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Integrating biomedical diagnosis and holistic understanding: the value of CIC

March 6, 2025 admin

GPs and other doctors are often taught how to decide whether to go down the path of medical diagnosis or…

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How CIC relates to the wider world of Narrative Medicine

November 16, 2023 admin

‘Conversations Inviting Change’ emerged around the beginning of the 21st century as part of the Narrative Medicine movement, originally spearheaded…

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“A freedom to have another option”

November 6, 2023 admin

The distinguished actor, director and drama school teacher Andrew Neil died earlier this year. Followers of CIC may remember him…

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Narrative medicine and narrative practice: partners in the creation of meaning

January 16, 2023 admin

Most courses in narrative medicine, including the well-known Masters at Columbia University in New York, focus on the study of…

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Invitation to EUNAMES online meeting 25 October 2022

October 15, 2022 admin

Anyone who is interested in narrative medicine, narrative practice and ‘Conversations Inviting Change’ is warmly invited to hear John Launer…

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New book on reflective practice

March 18, 2022 admin

John Launer’s new book ‘Reflective Practice in Medicine and Multi-Professional Healthcare’ is now out. It brings together around 50 of…

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What is narrative-based practice? Two new articles explain

March 1, 2022 admin

Most health professionals have probably now heard of narrative medicine. It focuses on the central role of stories in medicine…

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Article on CIC in Context magazine

February 18, 2022 admin

Context magazine is published by the Association for Family Therapy in the UK. The February 2022 edition is focused on…

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The art of curiosity and the three ‘golden rules’

May 20, 2021 admin

All our courses in ‘Conversations Inviting Change’ include an exercise based on the three ‘golden rules’ of good narrative practice.…

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Against diagnosis

January 14, 2021 admin

Diagnosis lies at the heart of medicine and health care. But is it all that it’s cracked up to be?…

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Narrative-Based Practice in Health and Social Care outlines a vision of how witnessing narratives, paying attention to them, and developing an ability to question them creatively read more…

Training 2024-5

Since the COVID-19 pandemic we have been providing remote courses and workshops for the NHS and other organisations in the UK, the USA and other countries. There are often places available on some of these for external applicants. For details, click on COURSES below or email anph.enquiries@gmail.com

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