The Handbook of Dramatherapy
Routledge (Publisher)
Published on 16. December 1993
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-415-09055-1 (ISBN)
Description
Dramatherapy, first established in the early 1960s, is being practised increasingly in a range of therapeutic settings and is of growing interest to theatre practitioners and teachers. "The Handbook of Dramatherapy" brings together five authors who are all practising dramatherapists, working in clinical, artistic and educational fields. Their clinical experience includes preventive and community-based work, as well as dramatherapy in long- and short-stay psychiatry, work with elderly people, forensic dramatherapy, work with abused children and adolescents, and children with learning difficulties. A simple introduction to the major contrasting models of dramatherapy, the book looks at the developmental approach, the use of role theory, the ideas of "the theatre of expression" and "the theatre of healing", and presents an integrated model of dramtherapy. The authors explain the the theoretical background of these approaches, show how it might be adapted to other settings. They also describe the historical background, explain the difference between dramatherapy and psychodrama, discuss assessment and evaluation techniques, and how to develop more appropriate research methods.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
386 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-09055-1 (9780415090551)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Author
Dramatherapist, Lancaster Health Trust and Course Director, Institute of Dramatherapy
Senior Tutor, Institute of Dramatherapy
Content
1 Historical background and overview of dramatherapy; 2 The developmental mode of dramatherapy; 3 The theatre of self-expression; 4 An integrated model of dramatherapy and its application with adults with learning disabilities; 5 A role model of dramatherapy and its application with individuals and groups; 6 The theatre of healing; 7 Dramatherapy and psychodrama; 8 Dramatic play with children; 9 The dramatherapy venture project; 10 What is dramatherapy? ; 11 Evaluation and assessment in dramatherapy.