Special Event: A Doorway to Understanding and Alleviating Loneliness with Geri Chavis, LP, PhD, CPT

  • 25 Jul 2021
  • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Zoom

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NAPT Special Event: A Doorway to Understanding and Alleviating Loneliness with Geri Chavis, LP, PhD, CPT

In this workshop, we will explore various ways in which the poetry therapy field is uniquely suited to addressing loneliness. We will experience how facilitated discussion of selected poems along with the sharing of expressive writing can foster empathy for those suffering from loneliness, can help build a much-needed sense of community, and alleviate loneliness caused by a variety of external and internal factors. Our “warm-up” writing activity will provide an illustration of how a sense of community can be generated, and participants will be introduced to a selection of poems, each of which addresses various life situations or experiences that often cause or deepen feelings of loneliness.

As past president and board member of NAPT, licensed psychologist, certified poetry therapist, mentor-supervisor, and humanities professor, Geri Chavis, LP, PhD, CPT, has been fostering growth and healing through literature and writing since 1979. She has presented a wide range of workshops in the U.S., U.K. and Ireland and written numerous books and articles. She is the author of Poetry and Story Therapy: The Healing Power of Creative Expression and co-editor of The Healing Fountain: Poetry Therapy for Life’s Journey, both of which are required reading for CAPF, CPT and PTR trainees. She also edited a short story anthology entitled Family: Stories From the Interior.




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