Therapeutic Benefits Of Drama Therapy

Introduction
Children who are diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) exhibit challenges in social and emotional skills. Developing Social and emotional skills is vital toured self fulfilment and independent living. Independent, engagement with others, and lead. This paper will review the benefits of drama therapy as a behaviorist therapeutic approach to improve these skills. 1. Why Drama Therapy?
According to the North America Drama Therapy Association (NADTA), drama therapy is “a creative arts therapy method that integrates role play, stories, improvisation, and other techniques taken from the theater with the theories and methods of therapy” (NADTA , 2015).

When working with children, some of the benefits of drama therapy include: reducing feelings of isolation, developing new coping skills and patterns, broadening the range of expression of feelings, experiencing improved self-esteem and self-worth, increasing sense of play and spontaneity, and developing relationships (NADTA, 2015).

As an expressive art therapy, drama therapy also encourages self-expression and self-exploration that are so vital for personal growth and emotional awareness of self and one’s environment. Drama Therapy helps the participants to feel secure and control of their
This value of drama therapy is an asset when working with population that face communication challenges. Another aspect of drama therapy is in a group setting, where peers practice interaction with each other. The interaction with others appears in its most basic form of drama with the presence of the audience. This aspect of drama therapy is mimicking a significant real life experiences, allowing practicing interaction and communication with peers and the environment, in a controlled safe and secure way. The practiced situations are usually from the participant’s life or closer to their