Directory of Creative Writing Resources

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Most mental health clients are sufficiently gifted with the ability to write, and can be helped to express themselves by asking them to write poetry or do creative writing. All mental health clients can learn to express themselves by journaling, which only requires that the client knows how to write simply. Journaling is often done by simply sitting down with a 15 minute timer and writing whatever comes to mind, even if it is just "I don't know what to write. I ..."

Subcategories

• Journal Resources
• Writers Resources

Resources in This Category

• Create Write Now

  http://www.createwritenow.com/
  Provides free lessons in starting a journal for self-expression, and includes articles, testimonials, and details of a CD to purchase.

• Jennifer Johnson Creative

  http://www.meditatecreate.com/
  Jennifer teaches mindful writing and photography.

• JournalMagic.com

  http://www.journalmagic.com/
  Sue Meyn, M.C., Professional Journal Coach.

• KPorterfield

  http://www.kporterfield.com/
  Contains articles, annotated links, and book reviews about journal and memoir writing as well as information about how and why creativity heals. Email list.

• National Association for Poetry Therapy

  http://www.poetrytherapy.org/
  Information on poetry, conferences, membership, training and development, committees, publications, NAPT foundation, government affairs, regional events, books, and links.

• Pongo Teen Writing

  http://www.pongoteenwriting.org/
  Writing therapy and poetry publishing with teens in jail, street youth, adolescent psychiatric patients, and other teens leading difficult lives.

• The Center for Journal Therapy

  http://www.journaltherapy.com/
  Includes bookstore, library, training, workshops, consultation, an article on the power of writing, the poem of the month, links, resources, and information on the founder, Kathleen Adams.

• The Creative "Righting" Center

  http://users.erols.com/sreiter/
  A center that provides seminars, training, peer groups, and individual therapy in poetry. Links to the facilitator, Sherry Reiter, at Hofstra University.

• The Progoff Intensive Journal Program

  http://www.intensivejournal.org/
  Developed in 1966 by Dr. Ira Progoff, workshop programs have given writers a method to spur their creativity and thereby enhance their writing process.

• Transformative Language Arts Network

  http://www.tlanetwork.org/
  The TLA Network supports individuals and organizations in promoting the written word as a tool for transformation and well-being.

• Writing to Heal, Writing to Grow

  http://www.writingtoheal.com/
  Therapeutic writing courses to examine and understand life's events.

 

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