On June 22nd 2023 Dr. Hanne De Jaegher & Jonny Drury hosted an event at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Here is the text from the UBC Health website:
“Reframing dialogue through embodied approaches: surpassing barriers to health in a verbal world. Some form of dialogue is often the first point of entry in health assessments and clinician-patient interactions. Dialogue is generally presumed to require verbal reciprocity. This project will explore dialogue.
Dr. Hanne De Jaegher has developed a process of embodied communication (PRISMA) that enables participants to learn about ways of communicating that do not require spoken words. This process could be extended to assist clinicians and those working with equity deserving populations when verbal language proves to be a barrier to care.
The dialogue would provide an opportunity for participants to learn about ways the body knows, experience processes of embodied communication, and gain skills in beginning conversations with patients who may struggle with spoken language. This will enable health interactions to meet individuals where they are and increase access for clinicians to engage in novel ways of interacting.
“Dialogue sessions are held as part of the Health After 2020 program, which enables researchers to engage in interdisciplinary and cross-institutional projects that support, challenge, and improve health producing systems. These collaborations are intended to respond to the broad effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and further our understanding of the determinants and experience of health and wellbeing.”
Collaborators
Anamaria Richardson, Clinical Assistant Professor and Community Based Pediatrician, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
Erika Ono, PhD candidate, School of Social Work, Faculty of Arts, UBC
Tom Scholte, Professor, Acting and Directing, Department of Theatre and Film, Faculty of Arts, UBC
Sergio Cocchia, Board Chair and President, Pacific Autism Family Network
Jonathan Drury, CEO, Dialogica UK; Founder, Autism Dialogue
Hanne De Jaegher, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of the Basque Country (Spain)
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