Upcoming Summer 2 2013: July 25 – August 21

CJF/CJT/CAS Students: Register Here
All other New and Returning Students: Register Here

All classes are 4 weeks. Cost is $175 ($150 for CJF and CAS students). Each class offers 8 hours of NBCC-approved continuing education for counselors. Many social work boards and some psychology boards accept NBCC-approved CEs. HOWEVER, please check with your state licensing board to ensure they will accept NBCC CEs.

Creative Muse-ings – Cyncie Winter
Mary Oliver: The Natural Divine – Linda Barnes
Writing the Hero’s Journey – Normandi Ellis
Personal Geography: An Art-Filled Grand Journey of Self-Discovery – Susan de Wardt
Writing and Meditation – Holly Makimaa
The Joyful Path-Creating a Journal of Inspiration – Rae Hight
Hearing Spirit in Nature – Lizabeth Smith

*FOR CERTIFIED JOURNAL FACILITATOR TRAINEES:
*Supervision Seminar – Kate Thompson

Creative Muse-ings
Instructor: Cyncie Winter
This course will offer a rich sampling of resources to stimulate creative writing from several gifted teachers. Each week, we will explore ideas and activities from books written by these esteemed writing muses and their works: Jill Badonsky’s The Muse Is In; Judy Reeves’ A Writer’s Book of Days; Barbara Ganim and Susan Fox’s Visual Journaling; and Pat Schneider’s How the Light Gets In. By the end of this course, participants will have been exposed to a number of stimulating writing teachers and opportunities, designed to inspire their creative lives.
Required Text: NONE

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Mary Oliver: The Natural Divine
Instructor: Linda Barnes
Wake up to summer with Mary Oliver’s rich messages on the divine qualities of natural. Read, write, and reflect on your own relationship to the Divine in the fullness of the season.
REQUIRED TEXT: Why I Wake Early, by Mary Oliver (available at Amazon.com HERE) and God of Dirt by Thomas Mann (available at Amazon.com HERE).

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Writing Your Hero’s Journey
Instructor: Normandi Ellis
Novice as well as seasoned writers will find this course a refreshing way to re-imagine the spiritual dimensions of their life story. Following the patterns of sacred story, we write about the trials, the windfalls, the pratfalls, the blessings, and the return to the path that brings us into deeper understanding of ourselves and our life lessons.
You’ll learn find non-threatening ways to approach the material and use the tactile sensory experience of memory in order to create vivid scenes. You will begin to see the hero’s journey as a means to gather and tie together the threads that have led us through this life thus far.
Required text:Invoking the Scribes of Ancient Egypt: The Initiatory Path to Spiritual Journaling, by Normandi Ellis and Gloria Taylor Brown, available at Amazon.com HERE

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Personal Geography: An Art-Filled Grand Journey of Self Discovery
Instructor: Susan de Wardt
Personal geography is an exploration of the physical environment from individual perspective and context. In this fun-filled session, you will use writing process for inspiration as you create an unfolding maze of past, present and future through map-making. Examine places you have known and discover how they have shaped your life. No art experience required! Bring your imagination and get ready to have some fun with words, color, time, and space.
REQUIRED TEXT: NONE

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Writing and Meditation
Instructor: Holly Makimaa
Journaling offers a safe place to explore the boundaries and landscape of one’s mind. Mindfulness techniques help individuals to expand beyond these limits to the mystical realities that underlie all human experience. Through complementary journaling and mindfulness exercises, you’ll be gently guided to bring present-moment awareness and expansive insight to life’s journey.“An impressive and deeply moving course that helped me move toward my own center with a new understanding and expectation.”
“Compassionate, insightful, rich and enlightening. This class was truly life-changing for me.”
REQUIRED TEXT: Wherever You Go, There You Are, by Jon Kabat-Zinn (available from Amazon.com for under $10.00 HERE)

