Oct 10 - Springfield MO
Oct 11 - Tulsa OK
Oct 12 - Oklahoma City OK
Nov 5 - Winston-Salem NC
Nov 6 - Charlotte NC
Nov 7 - Columbia SC
Dec 3 - Buffalo NY
Dec 4 - Rochester NY
Dec 5 - Syracuse NY

• Discover fourteen different writing techniques designed to achieve specific therapeutic outcomes for clients with mood disorders, relationship problems, self-esteem issues, substance abuse, traumatic stress and more
• Learn how the "journal ladder" helps match a journal technique with the client's capacity to master it
• Discover which journal therapy interventions to offer clients with low literacy, resistance to writing, cognitive impairment, or limited time
• Discover seven troubleshooting tips for therapists
• Learn how to shift affect, cognition and behavior in only a few minutes of writing
• Learn about the studies that have been done on writing and healing
• Discover groundbreaking strategies from Kathleen Adams, one of the three top theorists in the field of journal therapy

The Power of Writing
In this era of shrinking benefits and slashed budgets, therapists must help clients find ways to become more self-reliant. Journal writing is simple, accessible, inexpensive and available to nearly anyone. Most mental health professionals agree that writing down thoughts and feelings in a notebook or on a computer screen can be a helpful adjunct to therapy. Many advocate that their clients keep journals during treatment. However, very few clinicians have learned the tools, techniques and strategies that will transform the everyday diary into a powerful therapeutic tool.

In this course, one of the pioneers of the therapeutic writing movement offers the theory and practice of journal therapy through lecture, discussion, case study and experiential learning. Participants find these methodologies easy, enjoyable, effective and immediately useful.


What You Will Learn

• Practice and apply journal therapy interventions designed to address specific therapeutic tasks
• Assess how to match a journal intervention with a particular client population or presenting problem
• Incorporate into therapeutic writing treatment the vital journal tools of  structure, pacing and containment
• Identify and avoid seven common mistakes made by therapists working with client journals
• Assess when journal therapy interventions may not be appropriate for particular clients or therapeutic tasks
• Adapt and apply journal interventions to a variety of clinical populations
• Increase comfort and confidence levels in the use of the journal as a therapeutic tool

Who Should Attend

• Licensed Professional Counselors
• Social Worker
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Art Therapists
• Play Therapists
• Group Therapists
• Cognitive/Behavioral Therapists
• Addictions Counselors
• Hospice Counselors
• School Guidance Counselors
• Pastoral Counselors
• Juvenile Guidance Counselors
• Youth Pastors
• Psychologists
• Psychiatric Nurses
• Registered Nurses
• Health Care Professionals
• Journal Writers

Course Director
Kathleen Adams LPC, RPT is one of the most prominent and established voices in the field of therapeutic writing. She is an author, psychotherapist and Registered Poetry/Journal Therapist (RPT) whose gift and life mission is sharing the power of writing with all who desire self-directed change. Kathleen is the author of six books on the power of writing, including the best-selling Journal to the Self, a classic in its 12th printing with Warner Books. In 1985 she founded and continues to direct the Center for Journal Therapy in Denver, an international training and consulting company. As the voice of journal therapy for over 20 years, her work has been featured in publications such as Newsweek, Alternative Medicine, Natural Health and Counseling & Human Development. Advocates of her work include Weight Watchers, Andrew Weil, M.D. and James Pennebaker, Ph.D. Kathleen is on the faculty of the University of Denver, teaching a graduate curriculum in Writing & Healing that she co-designed. A past president of the National Association for Poetry [Journal] Therapy, Kathleen holds an undergraduate degree in Journalism from Colorado State University and a Master’s in Psychology & Counseling from Boulder Graduate School, Boulder CO.

Cities: As above, or call 888-421-2298 (Center for Journal Therapy) or 800-397-0180 (Cross Country Education).  Check back frequently for 2007 dates!

Distance Learning: This program is available on audiotape or CD, with workbook (CEUs are not available) through Cross Country Education.

Cost and Registration: Approximately $139-179, depending on date registered and number of registrants in party. Registration is handled through Cross Country Education.

Continuing Education: 6 CEUs will be awarded for social workers, counselors, drug/alcohol counselors, nurses (7.2 contact hours) and other professions.

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