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DRAMA AS THERAPY: Theory, Practice and Research

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Year
2007
Tongue
English
Leaves
379
Edition
2
Category
Library

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✦ Synopsis


This new edition of Drama as Therapy presents a coherent review of the practice and theory of Dramatherapy. With a unique combination of practical guidance, clinical examples and research vignettes this fully revised second edition considers developments in the field over the last decade and researches the impact of the 'core processes' on clinical practice. The book shows how Dramatherapy can be used with a wide range of clients and applied to their individual needs. Therapists working in different parts of the world contribute examples of their practice, alongside their research interviews demonstrating the effectiveness of Dramatherapy. The book draws on studies ranging from child survivors of the tsunami in Sri Lanka to teenagers living with HIV in South Africa, from elderly clients dealing with psychosis in the UK to women in a refuge in Malaysia. Divided into four distinct sections it provides: definitions of core processes at work in Dramatherapy research into how Dramatherapists understand what they offer clients clear descriptions of the structure and content of Dramatherapy aΒ wide range of clinical research vignettes from all over the world. Drama as Therapy offers insights into how experienced Dramatherapists understand their work with clients. It will be of great interest to Dramatherapy students internationally, as well as professionals working with Dramatherapy.

✦ Table of Contents


Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Plates......Page 12
Figures......Page 13
Boxes......Page 14
Vignettes, research vignettes and research conversations......Page 15
Preface to the second edition......Page 18
Acknowledgements to first edition......Page 20
Acknowledgements to second edition......Page 21
How to use this book......Page 22
Part I......Page 24
1 What is dramatheraphy?......Page 26
Part II......Page 44
2 From amphitheatre to operating theatre?: Drama, theatre and theraphy – a history......Page 46
3 The emergence of dramatheraphy......Page 68
4 Dramatheraphy and philosophy: Belief and proof......Page 82
Part III......Page 102
5 Dramatheraphy: therapeutic core processes......Page 104
Part IV......Page 158
6 Dramatic projection......Page 160
7 Paly and playing......Page 178
8 Role......Page 215
9 The dramatic body......Page 246
10 Symbol and metaphor......Page 264
11 Dramatheraphy and ritual......Page 295
12 Assessment, recording and evaluation in dramatheraphy......Page 308
Appendix: Research vignettes and conversations: The approach to research contained in this book......Page 346
References......Page 354
Name index......Page 372
Subject index......Page 376


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