A Poetry Therapy Training Workshop: Your Deep Ocean-Self

Rumi used the word "Awareness" in his poem "Cup" and said "Pour . . . into your deep-ocean self." Response to the written and spoken word is at the core of this three-session workshop of writing, sharing and reflection. Newcomers and trainees are invited to join small developmental poetry groups and accumulate peer hours towards certification. These sessions are designed to invigorate and inspire you while you experience being a member of a poetry therapy peer group. We will experiment with various facilitation techniques, learn about the poetry therapy group process and have an opportunity to share ideas and experiences.

Presenters: Deborah Grayson, Nancy Scherlong, Shaneee Stepakoff and Lila Weisberger.

About Deborah Grayson: Deborah Eve Grayson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Registered Poetry Therapist and Mentor-Supervisor who has enjoyed a private practice for 25 years. A former recipient of NAPT's Distinguished Service Award and the Art Lerner Education Grant, Ms. Grayson is also the author of three books and is an award-winning poet and photographer.

About Nancy Scherlong: Nancy is a qualified, certified clinical social worker, and psychodramatist in training. She is the legislative liaison for poetry therapy to the National Coalition of Creative Arts Therapies Associations. She is the founder and director of Poems Heal Creative Arts Centers (www.poemsheal.com), a multidisciplinary practice and consulting service based in New York state. She works with children, adolescents, adults and families and has specialized training in treating trauma and addictions.

About Shanee Stepakoff: Shanee is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and a clinician at the Center for Violence Prevention and Recovery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She also directs a poetry therapy training program and maintains a private practice of psychotherapy with adults, adolescents, and children in Cambridge, MA.

About Lila Weisberger: Lila is the Co-Editor of "The Healing Fountain: Poetry Therapy for Life's Journey" forthcoming in January 2003. She is the Director of bridgeXngs Poetry Center of Manhattan, and is facilitator of on-line peer group for long distance trainees. Lila is a Licensed Educator, Certified Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC), and a Certified School Psychologist. She is also a member of the Nassau County Psych Association. She has been an NAPT Board Member since 1989.
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