Wednesday, April 15 (all times are CST)

12:30-1:00 pm   Check-In for Pre-Conference I only (Hotel Lobby)

1:00 - 5:00 pm   Pre-Conference I Day Trip 

                            Beth Jacobs, Ph.D. & Barbara Kreisberg, MS, CPT

                            Library of the Poetry Foundation of Chicago

6:00 pm Dinner – Hotel restaurant or dinner on your own

Thursday, April 16

6:30-8:45 am Breakfast (Atrium, Lobby Level)

(complimentary for hotel overnight guests only)

8:10-8:50 am  Yoga with Diane Allerdyce, Ph.D., CAPF

8:30 -9:00 am  Registration/Check-In for Pre-Conference II & III only (Ballroom Foyer)

9:00 am-1:00 pm NAPT Board Meeting (Wabash River)

9:30 am-12:00 Noon Pre-Conference II – Geri Giebel Chavis, Ph.D., CPT, LP, CM                                                     Identity Explorations: Enhancing Self-Awareness for Wellbeing & Peace of Mind (Rock River 1 & 2)

12:00 Noon-1:00 pm Lunch on your own

1:00-3:30 pm Pre-Conference III – Sherry Reiter, Ph.D., LCSW, Certified Mentor 

Thunder and Writening: Transforming Anger into Peace (Rock River 1 & 2)

4:00-5:30 pm Registration Set-up (Ballroom Foyer)

4:15-5:45 pm Documentary Film – Karen “Ren” vanMeenen, Ph.D., MA, CAPF  (Salon A, B, & C)                                                          

5:30-6:00 pm Registration (Ballroom Foyer)

6:00-7:00 pm Dinner – Hotel restaurant or dinner on your own

7:00-7:30 pm Registration (Ballroom Foyer)

7:30-7:45 pm Meet the NAPT Board (Salon A, B, & C)   

7:45-8:30 pm Welcome and Mix and Mingle

Catherine Tanguis, MA, NBCT, CAPF & Barbara Kreisberg, MS, CPT (Salon A, B, & C)   

8:45-9:45 pm Opening Event: Hope Lives Here: Writing Towards Relief featuring Nile Lansana (Salon A, B, & C)   

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 & Elaine Brooks, RN-BC, MA, PTR, M/S                                                            (Rock River 1 & 2. Please meet in Rock River 1 for the first meeting.)

7:45-8:45 am Registration (Ballroom Foyer)

6:30-8:45 am Breakfast (Atrium, Lobby Level)

(complimentary for hotel overnight guests only)

8:10-8:50 am  Yoga with Diane Allerdyce, Ph.D., CAPF

9:00-9:15 am Welcome & Overview – Laura Santner, LCSW, PTR-CM, CCATP, NAPT President (Salon A, B, & C)   

9:15-10:00 am Keynote Speaker – Perie J Longo, Ph.D., LMFT, PTR, M/S  (Salon A, B, & C)   

10:30-12:00 noon Workshop Series A

A1 Poetry as Self-Therapy in Intractable Conflict Setting: Creating Peace through Verse – Ana Ljubinkovic, Ph.D.

A2 Help for the Helpers: Poetry Support Groups for Mental Health Professionals and Educators – Jenna Robinson, MA, LMFT, PTR & Ashley S. Schaaf, MA, APCC

A3 Awe and Peace: Discovering Peace through Poetic Experiences of Awe – Elaine Brooks, RN-BC, MA, PTR, M/S

A4 The Poets Tree: An Exploration of Lineage, Legacy, Interconnectedness Identity – Tracy (T-Spirit) Stanton CWC, Kristen (K-Money The Poet) Harris, & Aaron (Just Aaron) Bell

A5 The Poetry of Spirituality – Joy Sawyer, MA, MA

A6  Seeds of Light and Shadow: A Poetic Path to Inner Peace – Tamara Miriam Trebes, Ph.D.

12:00-1:00 pm Luncheon (Salon D, E F, G)

1:00-1:45 pm Certification & Awards Event – International Federation for Biblio/Poetry Therapy (Salon A, B, & C)   

2:00-2:45 pm IFPBF Credentialing Information Workshop: Your Life Could Be Poetry (Salon A, B, & C)                                          

2:00-2:45 pm Regional Representative Meet & Greet (Mississippi)                                                                                      Beth Couture (she/they), Ph.D., LSW, NAPT Membership Chair and Ellyn Zografi, NAPT Board Member-at-Large

3:00-4:30 pm Workshop Series B

B1 Alchemy: Poetry's Power to Transform – Jon Sayers

B2 T.R.A.P. Therapy: Poetry as a Pathway to Freedom and Peace (Trauma Resilience Attainment Poetry for Healing and Liberation in BIPOC Communities) – Carl Patterson, MA, LPC, CSAT-C

