This substantially revised and expanded edition of the The Drama
Therapy Decision Tree provides an integrated model for therapeutic
decision-making by uniting drama therapy interventions
with diagnostic information, individual and group processes,
psychological distance, the drama therapy pie, and global outcomes.
This book is a practical guide in four sections, not a checklist.
Rather than using a standardized protocol that makes the decisions for
the therapist, drama therapy is based on dynamic, embodied, creative
action with participants in the here and now. Conscious planning on
the part of the drama therapist before the session supports
spontaneity and creativity, preparing them to make good therapeutic
decisions in the moment during the session. The opening section guides
readers through the foundational principles leading readers into
Section Two, The Decision Tree, which is a series of questions
for early career drama therapists to ask themselves as they prepare
treatment plans for clients. Diversity, Equity, and Ethics are
covered in Section Three from the point of view of creative
arts therapy practitioners. Section Four looks at Integrating the
Five Phases of Treatment with the Drama Therapy Pie, following
different populations (diagnosis) of clients through the five phases
of group therapy in order to illustrate how the Decision Tree
supports intervention choice in the different phases of treatment.
The authors strive to provide a common language for communicating
what drama therapists do and how they do it in order to demystify
drama therapy for other mental health and medical
professionals. Using the decision tree as a guide, early career drama
therapists can move forward confidently and ground their work with
participants in an integrated system. An online searchable database
of drama therapy interventions provides descriptions,
therapeutic outcomes addressed, and other useful information provides
a wealth of additional supporting material. There is also a separate
online resource of deroling activities. The online resources, here,
can also be an asset for non-drama therapists who are wanting to
incorporate a more active and embodied component safely into their
work, particularly in terms of warm-ups, closure, and deroling.
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Connecting Drama Therapy Interventions to Treatment
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781789388923
Publisert
2024
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Ingram Publisher Services UK- Academic
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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