#FamilyExternship2020 in Switzerland, May 25-28, 2020 RESCHEDULED due to COVID-19 pandemic: New date now October 20-23, 2020 Do you have a passion for assisting families experiencing serious illness? Would you…
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– Janice M. Bell, RN, PhD
Upcoming Workshops & Speaking Engagements
June, 28-July 2, 2021: 15th International Family Nursing Conference (virtual conference)
I’ll be offering an Expert Lecture with Dr. Lorraine Wright: COVID-19: An Urgent Call for Nurses to Understand, Practice, and Embrace Family Systems Nursing
COVID-19 has disrupted many aspects of family health, especially togetherness and support during illness experiences and end of life. This global pandemic compels family nursing scholars and practitioners to acknowledge the systemic interaction between multiple systems that impact family functioning including racism and health care disparities. We call for knowledge and practice of skilled Family Systems Nursing interventions that address illness suffering, illness beliefs, and resiliency and conceptualize and address healing at multiple system levels (family; nurse-family; family/nurse/community). Specific ideas of how to practice Family Systems Nursing will be illustrated through an illness narrative of one family.
Family Nursing Externship
Generalist and Advanced Practice Models for Softening Suffering and Promoting Healing with Families in Healthcare
This 4 day workshop provides the extraordinary possibility to have Drs. Wright and Bell offer this unique learning experience at your university or health care setting. The presenters will offer their specific knowledge, research and clinical skills that will enhance and enrich your important work of caring for families through direct clinical practice, education, and/or research. Opportunities to participate in a live therapeutic conversation with a local family are one of the highlights of the Externship Workshop.
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