Dramatherapy (DT)

Dramatherapy (or drama therapy – two words – as it is known in the USA)
uses drama and theatre as the main therapeutic agents. Similar to other
arts therapies, current developments are closely linked with a number of
movements in the arts, education and psychology. In this chapter we will
see how the field developed over time and expanded its scope in terms of
numbers of practitioners, training courses and client groups. We will also
look at some examples of the wide-ranging approaches that can be found in
the field, their main theoretical premises and how they can be expressed
within daily practice.