POETRY THERAPY ACTIVITY RESOURCE GUIDE

POETRY THERAPY SEMINAR GUIDE CONQUERING ADVERSITY THROUGH VERSECONQUERING ADVERSITY THROUGH VERSECONQUERING ADVERSITY THROUGH VERSECONQUERING ADVERSITY THROUGH VERSE A LESSON PLAN CREATED BY TODD FRIES WHAT IS POETRY THERAPY ? POETRY THERAPY is an interactive process with three essential components: the literature, the trained facilitator, and the client(s). A trained facilitator selects a poem or other form of written or spoken media to serve as a catalyst and evoke feeling responses for discussion. The interactive process helps the individual to develop on emotional, cognitive, and social levels. The focus is on the person's reaction to the literature, never losing sight of the primary objective-the psychological health and well-being of the client. Through reading and responding to classic and contemporary poems, participants in the healing process of POETRY THERAPY deepen into paradox, possibility and potential. Writing original poems that at once speak to the unique and the universal is also part of the healing power of POETRY and POETRY THERAPY .

therapy, through the use of pre-existing works and creative writing, helps group members develop sensitivity to group function and serves as a catalyst for advancing group process. The following is a basic structure of a poetry therapy seminar which uses a mixture of: 1) receptive/prescriptive exercises, 2) expressive/creative

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