Drama Therapy
Drama Therapy was Developed by: J.L. Moreno, Peter Slade, C.G. Jung, Caelius Aurelius, William Browne, T.D. Noble, John Fletcher, Sandor Ferenczi, Winifred Ward, Nicholas Udall, Laban, Dr. Philippe Pinel, Neva Boyd, Maxwell Jones, Nikolai Govorov, Sue Jennings
Overview of Drama Therapy: “Drama Therapy is the intentional use of drama and/or theater processes to achieve therapeutic goals. Drama Therapy is active and experiential. This approach can provide the context for participants to tell their stories, set goals, and solve problems, express feelings, or achieve catharsis. Through drama, the depth and breadth of inner experience can be actively explored and interpersonal relationship skills can be enhanced. Participants can expand their repertoire of dramatic roles to find that their own life roles have been strengthened. Behavior change, skill-building, emotional and physical integration, and personal growth can be achieved through drama therapy in prevention, intervention, and treatment settings.” --excerpt from Arts in Therapy
“Drama therapy evolved from the experience and research of psychotherapists, teachers, and theater professionals who recognized that sometimes traditional verbal therapies were too rigid to permit clients to confront and work through individual disturbances. The balanced verbal and non-verbal components of drama therapy with its language of metaphor allow clients to work productively within a therapeutic alliance.” --excerpt from The National Coalition of Creative Arts Therapies Associations
Resources Related to Drama Therapy:
National Coalition of Craetive Arts Therapies Associations
The Drama Therapy Fund
The Dramatherapy Network
The National Association for Drama Therapy
Arts in Therapy
Wikipedia's Page about Drama Therapy
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