Writing Immersion for Healthcare Professionals - February 2026
This 2-day workshop is a comprehensive, experiential training based on James Pennebaker’s 30 years of research in writing to heal. The curriculum will provide easily adaptable lessons, activities, and guideposts for anyone working in the healthcare field — physicians, nurses, mental health professionals, hospice workers, health coaches, and others — to use in their personal meditative practices for health and well-being. These learned skills subsequently transfer to the care of their clients and patients as they become more attuned to the benefits of writing for health.
Target Audience
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)
ANCC
Attendance
IACET CEU
JA Credit - AH
Learning Objectives
Describing the benefits of various writing practices (expressive, affirmative, poetic, transactional, and legacy) in supporting mental well-being and emotional resilience.
Identifying prompts and writing techniques that foster clarity, emotional processing, and mindfulness.
Applying writing strategies to promote self-awareness, gratitude, and stress reduction in personal and professional contexts.
Analyzing how different writing modalities can be used to support communication with patients, clients, and care teams.
Evaluating the impact of intentional writing on one’s personal sense of purpose and professional communication.
Creating personalized writing samples (e.g., letters, reflections, legacy pieces) that can be used as tools for professional development or client engagement.
Fleurztael Duckworth
Karen Jooste, MD
Tracey O'Connell, MD
Janet Thrasher, RN
Scarlet Soriano, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)
ANCC
Attendance
IACET CEU
JA Credit - AH
Available Credit
- 12.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
- 12.00 ANCC
- 12.00 Attendance
- 0.12 IACET CEU
- 12.00 JA Credit - AH

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