"Discovering inner strengths": a co-facilitative poetry therapy curriculum for groups. Issue 1 (2nd January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dubrasky, Danielle; Sorensen, Scott; Donovan, Andrea; Corser, Grant
• Is Part Of: Journal of poetry therapy. Volume 32:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 10
• Publication Date: 2019-01-02
• Subjects: Bibliotherapy -- collaboration -- co-facilitation -- interdisciplinary -- poetry therapy -- trauma; Poetry -- Therapeutic use -- Periodicals; 615.8516
• DOI: 10.1080/08893675.2019.1548924
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0889-3675

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The authors of this paper review the efficacy of poetry therapy and introduce a curriculum to be used in the provision of a co-facilitative poetry therapy group process which involves a professional poet and a therapist. Drawing upon best practices of poetry therapy, the paper demonstrates that this innovative approach not only contributes to the field but is transferable among a variety of client populations. The authors present a curriculum, writing exercises, samples of poems, and include a plan for efficacy assessment in the context of a domestic violence survival group.