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Poetry Therapy
One of Reaching Your Goals, Inc. (RYG) many services offered is a weekly poetry therapy group. Throughout the poetry therapy group, the children of RYG have been able to explore both internal and external conflicts in a non-threatening manner.
By using the therapeutic process of poetry the consumers are able to express themselves in a non-threatening manner. This is accomplished by the consumers not directly discussing their feelings, but rather discussing their feelings indirectly
by using metaphors, medicine shields, pictures, autobiographies, their senses, haikus, and many other poetry techniques.
Throughout the program, the consumers explore such topics as trust, self-esteem, death and loss, self-awareness, peace, hope, future goals, pain, coping skills, dreams, and many other emotions.
During the group process, the consumers learn to build trusting relationships with other group members, develop teamwork, provide each other with positive feedback and support, and find appropriate ways to express and explore their emotions.
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