The Handbook of Dramatherapy

Sue Jennings, Ann Cattanach, Steve Mitchell, Anna Chesner, Brenda Meldrum, Steve Mitchell Nfa

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2005
• Print ISBN:
  9781138133006
• eBook ISBN:
  9781134876228
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Theatre
• Index: Psychology

Dramatherapy is being increasingly practised 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 have considerable experience of clinical, artistic and educational work to provide an easy-to-read introduction to the major models of dramatherapy. The authors explain the differences between dramatherapy and psychodrama, discuss its relationship with theatre art, look at assessment and evaluation techniques, and argue the need for more appropriate methods of research for this increasingly popular form of therapeutic treatment.
The Handbook of Dramatherapy provides a comprehensive basis for theory and practice and will be an invaluable resource for all students of dramatherapy and theatre.

Table of contents

• COVER PAGE
• TITLE PAGE
• COPYRIGHT PAGE
• ILLUSTRATIONS
• NOTES ON THE AUTHORS
• PROLOGUE
• CHAPTER 1: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW OF DRAMATHERAPY
• CHAPTER 2: THE DEVELOPMENTAL MODEL OF DRAMATHERAPY
• CHAPTER 3: THE THEATRE OF SELF-EXPRESSION: A ‘THERAPEUTIC THEATRE’ MODEL OF DRAMATHERAPY
• CHAPTER 4: AN INTEGRATED MODEL OF DRAMATHERAPY AND ITS APPLICATION WITH ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
• CHAPTER 5: A ROLE MODEL OF DRAMATHERAPY AND ITS APPLICATION WITH INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS
• CHAPTER 6: THE THEATRE OF HEALING: METAPHOR AND METAPHYSICS IN THE HEALING PROCESS
• CHAPTER 7: DRAMATHERAPY AND PSYCHODRAMA: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES
• CHAPTER 8: DRAMATIC PLAY WITH CHILDREN: THE INTERFACE OF DRAMATHERAPY AND PLAY THERAPY
• CHAPTER 9: THE DRAMATHERAPY VENTURE PROJECT
• CHAPTER 10: WHAT IS DRAMATHERAPY?: INTERVIEWS WITH PIONEERS AND PRACTITIONERS
• CHAPTER 11: EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT IN DRAMATHERAPY
• EPILOGUE
• APPENDIX 1: WHAT IS DRAMATHERAPY?
• APPENDIX 2: CODES OF PRACTICE AND ETHICS
• APPENDIX 3: DRAMATHERAPY TRAINING
• APPENDIX 4: THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR DRAMATHERAPISTS
• APPENDIX 5