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The Joyful Path
Instructor: Rae Hight
Creating our unique Journal of Inspiration invites us into a world of natural beauty. It will fill us with amazement. The process of gathering heartfelt words (quotes, poetry, affirmations) and images (artwork, collage) embraces the gifts of peace, energy and joy. Using the metaphor of a river, we will follow the rhythm of nature, discovering different ways to integrate representations into our lives on a daily basis. Through instruction and sharing of insights, each student’s experience will become part of the collective wisdom that lays the foundation for an ever-evolving, personalized journal.
REQUIRED TEXT: NONE

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Hearing Spirit in Nature
Instructor: Lizabeth Smith
One way or another most journaling classes involve seeing, but for this course, you will spend much of your time with your eyes closed as you focus on the sounds around you, from thunder to bumblebees to wind through the trees. We speak often of Spirit “speaking” to us, but how often do we spend time listening for the message?
Spend guided time in opening yourself to the sounds that go along with the sights in nature and then writing about what you have heard and sharing your reflections with a group of other journalers—experienced or new.

REQUIRED TEXT: NONE

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Supervision Seminar
Instructor: Kate Thompson

Supervision Seminar should be taken only by those who are currently facilitating therapeutic writing groups/workshops as part of training hours, or who are actively planning facilitation. Supervision Seminar may be taken more than once. Limited to CJF trainees unless instructor permission is received.

Required Text: NONE

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CJF/CJT/CAS Students: Register Here
All other New and Returning Students: Register Here

The Center for Journal Therapy is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP TM) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program. PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR STATE LICENSING AGENCY TO ENSURE THEY WILL ACCEPT NBCC CEs

Please note that in 2012 we instituted a technology fee of $10 for costs associated with maintaining our on-line learning platform. This fee will automatically be added to your registration below. It will be automatically added to your charge card one time per term; regardless of the number of classes taken.

NOTE: If you are paying by check, please include an additional $10 to cover this technology fee.

Please click the check box next to each class for which you’d like to sign up, and click “Add to Your Shopping Cart” when finished to register for them all (disregard references to shipping and delivery charges).

The Center for Journal Therapy is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP TM) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program. PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR STATE LICENSING AGENCY TO ENSURE THEY WILL ACCEPT NBCC CEs

Please note that in 2012 we instituted a technology fee of $10 for costs associated with maintaining our on-line learning platform. This fee will automatically be added to your registration below. It will be automatically added to your charge card one time per term; regardless of the number of classes taken.

NOTE: If you are paying by check, please include an additional $10 to cover this technology fee.

Please click the check box next to each class for which you’d like to sign up, and click “Add to Your Shopping Cart” when finished to register for them all (disregard references to shipping and delivery charges).

Upcoming Summer 1 2013: June 06 – July 03

CJF/CJT/CAS Students: Register Here
All other New and Returning Students: Register Here

All classes are 4 weeks. Cost is $175 ($150 for CJF and CAS students). Each class offers 8 hours of NBCC-approved continuing education for counselors. Many social work boards and some psychology boards accept NBCC-approved CEs. HOWEVER, please check with your state licensing board to ensure they will accept NBCC CEs.

William Stafford: Some Lessons for Living – Linda Barnes
Write to Recovery – Iris Wilkinson
Writing for Caregivers – Barbara Stahura
Seeing Spirit in Nature – Lizabeth Smith
Writing the Labyrinth – Rae Hight
Spiritual Memoir – Linda Joy Myers - CLOSED
Writing and Intuition – Jane Pace - CLOSED

William Stafford: Some Lessons for Living
Instructor: Linda Barnes
Teacher, poet, conscientious objector: Stafford had much to share on how to approach life with mindfulness and integrity. Never setting out to “give advice,” he instead reveals to us “the importance of just plain receptivity.”
Required Text: NONE

