Practical approaches to dramatherapy : the shield of Perseus / Madeline Andersen-Warren and Roger Grainger ; preface by Anna Seymour.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andersen-Warren, Madeline, 1948-

Contributor:

Grainger, Roger.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drama--Therapeutic use.

Drama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : J. Kingsley, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Intro

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-233) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786610407774

9781280407772

1280407778

9781846422072

1846422078

9781417569229

1417569220

OCLC:

228040176