Detailed Description
Schwartz Rounds @ UON – sharing stories: reflect, connect, belong.
Supportive, interprofessional gatherings where students and staff can openly reflect on and discuss the emotional impact of a given lived experience or situation within a safe, confidential, and compassionate space.
Watch this video for more information on Schwartz Rounds for Students.
If you book and then cannot attend, please email julie.gardner@northampton.ac.uk so your space can be re-allocated – Thank you.
Schwartz Rounds are interprofessional, reflective forums where students and staff from across the Faculty of Health, Sport and Behavioural Sciences can come together to discuss the emotional impact of a given lived experience or situation.
Working in challenging professions involves facing many distressing situations which can affect our wellbeing. Rounds can help us feel more connected to each other and promote a more compassionate culture to help us care for people.
The underlying premise for Rounds is that the compassion shown by staff can make all the difference to a person’s experiences, but that in order to provide compassionate care staff must, in turn, feel supported and cared for.
Rounds start with refreshments and an opportunity to network, followed by a 60-minute Round starting with a panel of 2-3 storytellers sharing their experiences of the chosen topic and how this has made them feel.
Two trained facilitators co-ordinate the Round and invite members of the audience to share similar stories and experiences after the storytellers have spoken. Rounds focus on feelings and do not seek solutions to practice/workplace dilemmas.
Confidentiality is maintained but conversations about content and connections are encouraged outside of the group.