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Write to Recovery
Instructor: Iris Wilkinson
This course will orient participants to specific applications of therapeutic writing with people in recovery. Focus is placed on strategies and techniques for those in recovery from addictions, and also in the broadest sense of the essence of recovery and spiritual development.
REQUIRED TEXT: Journeynotes: Writing for Recovery and Spiritual Growth, by Solly and Lloyd. Out of print; check Amazon or B&N used books (inexpensive). You can also download a free .pdf format of the book here

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Writing for Caregivers
Instructor: Barbara Stahura
If you’re a caregiver for a loved one with a serious illness or injury, you daily face daunting challenges not designed for the faint of heart! This course in self-care will reduce stress, boost resilience, and offer respite as you learn proven, simple techniques that can be done in minutes during a busy day. You will come away with a renewed sense of self-empowerment and knowing that you, too, deserve good care-from yourself as well as others. (Also appropriate for facilitators who work with family caregivers.)
Required text: NONE.

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Seeing Spirit in Nature
Instructor: Lisabeth Smith
The inspiration we feel in nature can be described in many ways, one of which is “spirit.” Some relate this to the Holy Spirit, some to the spirit of our muse, some to the energy around us when we get out into nature. Whether you take in the spirit of nature at a beach, in a forest, in the grasslands or in your garden or a nearby park, you do it with your senses and the first sense we usually think of when we look at perception is sight.
“Seeing Spirit in Nature” encourages participants to explore a single sense deeply to learn how and why sight connects to our own spiritual selves and then to go outside and practice intentional visual spiritual connection. Using several journaling techniques, we will record our experiences as we go and share as we are moved to do so.
REQUIRED TEXT: None

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Writing the Labyrinth
Instructor: Rae Hight
Labyrinths and journals are natural companions. The meditative quality of walking a labyrinth welcomes, reflects and enhances our inner journey.
Writing the Labyrinth offers a two-fold exploration of this ancient process: journaling options before, during and after walking the pathway, along with historical facts about labyrinths. Through the use of art work and writing, students will participate in a metaphorical journey as they travel pathways that can become inspiration for internal understanding and self-empowerment.
(*Note: We will discuss the various ways labyrinths can be located and walked, including the use of paper, wooden and/or pewter templates for “finger” walking. )
REQUIRED TEXT: Way of the Winding Path: A Mapy for the Labyrinth of Life, Eve Eschner Hogan (available from Amazon Com for under $10.00 HERE)

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Spiritual Memoir
Instructor: Linda Joy Myers - CLOSED
This course is designed to introduce students of all levels – from non-writers to professional wordsmiths – to the art of spiritual memoir. Through writing exercises and group interaction, we investigate the mysterious connection between the person we believe ourselves to be and the internal witness who sees beyond the conscious mind into the secrets of our hearts. By learning to shape life’s raw materials into art, we discover that our challenges are also our greatest sources of wisdom, and that even our darkest (or most unexpected) interludes carry within them the seeds of redemption

Required Text: NONE

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Writing and Intuition
Instructor: Jane Pace - CLOSED
This course will explore the nature of intuition, the various ways we receive it, our personal experiences with intuition and the obstacles that prevent us from listening to or (even more importantly) acting upon our intuitive knowing.
Come play with an open mindset and beginner’s mind. Through directed writing prompts and techniques, lectures, and discussions you will learn your unique ways of receiving intuitive wisdom, create a positive mental mindset and acknowledge the guidance that is being given to you. You will begin to keep an intuition journal, and practice affirming the intuitive knowing so you are feeling aligned with your internal spirit.

Required Text: The Intuitive Way (new expanded edition) by Penney Peirce (available at Amazon.com, both new and used for under $15, HERE).

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CJF/CJT/CAS Students: Register Here
All other New and Returning Students: Register Here

The Center for Journal Therapy is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP TM) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program.

