drama therapy
Drama therapy is the method by which individuals can be helped to explore the psychological dimensions of their problems through the enactment of conflict situation rather than by talking about them. The method derived from psychodrama and it's related methods have much in common with the dynamics of psychotherapy and group centred education. Drama therapy is a psychological way of healing. Psychodrama is a drama therapy where by the victim of a situation is involved in a performance. It is usually the story of the victim. Drama therapy may be of various healing.Solve a problem
Achieve a catharsis
Delve into truths about self
Understand the meaning of personally resonant images
Explore and transcend unhealthy personal patterns of behavior and interpersonal interaction
The theoretical foundation of "drama therapy" lies in drama, theater, psychology, psychotherapy, anthropology, play, and interactive and creative processes. A In his book, "Drama as Therapy: Theory, practice and research," Phil Jones describes the emergence of the intentional use of drama as therapy as three-fold. First a long history of drama as a healing force with ancient roots in the healing rituals and dramas of various societies. The connection between drama and the psychological healing of society, though not of the individual, was first formally acknowledged by Aristotle, who was the originator of the term 'catharsis'. Secondly, in the early twentieth century, hospital theatre and the work of Moreno, Evreinov, and Iljine, marked a new attitude towards the relationship between therapy and theatre that provided a foundation for the emergence of drama therapy later in the century. Finally, influenced by experimental approaches to theatre, group dynamics, role playing and psychology in the 1960s, drama therapy emerged as a creative arts therapy in the 1970s.
Today, drama therapy is practiced around the world and there are presently academic training programs in Britain, Germany, the
Achieve a catharsis
Delve into truths about self
Understand the meaning of personally resonant images
Explore and transcend unhealthy personal patterns of behavior and interpersonal interaction
The theoretical foundation of "drama therapy" lies in drama, theater, psychology, psychotherapy, anthropology, play, and interactive and creative processes. A In his book, "Drama as Therapy: Theory, practice and research," Phil Jones describes the emergence of the intentional use of drama as therapy as three-fold. First a long history of drama as a healing force with ancient roots in the healing rituals and dramas of various societies. The connection between drama and the psychological healing of society, though not of the individual, was first formally acknowledged by Aristotle, who was the originator of the term 'catharsis'. Secondly, in the early twentieth century, hospital theatre and the work of Moreno, Evreinov, and Iljine, marked a new attitude towards the relationship between therapy and theatre that provided a foundation for the emergence of drama therapy later in the century. Finally, influenced by experimental approaches to theatre, group dynamics, role playing and psychology in the 1960s, drama therapy emerged as a creative arts therapy in the 1970s.
Today, drama therapy is practiced around the world and there are presently academic training programs in Britain, Germany, the