Session Description
For over 25 years, Pongo Poetry Project has inspired thousands of young people who are incarcerated, homeless, or hospitalized write poetry the addresses childhood trauma. In this session, hear about the Pongo Poetry Project at Child Study and Treatment Center (CSTC), a psychiatric hospital for youth between 5-17, and how it is used to help empower youth though the writing and publications of poems. In 2021, an anthology titled "The Stories of My Heart" was released chronicling the work at CSTC over a 10 year period. In this session, participates will explore the impacts of personal and racial trauma, learn the essentials of the Pongo methodology, and practice ways to bring the method into your practice or program..
Learning Outcomes
1. Describe at least 3 ways personal and racial trauma can affect young people
2. Explain the essentials of Pongo's methodology, as supported by multiple studies
3. Describe how to use the Pongo method into one's program
4. Identify 2 places to locate resources to equip participants to facilitate Pongo's method
