Wednesday, April 2 (all times are PST)
12:30-1:00 pm Check-In for Pre-Conference I only (Hotel Lobby)
1:00 - 4:30 pm Pre-Conference I Day Trip – Michael Namkung, M.Ed., MFA
A poetic tour of the White Pine Trail in Portland's Hoyt Arboretum.
6:00 pm Dinner – Hotel restaurant or dinner on your own
Thursday, April 3
6:30-8:45 am Breakfast (Arcadian Garden, Lower Level Two) (complimentary for hotel overnight guests only)
8:30 -9:00 am Registration/Check-In for Pre-Conference II & III only (Lobby Level, Conference Center)
9:00 am-1:00 pm NAPT Board Meeting
9:30 am-12:00 Noon Pre-Conference II – Kay Adams The Deep Dive: Techniques from the Work of Ira Progoff, Ph.D.
12:00 Noon-1:00 pm Lunch on your own
1:00-3:30 pm Pre-Conference III – Kim Stafford 100 Tricks for Writers
4:00-5:30 pm Registration Set-up
4:15-5:45 pm Documentary Film – Karen “Ren” vanMeenen, Ph.D., MA, CAPF Fire Through Dry Grass
5:30-6:00 pm Registration (Conference Center Pre-function)
6:00-7:00 pm Dinner – Hotel restaurant or dinner on your own
7:00-7:30 pm Registration (Conference Center Pre-function)
7:30-7:45 pm Meet the NAPT Board (Fireside, Mezzanine Level)
7:45-8:30 pm Welcome and Mix and Mingle (Fireside, Mezzanine Level) Catherine Tanguis, MA, NBCT, CAPF & Barbara Kreisberg, MS, CPT
8:45-9:45 pm Opening Event: Slamlandia featuring Brennan DeFrisco, Marcus Lattimore, Myrah Rafi'ah Beverly, and Ty Brack (Fireside, Mezzanine Level)
Friday, April 4
7:00-8:00 am Morning Triple Workshop: Experience a Poetry Therapy Group (First Session – 2 Groups) Nancy Scherlong, LCSW, PTR, CJT, M/S & Ingrid Tegnér, MSW, CAPF, CM
7:45-8:45 am Registration (Conference Center Pre-function)
6:30-8:45 am Breakfast (Arcadian Garden, Lower Level Two) (complimentary for hotel overnight guests only)
9:00-9:15 am Welcome & Overview – Laura Santner, LCSW, PTR-CM, CCATP, NAPT President (Fireside, Mezzanine Level)
9:15-10:00 am Keynote Speaker – Deborah Eve Grayson, Ph.D., LMHC, PTR (Fireside, Mezzanine Level)
10:30-12:00 noon Workshop Series A
A1 Alchemy: Poetry's Power to Transform – Jon Sayers
A2 Almonds, Pistachios, and Cheese: Gratitude and a Dash of Bitters – Sherry Reiter, Ph.D., LCSW, Certified Mentor & Elizabeth Rose, LICSW, MFA
A3 Re)visions: Editing as Therapeutic Intervention – Jenna Robinson, MA, LMFT, PTR & Ashley S. Schaaf, MA, APCC
A4 Engaging with Fiction & Non-Fiction Stories for Growth & Healing – Geri Giebel Chavis, PhD, CPT, LP, CM
A5 Walking the High Desert: Poetry to Celebrate (and Help Save) Nature – Carol Barrett, Ph.D.
12:00-1:00 pm Luncheon (Arcadian Garden, Lower Level Two)
1:00-1:45 pm Certification & Awards Event – International Federation for Biblio/Poetry Therapy (Fireside, Mezzanine Level)
2:00-2:45 pm IFPBF Credentialing Information Workshop: Your Life Could Be Poetry Nancy Scherlong, LCSW, PTR, CJT, M/S and Anjana Deshpande, LCSW, CPT, CJT, IFBPT President (Roy Yates, Lobby Level)
2:00-2:45 pm Regional Representative Meet & Greet Beth Couture (she/they), Ph.D., LSW, NAPT Membership Chair and Jenna Robinson, LMFT, PTR, NAPT Inclusion, Equity and Social Justice Committee Chair (Sam Hill, Lobby Level)
3:00-4:30 pm Workshop Series B
B1 To Save a Life – Michael Namkung
B2 Finding Peace Within: Exploring Ways to Cope with Worry and Stress – Barbara Kreisberg, MS, CPT
B3 Poetry Therapy and the Tarot: Bridging Ancient Symbols with Modern Paths to Healing, Resilience, and Change – Cynthia Holloway Kelvin, Psy.D., RDT/BCT, CPT
B4 Three Poems, Three Perspectives – Judith E Camann, M.Ed. MFA, LMCA, NBCT, CDP
B5 "Arrive where we started/ And know the place for the first time": Alternative Strategies for Exploring Labyrinths – Rob Merritt, Ph.D.
