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IN THE INTERIM...


“What’s important, where am I going and what do I want to do?” If you have ever considered these questions and others like them, then coaching might be right for you. 


In a recent edition of the Bridge, we introduced the concept of coaching and its relevance for health care education. The coaching model assumes that clients are resourceful, creative and whole. The coach acts as a thought partner to help the client realize the path they want to take and the goals they want to set. 


On October 12th, SHRS launched the SHRS Coaching Series: Using Coaching Skills for Enhancing Learning and Leadership with Sal Tagliareni.  Sal is an expert in leadership development and has developed the dynamic practice of Roving Leadership, a system based on the principle that every person at some point can lead in the search for outstanding organizational results. He currently coaches at the IHP in the Nurse Leadership certificate program.

In a discussion moderated by Mike Boutin, Sal described coaching, by first explaining “what it isn’t ” instead of “what it is”. Coaching is not deficit reduction or remedial. It does not “fix” someone, because they are not broken. It is not mentoring or friendly conversation. Coaching isn’t about teaching, it’s about learning. Coaching isn’t counseling: counseling is focused on the past while coaching is focused on the present.


Sal went on to explain that the coaching model assumes that the coach is not the expert; rather, the client is.  The coach does not tell the client what to do. The client explores what they want to do, and the motivation comes from within. Meaning comes from purpose, purpose comes from reflection, reflection leads to choice and choice often leads to outcomes. Coaches use dynamic, open ended questions that elicit reflection and help with unexamined thoughts and/or beliefs that can cause the client to be limited or get stuck.


But what about faculty - can they be coaches? Of course, explained Sal, but not all the time. The hat they wear will depend on the issue at hand. There will be times when this model fits, and times when they need to discipline, mentor, or teach. 

And why is coaching becoming so important in healthcare? Because organizations are becoming more complex and have finally realized that the top down approach doesn’t work. Coaching in healthcare is tied to planning and strategy. Sal explained: "Clients grow through coaching and reach a level of satisfaction that leads them to understand they are capable of leadership. Coaching enhances performance, performance enhances risk and when people feel they belong and have meaning, they are more willing to take opportunities to be leaders. 

Leadership is not static. It moves depending on circumstances and skills of the person."


If you missed the Coaching Series with Sal, click this link to listen.

Look for future opportunities to learn about coaching, upcoming peer to peer coaching groups, and one on one coaching opportunities elsewhere in this newsletter!

 

MARY ELLEN FEROLITO

Asst. Dean of Operations, SHRS

Dean's Office Announces Collaboration Café 


The Dean's Office is sponsoring another in a series of in person offerings, open to all SHRS faculty/staff, on Friday, Nov 12th, from 12-1pm in Shouse 305: The SHRS Collaboration Café . This community-building event will feature themed discussions around topics of common interest. Participants may select which ones they would like to join for knowledge sharing and networking. Our presenters this month are Indigo Young from CSD discussing anti-oppressive practice, Beth Cornforth and Chris Clock from PT discussing teaching leadership and interprofessional collaboration in light of their LEAP initiatives, and Michelle Martinchek from PA, discussing getting started in research. Bring your coffee, your ideas, and your questions!


SHRS JEDI Fellows for 2021-2022 Announced


At the October meeting of the SHRS Anti Oppression Task Force, we welcomed the 2022 cohort of JEDI Fellows:


Brianna Abbas, CSD

Kennedi Jones, GC

Rachel Kahn, OT

Vanessa Bertrand, PA

Arianna Bayangos, PT

Christina Lai, SHRS Dean's Office


JEDI Fellows receive training and mentorship and then have the freedom to co-develop, pilot, and facilitate workshops and programs across campus. Fellows are embedded into the school’s academic programs, working with faculty and staff to address equity issues.


We asked the new Fellows what they were looking forward to in their new role. Here are a couple of their responses:


Rachel Kahn: I'm interested in advocating for students with disabilities and chronic illnesses. I'd love for there to be more of a space for these students to express and reflect upon their experiences and also find ways to share the responsibility of getting accommodations/expressing needs so that the burden doesn't fall mostly or entirely on students.


