Educational Resources

This list, organized alphabetically by state and country, identifies mentor-supervisors, classes, and workshops that support certification in poetry therapy.

Other educational resources include:

http://www.goddard.edu
Master of Arts program in Transformative Language Arts, headed by NAPT member Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

http://www.poetrytherapy.org/links/wordsworth1.html
The Wordsworth Center for Poetry Therapy Training, preparing students for credentialing as CPT or RPT.  Three ways to learn:  distance learning; monthly classes in Potomac, MD; weekly classes in Washington, DC. 
Co-directors are NAPT members Dr. Peggy Osna Heller and Dr. Ken Gorelick.

www.journaltherapy.com
Home-study or on-site training in clinical journal therapy, nationally approved for continuing education credits in psychotherapy and nursing, with Kathleen Adams LPC, RPT.

www.poeticmedicine.com
National and international poetry workshops, speeches and presentations by John Fox, CPT.

BridgeXings Poetry Center
Long-distance and on-site (NYC) mentorship/supervision in poetry therapy by 
Lila Weisberger, RPT

The Creative "Righting" Center
Using the written word for healing and personal growth. 
Mentorship/supervision in poetry and bibliotherapy by Sherry Reiter, PhD, RPT

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