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
CJF/CJT/CAS Registration Page

New or Returning Non-Trainee Registration Page

All courses carry 16 hours of NBCC-approved continuing education, EXCEPT for the 4-week Special Event: Writing Through Transitions class which carries 8 hours of NBCC-approved continuing education.
Classes limited to 12

TW522 - Writing and Healing CLOSED

TW573 - Writing Through Grief: Another Country CLOSED

TW574 - Working with Trauma through Writing CLOSED

TW550 - Introduction to Poetry Therapy CLOSED

PD552 - Vision and Manifestation CLOSED

PA501 - Psychology of Differences CLOSED

SPECIAL EVENT - Writing Through Transitions (4 Weeks ONLY. Starts May 2) CLOSED

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

TW522 – Writing and Healing CLOSED
Instructor: Rae Hight
A fascinating and inspiring approach to journaling and creative writing for healing. We will be using Writing as a Way of Healing, a literature professor’s scholarly exploration of the personal healing work of famous diarists and novelists, as the foundation for exploration of your own creative and personal process. Students will have the opportunity to practice other creative expressions, such as collage and art work, as prompts for writing. We will begin the course with guidelines for safe writing, including breath work, and establish a process journal that will be used during the course and may be continued with future/ongoing creative work.
Required Text:Writing as a Way of Healing: How Telling Our Stories Transforms Our Lives, by Louise DeSalvo available at Amazon.com HERE

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TW573 – Writing Through Grief: Another Country CLOSED
Instructor: Jean Rowe
Experiencing grief can feel like we are traveling in a foreign land. We are in a different zone; the food tastes different; our sleep clock is off. We don’t feel like ourselves. The faces of grief are strange but familiar. Losses we grieve can be literal or symbolic. Join us on a journey to explore what we know, what we think we know and what we can learn about, with, and through grief. NOTE: If you have experienced a significant loss in the last three months, we gently ask that you not register for this class at this time.
Required Text: Conquering the Mysteries and Lies of Grief by Sherry Russell (either edition). Both editions available at Amazon.com new and used HERE

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TW574 – Working with Trauma Through Writing CLOSED
Instructor: Sherry Reiter
This course, targeted to therapists and therapeutic writing facilitators/students, illustrates the use of writing in response to trauma. It includes the basic concepts of transformative writing as applied to trauma survivors and includes actual case studies and writing of clients as they write their ways through specific life-changing events, such as war, addiction, sexual abuse, health crisis, grief, and more. Through multimodal means (regular TWI format plus live/recorded audio interviews with authors featured in the text) we explore the narrative, the creative expression, and aspects of the healing process, and we examine specific techniques of guided facilitation and form. This course is for therapists and therapeutic writing practitioners/students
Required Text: Writing Away the Demons: Stories of Creative Coping Through Transformative Writing by Sherry Reiter. Available at Amazon.com HERE

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TW550 – Introduction to Poetry Therapy CLOSED
Instructor: Susan de Wardt
This course explores the many ways that the interactive use of poetry can help navigate the human journey. Students will learn the leading theoretical model of poetry therapy to address universal life experiences, assess poems for use in personal growth contexts, participate in self-reflective writing experiences, and engage in classroom discussions designed to stimulate a deeper look at one’s own writing process.
Required Texts (there are TWO): Biblio/Poetry Therapy: The Interactive Process: A Handbook, 3rd Ed., by Arleen Hynes & Mary Hynes-Berry, North Star Press, 2012. Must use 3rd ed. Available from Amazon.com HERE and The Healing Fountain, Jan 1, 2003 edition, available from Amazon.com HERE

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PD552 – Vision and Manifestation CLOSED
Instructor: Kay Adams
In this lively course you’ll learn the essential concepts and steps to create what you want out of the power of your conscious choice, using practical laws of applied physics. You’ll learn the four fundamental choices that successful manifestors make, the power of “create and adjust,” and a simple guided imagery technique that moves your vision into actualization. You’ll practice all of it and more through the manifestation of your course-long practice vision.
Required Text:The Path of Least Resistance, by Robert Fritz. New York: Fawcett Books, 1984, 1989.7. Available at Amazon.com HERE

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PA501 -Psychology of Differences CLOSED
Instructor: Rae Hight
This survey course on contemporary issues in mental health is designed to raise awareness about the prevailing causes, responses and treatment of mood disorders, traumatic stress responses, disorders of childhood/adolescence/the elderly, dysfunctional family of origin issues, sexual identity, etc. Required for CJF unless transferred or waived.
Required Text: None. Internet reading only.

