Overview and Requirements

This presentation is approved for 2 Continuing Education (CE) hours and is co-sponsored by R. Cassidy Seminars. 

  

To obtain the CE hours and certificate, participants must:

• Register for the presentation

• Attend the entirety of the Live Zoom meeting

Note: Unfortunately, watching the recording is NOT approved for the CE attendance requirement. Partial credit is also not available. No exceptions will be made.

• Once you have attended the meeting, complete the evaluation sent by R. Cassidy Seminars

 

How to Purchase CE Credits

1. You must first register for the presentation. The registration deadline is July 31, 2023. Click here to register. 

2. The 2 CE credits are offered through R. Cassidy Seminars for a $10 fee. You may purchase them at any time. Certificate will be available after meeting the above requirements.

 

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Course Description

John Fox, author of Poetic Medicine: The Healing Art of Poem-Making and other writings, is a pioneer in the Poetry Therapy and Expressive Arts fields, and founder of the Institute for Poetic Medicine.  In this presentation, John will share how he found the healing power of words and poem-making early in the 1980's, and developed it into an approach that is now practiced all over the world.
 

Poetry and the elements of poetry are ways to fine-tune the quality of our listening.  The art of listening includes being open to what is happening, paying close attention to our experience, and showing respect for a person.  The art of listening is connected to slowing down.  Silence and quietness help to make listening a generative activity– where deep listening becomes a creative agent that helps ignite ideas in those who are listened to.  Participants will have an opportunity to write and share poems, exploring the many dimensions of listening.  Applications to working with others will be included.

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Presenter (Bio)

John Fox, Practitioner of Poetic Medicine (PPM), is a poet, educator, and author.  His books include Finding What You Didn’t Lose: Expressing Your Truth and Creativity through Poem-Making (1995) and Poetic Medicine: The Healing Art of Poem-Making (1997).  His work is featured in the 2008 PBS documentary Healing Words: Poetry and Medicine.  John taught concurrently for fifteen years as associate adjunct professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies in Expressive Therapy; seventeen years at Sofia University (formerly The Institute for Transpersonal Psychology); ten years at the Sophia Center for Culture and Spirituality at Holy Names University; twenty years at John F. Kennedy University in the Graduate School of Psychology and then the Department of Arts and Consciousness.  He is founder of The Institute for Poetic Medicine (2005), a nonprofit that brings poetry-as-healer to people considered by our culture to live at the margins.  IPM supports and funds Poetry Partner Programs that serve a wide-range of populations including people living with Parkinson’s Disease, overcoming addiction, living with mental health diagnoses, survivors of abuse and assault, immigrant and refugee youth, the unhoused, and many others.  John has been friends with Laury Rappaport for many years.  He lives in Mountain View, CA.

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Target Audience: Psychologists, Psychoanalysts, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, MFTs, Counselors, Substance Abuse Counselors, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Creative Arts Therapists, and Educators. See full list of professions below.

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The course content level: Beginner

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Agenda

All times are given in Pacific Time (PT), from 1:00PM to 3:00PM:

• 1:00 - 1:30:  Welcome and Introduction; History and roots of Poetic Medicine, including Stories of IPM (dialogue with Laury)

• 1:30 - 1:45:  Deep listening, attention, slowing down, silence
; Short prepared talk with a slide show

• 1:45 - 2:45:  Experiential: Poem-Making
; Sharing in large group

• 2:45 - 3:00:  Q & A, Closing

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Course Objectives

1. Describe how the process of writing and reading poems works to support healing and access to insight.

2. List one element that helps make a poetry therapy group effective.

3. Identify the primary qualities of a poetry therapy facilitator.

4. Explain how poetry can support and renew people in helping/therapeutic professions.

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Satisfactory Completion for CEs: This offering is pending approval for 2 CE hours. Participants must have paid tuition fee, logged in and out each day, attended the entire webinar, and completed an evaluation to receive a certificate. Failure to log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Evaluations and Certificates are available by email and online following course completion at www.ceuregistration.com.

Cosponsored by R. Cassidy Seminars, P.O. Box 14473, Santa Rosa, CA 95405 

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Location: This live interactive webinar will be held via Zoom.

 

Date and Time:

Thursday, August 7th, 2023   (For Asia: Friday, August 8th, 2023)

1:00pm - 3:00pm PDT  /  4:00pm - 6:00pm EDT  /  Click here for your time zone

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Presentation Cost: $25.  Special Discount: Bundle this with Jan Winhall's presentation to save 10%!

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Registration Information: Deadline to register for this offering is July 31st, 2023. Click here to see full registration page.

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Cancellation Policy: A full refund minus a $15 administrative fee will be given to participants who cancel 5 days before the event date. Cancellations 4 days or less before the class start date are non-refundable. You have the option to apply the tuition fee toward another current or future course (Note: You can only take a course that you meet the prerequisite requirements for or have the instructor's express permission). Dates and fees subject to change.

The Focusing and Expressive Arts (FOAT) Institute and FOAT Online School reserves the right to cancel or re-schedule a course for insufficient enrollment (to be determined by or upon the close of registration) or for other unanticipated reasons. In such cases, you will be given the choice of applying your tuition toward another current or future course, or receiving a reimbursement of the full enrollment fee.

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Grievance Policy: For questions or concerns, please contact us at office@focusingarts.com.

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Disclosure Statement: There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.