B3 The Sacred and The Profane: Poetry for Rituals and Everyday Routines – Cynthia Holloway Kelvin, Psy.D., RDT/BCT, CPT & Beth Couture, Ph.D., LSW

B4 Manifesting Peace: An Exploration of the Manifesto as a Form of Visioning – Laura Sweeney, MS/MPA/MFA

B5 “The Still Point of the Turning World”: Exploring the Labyrinth – Karen “Ren” vanMeenen, Ph.D., MA, CAPF

B6  Parts, Poems, and Power: Exploring the Self through Internal Family Systems and Feminist Poetry – Zahra M. Amber Diallo Hyman, LGPC, PMH-C, EMDR, IFS (Trainee)

4:30-6:00 pm Mentor/Supervisor Round Table Discussion (Mississippi)

6:00-7:45 pm Dinner – Hotel restaurant or dinner on your own

8:00-9:30 pm Open Mic Poetry: Sign-Up & Reading 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 & Elaine Brooks, RN-BC, MA, PTR, M/S

(Rock River 1 & 2)

7:30-8:30 am Registration (Ballroom Foyer)

7:30-8:45 am Breakfast (Atrium, Lobby Level)

(complimentary for hotel overnight guests only)

8:10-8:50 am  Yoga with Diane Allerdyce, Ph.D., CAPF

9:00-10:30 am Workshop Series C

C1 Breaking Chains: Poetry, Movement, and Joy as Resistance – Robin D. Stone, LMHC & Jeanie Low, LCSW-S

C2  Recess for the Soul: Poetry as Play – Alexis Rafael

C3 Poetry as Inner Feng Shui Masters: Transforming Loneliness to Peaceful Solitude – Yun-Jen Lin, CAPF Candidate, BA, BBA

C4 Finding Our Way Home: The Place of Poetry in Giving Voice and Hope for the Homeless – Nicholas Mazza, Ph.D., PTR

C5 Listen Like a Poet: The Transformative Power of Listening in Healthcare – Nancy Scherlong, LCSW, CHHC, SEP, PTR/CJT-CM, Leigh Finnegan-Hosey, M.Div., BCC, & Ravenna Raven, MFA

C5 The Golden Hive: Gathering Honey through Poetry and Art – Evie Lindemann, ATR-BC, ATCS, LMFT & Kathleen Adams, LPC, PTR, CM

10:40-10:55 am Honorary Awards Presentation (Salon A, B, & C)   

11:00 am-12:00 pm Keynote Poet – Mark Turcotte (Salon A, B, & C)   

12:00 – 12:15 pm Book Signing (Salon A, B, & C)   

12:15 - 1:15 pm Luncheon (Salon D, E F, G)

1:30 -2:45 pm Poster Sessions: Capstones and Research – facilitated by Timothy Kelly, LCSW, PTR (Salon A, B, C)  

3:00-4:30 pm Workshop Series D

D1 Healing Through Poetry: The Pongo Method – Nebeu Shimeles and Ashley Skartvedt, MFA, CTRS/R,

RYT-  500

D2 The Peace and Gift of Grief: Understanding in a World that Often Gets it Wrong – Deborah Eve Grayson, Ph.D., LMHC, PTR

D3 Clearing the Path: A Gentle Journey toward Joy through Breath, Movement, and Poetry – Diane Allerdyce, Ph.D., CAPF

D4 Moments of Meaning—Resolving the Family Wound through Story – Linda Joy Myers, Ph.D., founder of the National Association of Memoir Writers

D5 Ekphrastically Speaking Music – Mark Fishbein, MFA

D6 Meaning in Illegibility: Visual Poetry as a Transformative Practice – Kristine Snodgrass, MFA

5:00-5:15 pm Closing Remarks – Laura Santner, LCSW, PTR-CM, CCATP, NAPT President 

5:15-6:00 pm Closing Event: Creating a Pathway towards Peace: Reflection, Connection, and Action                 Jessica Young, MA, BC-DMT, LCPC, GL-CMA (Salon A, B, C)

6:00 pm Dinner on your own

Sunday, April 6

7:30-8:45 am Breakfast (Atrium, Lobby Level)

(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 & Elaine Brooks, RN-BC, MA, PTR, M/S

(Rocker River 1 & 2)

9:00-12:00 noon  Post-Conference – Susan Reuling Furness, M.Ed, LCPC, LMFT, PTR, CM & Lucy

Groves, Child Development Specialist, LBGTQIA2s+ Advocate, CAPF trainee

Preserving Personal Peace with Photos, Poems & Pens - A Blend of Expressive Mindfulness Approaches

(Mississippi)

12:00-1:00 pm Lunch on your own