Brianna Abbas: I aim to centralize the voices, concerns, and experiences of diverse students in order to promote continuous safe spaces throughout the IHP and support equitable experiences and opportunities. Additionally, through this process, I hope we can build a stronger, more informed ally culture here. Ultimately, I hope these initiatives lead to healthy relationships with our current and future colleagues and foster passionate, wholistic, patient-centered care for our current and future clients. 

Inaugural Dean's Office Research Grants Announced


We are pleased to announce that Jane Baldwin, PT, DPT, NCS and Keshrie Naidoo, PT, DPT, EdD, OCS, are the inaugural recipients of the Dean's Office Research Grant. Titled "Narratives of Persistence: How Doctor of Physical Therapy Students Overcome Academic Risk Factors to Achieve Success on the National Physical Therapy Examination", Drs. Baldwin and Naidoo's research utilizes a mixed methods approach to identify the programmatic characteristics in the PT

program which are associated with first time pass of the NPTE. Additionally, the research will use a qualitative methodology and an asset-based lens to explore what strategies students, who may otherwise be considered academically at risk, used to be successful at passing the NPTE the first time.

The purpose of the SHRS Dean's Office Research Grants is to support research and scholarship in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, which increase the likelihood of peer-reviewed dissemination. Preference will be given to applicants with projects in the scholarship of application and the scholarship of teaching and learning for whom external funds are not readily available. Applications for the next round of Research Grants are due by Jan. 30th, 2022. For eligibility, selection criteria, and application form, see: https://intranet.mghihp.edu/school-health-rehabilitation-sciences.


Welcome to SHRS, Olivia Newman!


The Rehabilitation Sciences PhD program and Brain Recovery lab welcome Olivia Newman to SHRS in her new roles as Program Coordinator and Research Coordinator, respectively. Olivia previously worked within MGH as a research coordinator but sought more experience in neuroimaging which has brought her to IHP. 

Originally from the Twin Cities area, Olivia graduated from Macalester College with a degree in Computer Science and Neuroscience. She looks forward to getting to know the wonderful faculty and students here at IHP. 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS


Events are hyperlinked for your convenience


Every Tues, 4pm: Interdisciplinary Seminar in Rehabilitation Sciences B36 Room 320 or via Zoom


November is National Career Development Month and National American Indian Heritage Month


Nov 4: Diwali


Tues, Nov. 9, 7pm: National Career Development Month discussion on "Transitions"


Thurs, Nov 11: Veterans Day


Thurs, Nov 11, 12pm: Faculty Lunch Bite: Universal Design for Learning in Action


Nov 15-Nov 19: Int'l. Education Week


Tues, Nov 16, 7pm: Healing Breaths for Healthcare Professionals


Wed, Nov 17, 1pm-1pm: Grand Rounds Webinar: The Importance of Trees for Our Climate and Health & Public Health and Environmental Justice in Post-Pandemic Chelsea, MA


Thurs, Nov 18, 12pm: Disability as Diversity Workshop


Sat, Nov 20: Transgender Day of Remembrance


Mon, Nov 22, 12pm: OSAS Open House


Thurs, Nov 25- Fri, Nov 26: Thanksgiving break – Closed* (Classes end at 4:00 p.m. on Nov. 24 and resume on Nov. 29)


Sun, Nov 28 to Mon, Dec 6 : Chanukah/Hanukkah



Keep abreast of all upcoming events, by checking the new MGH IHP calendar on a regular basis!








Perhaps the World Ends Here

by Joy Harjo, 1951


The world begins at a kitchen table. No matter what, we must eat to live.


The gifts of earth are brought and prepared, set on the table. So it has been since creation, and it will go on.


We chase chickens or dogs away from it. Babies teethe at the corners. They scrape their knees under it.


It is here that children are given instructions on what it means to be human. We make men at it, we make women.


At this table we gossip, recall enemies and the ghosts of lovers.


Our dreams drink coffee with us as they put their arms around our children. They laugh with us at our poor falling-down selves and as we put ourselves back together once again at the table.


This table has been a house in the rain, an umbrella in the sun.


