At the end of the program, participants will be better able to…
• Apply the 5 phases of Emunah’s drama therapy model
• Explain Robert Landy’s Role Theory and Method
• Discuss David Read Johnson’s developmental transformations approach and its application to working with trauma
• Describe the terms “under-distanced”, “over-distanced” and “aesthetic distance” in drama therapy
• List the 4 primary elements of a psychodrama
• Describe the 3 phases of a psychodrama process
• Describe the difference between psychodrama and drama therapy
• Discuss the difference between sociodrama and psychodrama
• Explain sociometry
• Explain Jacob Moreno’s psychodramatic concept of “tele” versus “transference”
• Utilize doubling in working with individuals, couples and groups
• Apply the technique of “role reversal” in clinical practice
• Describe the psychodramatic technique of “mirroring”
• Design and describe a drama therapy progression of exercises and techniques with a group
• Analyze the “warm-up” or readiness of a group to move into action methods
• Apply a foundational understanding of drama therapy theory and practice to the development of a treatment plan for a selected clinical population
• Describe how drama therapy integrates and applies theoretical constructs from the realms of theatre, drama, clinical psychology, and sociology to clinical practice with different populations
• Describe specific drama therapy interventions appropriate for different children
• Utilize the elements of Playback Theatre as a frame for healing
• Demonstrate a basic group Sociodrama exploring a theme or social role
• Describe how autobiographical therapeutic performance can be an effective form of short term therapy
• Explain the therapeutic rationale of the Healing the Wounds of History drama therapy approach in working with generational, collective, ancestral and historical trauma
• Apply the “Map of Messages” technique to uncover positive and negative spoken and unspoken messages inherited from ancestors, culture and social institutions through psychodramatic sculpting
• Utilize psychodramatic sharing during the post enactment phase of a psychodrama helping the protagonist and group members integrate feelings stirred up during the drama