the difficulties associated with their vulnerabilities and consequences. Narrative storytelling embodies and gives voice to the individual stories affected by these vulnerabilities.

It involves the listener in the impregnation, observation and analysis of experiences that facilitate care relationships in the broadest sense. In this series, we propose testimonies of experiences with enlightening readings that encourage reflexivity around experiences of vulnerability(ies).

These different stories will address vulnerabilities in the care relationship between caregivers, patients and carers. They will also highlight the issues that carers face in their professional environments and in their personal lives. By the end of the course, learners will be familiar with experiences of vulnerability, able to adopt a posture of engaged witness and encouraged to take into account the differences of others.

Learning Objectives

• Strengthen the theoretical foundations in human and social sciences to make more informed decisions in the field of vulnerability.
• Gain access to the experiential dimension of knowledge.
• Learn to communicate the experience of vulnerability, both for oneself and for others.
• Stimulate imagination, evoke emotions, and create lasting memories related to situations of vulnerability.

SERIE Content

• Introduction: Exploring the Power of Narratives
• From Care to Illness Stories: Concepts and Tools
• Feeling Vulnerable as a Healthcare Professional
• Experiencing Illness and Disability in Childhood and Adolescence
• Visualizing the Twists and Turns of the Healthcare Pathway
• Identity, Society, and Discrimination

Prerequisites for Enrollment

• No specific requirements.

Duration

• 20 hours

Mode of Learning

• Remote