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SPECIAL EVENT – Writing Through Transitions CLOSED
Instructor: Leia Francisco
This is a facilitator’s, coach’s or therapist’s dream class! At the end of this course, you will have a complete facilitation plan, tips and strategies for conducting your own transitions writing workshop. Given the complex and rapid nature of change today, you need powerful tools to help your clients manage major transitions. You will study the stages of psychological transitions and how each stage can add to self-discovery. You will also use specific writing tools for navigating change and exploring the creative potential of transitions.
Required Text:Writing Through Transitions, by Leia Francisco. Available through the author’s website, HERE

Kathleen (Kay) Adams LPC is a best-selling author, speaker, psychotherapist and visionary. Her first book, Journal to the Self, is a classic that has helped define the field of journal therapy.

She has also written The Write Way to Wellness: A Workbook for Healing and Change, The Way of the Journal , Mightier Than the Sword , and Scribing the Soul.

Kay is a beloved teacher whose innovative work has helped hundreds of thousands of people heal, change and grow. Her dynamic presentation style is fluid, clinically grounded, intuitive and engaging. She is the voice of journal therapy at conferences, hospitals, mental health agencies and seminars around the world. A tireless advocate for the healing power of writing, Kay is a three-time recipient of the National Association for Poetry Therapy’s Distinguished Service Award. She was a finalist for the first Season for Nonviolence Peacemaker Award in Colorado for her work bringing journal therapy to populations as diverse as people with HIV/AIDS, breast cancer survivors, recovering addicts, and survivors of violent crime.

In an About.com poll, Kathleen Adams was listed (with Anais Nin and Anne Frank) as one of the three most significant influences on contemporary journal keeping.

Professional Profile

With more than 40,000 clinical hours in the field, Kathleen Adams is among the most experienced and respected journal therapists working today.

Clinical Experience

• 1985-present: Founder/Director, The Center for Journal Therapy, Wheat Ridge, CO
• 1992-present: Private psychotherapy practice with specialty in journal/poetry therapy, Wheat Ridge, CO
• 1994-2008: Contract journal therapist, Denver Health and Hospitals, HIV/AIDS team
• 1990-1992: Journal therapist, The National Center for the Treatment of Dissociative Disorders, Denver CO
• 1988-1990: Group therapist and unit counselor, West Pines Psychiatric Hospital, Wheat Ridge CO

Education and Licensure

• MM/S (Master Mentor/Supervisor, designated by National Federation for Biblio/Poetry Therapy [NFBPT] as a trainer of mentor/supervisors), 2007
• M/S (Mentor/Supervisor, designated by NFBPT as a trainer/supervisor of certified applied poetry facilitators, certified poetry therapists and registered poetry therapists, 2000
• PTR (Registered Poetry/Journal Therapist), 2000
• LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), 1993
• MA, Psychology and Counseling, Boulder Graduate School, Boulder CO, 1988
• BA, Journalism, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins CO, 1972

Awards and Achievements

• Board of Directors, National Association for Poetry Therapy (NAPT), 1993-2007; pesident, 2001-2003
• Board of Directors, NAPT Foundation, 1997-2001; president 1997-2001
• Board of Directors, National Federation for Biblio/Poetry Therapy, 2003-2008; president, 2005-2006
• NAPT’s Distinguished Service Award, 1998, 2003, 2005
• Peacemaker Award (finalist), 1998, A Season for Nonviolence