- Intensive Journal Method
The Intensive Journal Method is psychotherapeutic technique largely developed by
1966 atDrew University and popularized by Dr.Ira Progoff (1921–1998). [http://www.intensivejournal.org/Progoff/bio.htm] It consists of a series of writing exercises usingloose leaf notebook paper in a simplering binder , divided into sections to help in accessing various areas of the writer's life. These include adialogue section for thepersonification of things, a "depth dimension" to aid in accessing thesubconscious and other places for recording remembrances and meditations.The original Intensive Journal contained only sixteen sections, but was later expanded to include five additional sections as part of Progoff's "process meditation" method. It has been the inspiration for many other "writing therapies" since then, and is used in a variety of settings, including
hospital s andprison s, by private individuals as an aid tocreativity orautobiography , and often as an adjunct to treatment in analytic, humanistic orcognitive therapy .The Intensive Journal Method is a registered trademark of Dr. Progoff and used under license by Dialogue House Associates, Inc of New York, who train facilitators and consultants in the use of the method and coordinate an ongoing series of public workshops using the method throughout the United States and elsewhere.
References
*"At a Journal Workshop" by Ira Progoff, 1975.
*"The Practice of Process Meditation" by Ira Progoff, 1980.
*"At a Journal Workshop: Writing to Access the Power of the Unconscious and Evoke Creative Ability" by Ira Progoff, 1992. ISBN 0-87477-638-4External links
* [http://www.IntensiveJournal.org Dialogue House Associates] at IntensiveJournal.org
* [http://www.adepac.org/b-6.htm ABC del Diario Intensivo, en castellano]
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