Unless otherwise noted: All classes are $300.00 for new or returning students or $250.00 for current Certified Journal Facilitator trainees. They are conducted online in an asynchronous (24/7) learning platform. Classes start on July 12, 2010, and run for 8 weeks through September 3. You will receive detailed information about the learning platform, which you can access from any computer with an internet connection, upon registration. All class sizes are limited to 12.
For more information about the CJF Program, click here. To begin application to the Certified Journal Facilitator program, download and complete Part One. You may register now at the CJF rate with the understanding that Part One of your application must be received before the term begins, and Part Two documents must be received within the first term of enrollment or the difference in trainee and non-trainee tuition will be charged.
Course List: (click to learn more)
TW512: Pennebaker / Intro to Research
TW521: Intensive Journal Method II (Progoff II)
TW522: Writing and Healing
TW524.1: Word Arts Collage: Intro to Poetry Therapy
TW532: Writing from the Natural World
TW533: Body Stories
TW534.2 Visual Journaling: Beyond Words
PD591: Supervision Seminar
TW512 Pennebaker / Intro to Research
Janice Putrino LCSW, CJT
Dr. James Pennebaker is the preeminent researcher in the field of therapeutic writing. This class incorporates guided writes based on the Pennebaker emotional release model and also offers an introduction to finding social science research to add credibility to your work.
REQUIRED TEXT: Writing to Heal, James Pennebaker
Janice Putrino is a medical social worker specializing in oncology and the owner of Writing for Wellness. She is the first graduate of the Certified Journal Therapist (CJT) program (April 2009). Janice is co-author of My Healing Companion for Healthcare Providers and was the Outreach Coordinator for Gilda’s Club in Rochester NY, where she conducted journal workshops for those touched by cancer. She is passionate about bringing social science research about writing and healing to the medical and educational communities.
TW521 Intensive Journal® Method II (Progoff II)
Kathleen Adams, LPC, RPT-M/S
Through book discussion and experiential practice we will explore the Depth and Meaning Dimensions, including dream journals, mediation logs, spiritual connections, peaks/depths/explorations, and mantra/crystals. Prerequisite: Intensive Journal I, or prior attendance at an Intensive Journal Workshop (first level).
REQUIRED TEXT: At a Journal Workshop
Kathleen Adams is the founder of the Center for Journal Therapy and the Therapeutic Writing Institute. She is the author of six books in the field of therapeutic writing, including the best-selling Journal to the Self . Since 2003 her work has focused on sharing her accumulated wisdom and knowledge in journal/poetry therapy with therapists, teachers, coaches, healthcare professionals and others who know the power of writing.
TW522 Writing and Healing
Leia Francisco, MA, ACC, CJF
A fascinating juxtaposition of two approaches to writing and healing. One features a literature professor's scholarly exploration of famous diarists and novelists; the other offers a psychologist's view of how we can seek emotional balance through expressive writing.
REQUIRED TEXTS: Writing as a Way of Healing, Louise DeSalvo. NY: HarperCollins, 1999; Writing for Emotional Balance, Beth Jacobs. Oakland: New Harbinger, 2004
Leia Francisco is a life/business coach who specializes in transitions. Leia’s blended career includes teaching college writing and authoring the textbook, Common Sense Writing. As a policy and program director for women’s initiatives in the Washington, D.C. area, for 20 years, she served as a master trainer, coach and leader for women, especially in career management. After starting her coaching business in 2002, she became a Certified Applied Poetry Facilitator and Certified Journal Facilitator. Leia leads workshops on journaling and transitions, both online and in the Texas Hill Country. She is core faculty for this program.
TW524.1 Word Arts Collage: Intro to Poetry Therapy
Peggy Heller, PhD, LCSW, PTR
You'll discover a wide array of "wordscapes" -- creative processes devised to evoke poetic response and enhance communication within individuals and between people in groups and classrooms. you'll receive momentum for new creative adventures, inspiration for the uses of "word arts" in everyday life, a deepened appreciation for poetry, and a solid foundation in the core theory of poetry therapy.
REQUIRED TEXT: Word Arts Collage: A Poetry Therapy Memoir,
Peggy Osna Heller (available from author, peggyheller@verizon.net
Peggy Osna Heller is a Diplomate in clinical social work. She has taught courses in poetry therapy at The Catholic University School of Social Service in Washington, D.C. and at Lesley College. A lecturer and workshop leader nationally, she has held poetry therapy positions at hospitals and treatment centers. She founded the Poetry Therapy Training Institute and co-founded the Wordsworth Center for Poetry Therapy Training. Recently retired from mentoring and supervising poetry therapy, Peggy maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Potomac MD. She is the author of Word Arts Collage: A Poetry Therapy Memoir.
TW532 Writing from the Natural World
Mary Reynolds Thompson CAPF, CPCC
What if the primary text of the world is the world itself? What if every lichen-covered stone and caroling creek could help us understand who we are and how to live? In this course we will go to nature with a listening spirit, open to its meaning and messages.
NO TEXT REQUIRED; INTERNET READING ONLY
Mary Reynolds Thompson is a creativity coach, Certified Applied Poetry Facilitator and Certified Journal Facilitator in Marin County, CA. Her early career was spent in marketing, advertising and copywriting, with special expertise in branding. Mary is the creator of the Write the Damn Book! creative coaching process for those taking the heroic journey from procrastination to publication. She is the author of Awakening the Eco-Soul and has developed a writing program to explore the archetypes of inner landscapes.
TW533 Body Stories
Debbie McCulliss, RN, CAPF
The field of narrative medicine -- encouraging medical patients to write their illness narratives -- is showing powerful effectiveness. You'll learn core theories in narrative medicine and you'll participate in guided writes through your own body's stories.
NO TEXT REQUIRED.
Debbie McCulliss is a wellness educator and Certified Applied Poetry Facilitator who for the past two years has focused her study on narrative medicine. She has studied under Dr. Charon and other notables in the field and has taught narrative medicine at conferences and as guest lecturer at the University of Denver. Debbie has written her own illness narrative.
TW 534.2 Visual Journaling: Beyond Words
Susan deWardt, MA, CAPF/CJF
Explore the potential of color and visual imagery as alternatives to language. This class integrates art and contemporary journal practice, providing an intensive individualized experience in using art for self-expression and for group process.
NO TEXT REQUIRED.
Life Coach Susan de Wardt is a masterful facilitator of process including art-making and reflective writing for inspiration and inner wisdom to create a richer and more purposeful life. An avid writer and journal keeper for over twenty years, Susan brings recognized expertise and perspective to the art of the personal journal.
PD591 Supervision Seminar
Janice Putrino, LCSW, CJT
Supervision allows us to think about the way we work, the effect it has on our clients/students, and how we can become more finely tuned. In this class we will share good practice and gain perspective. Prerequisite: CJF trainee in facilitation stage or permission of instructor. Required for CJF.
NO TEXT REQUIRED.
Janice Putrino is a medical social worker specializing in oncology and the owner of Writing for Wellness. She is the first graduate of the Certified Journal Therapist (CJT) program (April 2009). Janice is co-author of My Healing Companion for Healthcare Providers and was the Outreach Coordinator for Gilda’s Club in Rochester NY, where she conducted journal workshops for those touched by cancer. She is passionate about bringing social science research about writing and healing to the medical and educational communities.
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