The National Association for Poetry Therapy is a membership organization. We provide the following list as a resource for those interested in pursuing a certificate or credential training in the therapeutic literary arts of their choice. Please contact the individual program for their certification/credentialing criteria and standards to be best informed about your choice.

• California Institute of Integral Studies (MA degree program)
  http://www.ciis.edu/Academics/Graduate_Programs/Expressive_Arts_Therapy/Course_of_Study.html
  
  
• Center for Journal Therapy (Certification)
  http://www.journaltherapy.com/
  
  
• College of St. Catherine, St. Paul MN, offers a 2-credit course in poetry therapy every other summer. The course is taught by Geri Chavis, Ph.D., CPT-M/S.
  Contact Geri Chavis
  
  
• Creative “Righting” Center 
  http://www.thecreativerightingcenter.com
  http://writingawaythedemons.com/ and
  http://sherryreiter.blogspot.com/
  
  
• Goddard College’s Transformative Language Arts (MA Degree)
  http://www.goddard.edu/concentration_transformative_language_arts
  
  
• Institute for Poetic Medicine
  http://www.poeticmedicine.com/
  
  
• International Academy for Poetry Therapy (Credentials of PTP, Mentor)
  http://www.iapoetry.org/
  
  
• Lesley University (BA, MA, and PhD Degree programs)
  http://www.lesley.edu/gsass/56etp.html
  
  
• National Association of Memoir Writers (CEU's)
  http://www.namw.org/
  
  
• National Federation for Biblio/Poetry Therapy (Credentials of CAPF, CPT, PTR, M/S, MM/S)
  http://www.nfbpt.com
  
  
• National Federation for Biblio/Poetry Therapy (Mentor/Supervisor Listing)
  http://www.nfbpt.com/msdirectory.html
  
  
• Proprioceptive Writing (Certification)
  http://www.pwriting.org/