Getting Trained: Educational Resources

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College and University Programs
Core Competency Programs
Other Training Opportunities


College and University Programs

Goddard College offers a low-residency Transformative Language Arts ("Social and personal transformation through the spoken and written word") concentration within the MA in Individualized Studies Program. The program is directed by Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Ph.D., CPT.

University College at the University of Denver offers four core courses and electives in Writing & Healing through its MA in Liberal Studies. Courses are available both on-line and on-campus. Writing & Healing faculty are Joy Sawyer, LPC, PTR-M/S, Kathleen Adams, LPC, PTR-M/S, and Gayle Nosal, MFA, CPT.

College of St. Catherine, St. Paul MN, offers a 2-credit course in poetry therapy every other summer. The course is taught by Geri Chavis, Ph.D., CPT-M/S.


Core Competency Programs

Coursework in some or all of the literature core competencies is offered via on-line learning and/or independent study by the following approved providers:

Mari Alschuler MFA, LCSW, PTR-M/S
MAlschulerRPT@aol.com

Gayle Nosal MFA, CPT
gnosal@ecentral.com

Coursework in some or all of the psychology core competencies is offered via on-line learning and/or independent study by the following approved providers:

Kathleen Adams LPC, PTR-M/S
KAdamsRPT@aol.com

Lila Weisberger, CACAC, LCAT, PTR-M/S
bridgeXngs@aol.com

An on-line ethics course is offered by the following approved provider:

Steve Rojcewicz, M.D., PTR-M/S
raspberries@comcast.net


Other Training Opportunities

See the individual listings in the MentorSupervisor Directory for additional training opportunities.

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