Wars have begun and ended at this table. It is a place to hide in the shadow of terror. A place to celebrate the terrible victory.


We have given birth on this table, and have prepared our parents for burial here.


At this table we sing with joy, with sorrow. We pray of suffering and remorse. We give thanks.



Perhaps the world will end at the kitchen table, while we are laughing and crying, eating of the last sweet bite.




-From The Woman Who Fell From the Sky (W. W. Norton, 1994) by Joy Harjo. Copyright © 1994 by Joy Harjo.

COACHING CORNER

A Few Spots Still Available

for Peer to Peer Coaching Groups


As part of our focus on coaching in SHRS, we are forming "peer to peer" coaching groups. It's a "train the trainer" model. The plan is to work with a group of faculty/staff peers, learning and practicing coaching skills, facilitated by Mike Boutin & Mary Ellen Ferolito, who are both working on their executive coaching certification through the ICF. It's an opportunity to learn why coaching builds resilience, why it often works better than "fixing", why it works in healthcare education, and how to determine whether to coach, advise, or mentor. Most importantly, it will be an opportunity in a safe space to pair up with another faculty/staff peer and put your newly learned skills to practice. Commitment is six 1.5 hour sessions, either in person or virtually. Dates, times, and locations will be determined once the groups are established.


To register, please complete this Formstack survey NO LATER THAN FRI, NOV 5th. For more details, contact Mike Boutin or Mary Ellen Ferolito.


One on One Coaching Opportunities Available


Mike Boutin, as part of his ongoing certification as an executive coach, is taking on coaching clients pro bono. Are you working through career options? Finding yourself struggling with difficult conversations with a colleague? Just struggling to find joy in your work? The International Coaching Federation (ICF) defines coaching as partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential. The process of coaching often unlocks previously untapped sources of imagination, productivity and leadership.



If you're interested in finding out more, or if you're ready to start a coaching relationship, email Mike Boutin.


Do you sing or play an instrument?

We want to "hear" from you!


On Wednesday, Dec 15th, from 3:30pm-4:30pm, the Dean's Office will be hosting a live "pre-Holiday Party" event to showcase the arts in SHRS. We need your participation!

If you sing, dance, tell a joke or play an instrument...if you rap, or proclaim the spoken word, or write poetry....if you're a photographer or sculptor or painter...we want to showcase your art in a live SHRS community building event.


If you're a singer and need a collaborative pianist to work with, we have one! Part of our event will include an inclusive holiday sing along, so bring your singing voices. Contact Mike Boutin to get involved or for more questions.

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS



Jessica Asiello 11/01

Rania Karim 11/01

Elena Deocampo 11/03

Olivia Newman 11/13

Kerry Kearns 11/17

Ariel Schwartz 11/18

Jenn Mackey 11/20

Mary Riotte 11/23

Caitlin Fitzgerald 11/27

Kathleen Lyons 11/27



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Happy birthday, everyone!

We are so glad that you are with us!

Baby Day: A Screaming Success!



The annual Interprofessional Child Development Day event, affectionately known as “Baby Day,” involved 305 students and 35 faculty on October 29th. The virtual event included 33 young children with ages between 4.5 months and 3 years – many of whose parents are IHP alumni and staff– so students could observe the kids and focus on understanding the roles and responsibilities of the various health care professionals in developmental assessment. 

SHRS AWARDS & RECOGNITION


This monthly feature in our newsletter will highlight awards and recognition for our faculty and staff. Follow @IHPResearch to learn more. Send news stories here.


Congratulations to Rania Karim, PT, DPT, GCS, asst. prof. of PT, for being selected to serve on APTA Geriatrics National Senior Games Task Force.


Joanna A. Christodoulou, EdD, assoc. prof. of CSD, was invited to join the advisory board for Assessment for Good. AFG seeks to change the systems/structures necessary for culturally affirming assessment of Black/Latino students and their social, emotional, & learning development.


We are pleased to recognize Julie Keysor, PT, PhD, professor of PT, for receiving one of three poster awards at MGH's Neuroscience Day poster competition for “Spaulding Rehabilitation and COVID Recovery study (RECOVR): 6- to 12-month trajectories and outcomes."