4:30-6:00 pm Mentor/Supervisor Round Table Discussion (Roy Yates, Lobby Level)
6:00-7:45 pm Dinner – Hotel restaurant or dinner on your own
8:00-9:30 pm Open Mic Poetry: Sign-Up & Reading (Nultnomah Wine Cellar, Lower Level Two) Emceed by Jenna Robinson, LMFT, PTR
Saturday, April 5
7:00-8:00 am Morning Triple Workshop: Experience a Poetry Therapy Group (Second Session – 2 Groups) Nancy Scherlong, LCSW, PTR, CJT, M/S & Ingrid Tegnér, MSW, CAPF, CM
7:30-8:30 am Registration (Conference Center Pre-function)
6:30-8:45 am Breakfast (Arcadian Garden, Lower Level Two) (complimentary for hotel overnight guests only)
9:00-10:30 am Workshop Series C
C1 Planting Seeds of Social Justice: Journey through Nature Centering the Reflection Write – Robin D. Stone, LMHC & Jeanie Low, LCSW-S
C2 Hitting Refresh through Writing and Action – Embracing Our Parts with Hope and Sustainability after Role Fatigue or Burnout – Nancy Scherlong, LCSW, CHHC, SEP, PTR/CJT-CM
C3 Creating the “Expert Companion” through Poetry and Writing – Moving Towards Post Traumatic Growth – Anjana Deshpande, LCSW, CPT, CJT
C4 Mindfulness Poems and Practices to Mediate the Chaos and Conflict in Our Troubled Times – Deborah Eve Grayson, Ph.D., LMHC, PTR
C5 Embodied Poetics: Exploring the Intersection of Nature, Self, and Healing– Paul White, Ph.D., LMFT
10:40-10:55 am Honorary Awards Presentation (Fireside, Mezzanine Level)
11:00 am-12:00 pm Keynote Poet – Kim Stafford (Fireside, Mezzanine Level)
12:00 – 12:15 pm Book Signing (Fireside, Mezzanine Level)
12:15 - 1:15 pm Luncheon (Arcadian Garden, Lower Level Two)
1:30 -2:45 pm Connecting Verses: Enhancing Poetic Impact Through Networking and Publishing – Nile Stanley, Ph.D., professor, editor, and author, Steffani Fletcher, M.Ed., Founder and CEO, and Erika Williams, MA, Executive Director, Hope at Hand (Fireside, Mezzanine Level)
3:00-4:30 pm Workshop Series D
D1 Poetry as a Creative Tool of Justice: What the West Can Learn from Somali Godob Verse – Ana Ljubinkovic, Ph.D.
D2 Bibliotherapy in Community – Lowen Clarke, Ph.D. and Adrian Masterman-Smith, MA, MS
D3 Poetry Pals: Poetry that Describes and Develops Friendship – Beth Jacobs, Ph.D. and Perie J Longo, Ph.D., LMFT, PTR, M/S
D4 The Poetry of Spirituality – Joy Roulier Sawyer, MA, LPC, PTR, M/S (inactive)
D5 The Fifth Track: Poetry @Work in Organizations – Julie Benesh, Ph.D., MFA
5:00-5:15 pm Closing Remarks – Laura Santner, LCSW, PTR-CM, CCATP, NAPT President
5:15-6:00 pm Closing Event: Collaborating a Musical Collage Through Drumming Natalia Uribe, MT-BC (Eric Hauser, Lobby Level)
6:00 pm Dinner on your own
Sunday, April 6
6:30-8:45 am Breakfast (Arcadian Garden, Lower Level Two) (complimentary for hotel overnight guests only)
9:00-11:30 am Morning Triple Workshop: Experience a Poetry Therapy Group (Third Session – 2 Groups) Nancy Scherlong, LCSW, PTR, CJT, M/S & Ingrid Tegnér, MSW, CAPF, CM
