63rd Annual Conference

Friday, February 24

Morning Workshops

10:00 A.M.-1:15 P.M.

Workshop 37

Getting It On Paper

Chair:     

Dominick Grundy, Ph.D., CGP, Consultant: Psychological Counseling & Adult Development Center, Graduate Center, C.U.N.Y., New York, New York

Many of us have aspirations to get it down on paper for a wider audience yet find opportunity slipping away.  You may not realize what you know until it is on paper.  Writing enhances personal and professional growth.  We will spark some participant writing and explore reasons for delay.

experiential-sharing of work experiences

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Write in group setting.

2. Encourage writing for self and others.

3. Plan future professional writing goals.

4. Develop ways to combat anxiety about writing.

Course References:

1. Grundy, D. (1989). Writing, Counseling and the University. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 16, 193-200.

2. Nelson, V. (1993). On Writer's Block. New York: Houghton Mifflin.

3. See, C. (2002). Making a Literary Life. New York: Ballantine.