Getting Trained: Training Guide

The Guide to Training Requirements in Biblio/Poetry Therapy (the Training Guide) is a must-have book if you are considering becoming a credentialed poetry therapist or applied poetry facilitator. This guide spells out the fundamental components of the training program for certified applied poetry facilitators and certified or registered poetry therapists. It includes templates for the initial training plan and the final application. In addition, the guidebook provides samples of the required documentation in the training process, a roster of approved mentor/supervisors and an essential bibliography for the poetry therapy scholar.

The Training Guide is available in your choice of two forms:

  1. As an electronic PDF file for $20. Please contact admin@nfbpt.com to order. File will be sent by email upon receipt of payment. (This document is in Adobe's PDF format, which requires a current version of Adobe Reader to open. Get Adobe Reader here for free if you do not yet have it.)

  2. If you would prefer a hardcopy version, a printed copy of the Training Guide is available for $30.00, which includes Priority Mail postage. International orders, add $10. Payment must be received before Training Guide will be mailed. Visit our Online Payment page to order this version.