Creative Writing Seminar

3545 South National Avenue,Springfield MO 65807

17 June, 2022

Description

PURPOSE to offer participants a guided process for creative and therapeutic writing to write, journal, or simply reflect on workplace and situational trauma experiences AUDIENCE persons who work and serve in law enforcement, critical incident response, emergency medical response, first line patient care, medical support, critical care, clinical care... patients, veterans, family members, caregivers... PROCESS the seminar will be offered on four consecutive Fridays from 9:00 am - 10:00 am in June 2022 at the Meyer Fitness Center conference room B and virtually throughout the CoxHealth system, and video archives will be available for delayed viewing. OUTCOMES • discover techniques for creative and therapeutic writing • explore the benefits to writing and self-expression • experience the wellness value of journaling and narrative story telling PRESENTER Dr. Tommy Goode, DMin, Director of Moral Injury Institute SCHEDULE CoxHealth Meyer Fitness Center, 3545 S National Ave, Conference Room B Fridays, 9:00 - 10:00 AM, June 3, 10, 17, 24, 2022 This is a joint project between Moral Injury Institute and CoxHealth Wellness for Warriors Creative Writing Seminar Summary§ Seminar participants will be challenged to tell their stories whether based in personal or professional situations through the medium of creative writing. Participants will choose the extent to which their stories are shared and in what context.§ The Creative Writing Seminar is built around the premise that participants have “a story to tell.” These stories may be expressed as narrative, letter, verse, or journal. Seminar participants will be given some basics in these forms of creative writing and then guided to tell their stories through whichever creative style of writing best suits them. Participants will decide whether to share their stories as part of the seminar experience. Participant stories that are shared may be archived and collected (with participant permission) as a resource for helping others going through similar experiences.§ The Creative Writing Seminar presenter, Dr. Tommy Goode, sees the experience and process of creative writing as having wellness benefits for persons who have experienced primary or secondary trauma whether in a personal or professional context.