Most mental health clients are sufficiently gifted with the ability to write, and can be helped to express themselves by asking them to write poetry or do creative writing.
All mental health clients can learn to express themselves by journaling, which only requires that the client knows how to write simply. Journaling is often done by simply sitting down with a 15 minute timer and writing whatever comes to mind, even if it is just "I don't know what to write. I ..."
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Information on poetry, conferences, membership, training and development, committees, publications, NAPT foundation, government affairs, regional events, books, and links.
Includes bookstore, library, training, workshops, consultation, an article on the power of writing, the poem of the month, links, resources, and information on the founder, Kathleen Adams.
Provides free lessons in starting a journal for self-expression, and includes articles, testimonials, and details of a CD to purchase.
A center that provides seminars, training, peer groups, and individual therapy in poetry. Links to the facilitator, Sherry Reiter, at Hofstra University.
Jennifer teaches mindful writing and photography.
Sue Meyn, M.C., Professional Journal Coach.
Developed in 1966 by Dr. Ira Progoff, workshop programs have given writers a method to spur their creativity and thereby enhance their writing process.
The TLA Network supports individuals and organizations in promoting the written word as a tool for transformation and well-being.
Therapeutic writing courses to examine and understand life's events.
Information on poetry, conferences, membership, training and development, committees, publications, NAPT foundation, government affairs, regional events, books, and links.
Therapeutic writing courses to examine and understand life's events.
Jennifer teaches mindful writing and photography.
Developed in 1966 by Dr. Ira Progoff, workshop programs have given writers a method to spur their creativity and thereby enhance their writing process.
The TLA Network supports individuals and organizations in promoting the written word as a tool for transformation and well-being.
Provides free lessons in starting a journal for self-expression, and includes articles, testimonials, and details of a CD to purchase.
Sue Meyn, M.C., Professional Journal Coach.
A center that provides seminars, training, peer groups, and individual therapy in poetry. Links to the facilitator, Sherry Reiter, at Hofstra University.
Includes bookstore, library, training, workshops, consultation, an article on the power of writing, the poem of the month, links, resources, and information on the founder, Kathleen Adams.
