Practical Approaches to Dramatherapy

The Shield of Perseus

Madeline Andersen-Warren, Roger Grainger

• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Year: 2000
• Print ISBN: 9781853026607
• eBook ISBN: 9781846422072
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Drama
• Index: Psychology

Practical Approaches to Dramatherapy is derived from the authors' experiences of working with dramatherapy in a range of different situations. It focuses on the flexibility of the applications of dramatherapeutic principles. The book provides a comprehensive account of the history, theory and practice of drama and its therapeutic use. The authors explain the shape of a session, how dramatherapy works, and how it can be interpreted via myth, symbol and psychological theory. Work with individuals and groups is described, as are sessions with masks, improvisation, and use of scripts. The reader is encouraged to incorporate dramatherapy approaches into a variety of existing ways of working: for example, in socials skills groups, assertiveness training and anger management. Highlighting the potential scope of dramatherapy and providing practical examples and advice, Practical Approaches to Dramatherapy extends the boundaries of dramatherapy practice.

Table of contents

• Practical Approaches to Dramatherapy: The Shield of Perseus
• Contents
• PREFACE by Anna Seymour
• PREFACE
• Introduction
• 1 From Safety to Safety: The Shape of the Dramatherapy Session
• 2 Changing Social Behaviour: Task-Applied Dramatherapy
• 3 The Creative-Expressive Mode: Dramatherapy and Role
• 4 Self-Disclosure and Disguise Dramatherapy and Masks
• 5 Into and Out of Chaos: Dramatherapy and the Symbolisation of Life-Changes
• 6 What Does It All Mean?: Dramatherapy and the Interpretation of Life
• 7 Making Sense of the Past: Dramatherapy and Story
• 8 Bringing Words to Life: Dramatherapy and Text
• 9 Assessment and Evaluation: How Can We Tell if Dramatherapy Is or Has Been Effective?
• 10 Conclusion
• REFERENCES
• Index