What is it about?
Drama therapy is a type of psychotherapy that uses methods from the theatre in therapy. In this study, we looked at past research to understand what clients thought about drama therapy and how it affected their therapeutic process. Most clients experienced drama therapy as helpful, mentioning that its creative, playful, and symbolic elements supported their well-being. However, some clients felt that it didn’t work for them. Based on these findings, we make a few recommendations based on the views and perspectives of clients to improve drama therapy practice in the future.
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Why is it important?
Drama therapy is an emergent psychotherapy approach that is increasingly being implemented in clinical, educational, and community settings. However, its evidence base is limited. Therefore, it is important to encourage and conduct further research to further develop its practice that is based on clients' views and perspectives.
Perspectives
Akhila, Amelie, and I are emergent researchers in drama therapy, and our goal is to contribute to the growing body of research in this area. Most importantly, we want to keep our clients at the heart of what we do because they are the reason we practice and research drama therapy. Therefore, We were particularly grateful to see how our study was received when we presented it at past drama therapy conferences. It was truly moving to witness attendees, including some who had experienced drama therapy as clients themselves, deeply connect with our findings.
Tobias Constien
Institut für Forschung und Entwicklung in den Künstlerischen Therapien (IKTn)
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This page is a summary of: Client experiences of drama therapy: A systematic review and qualitative meta-analysis., Qualitative Psychology, September 2024, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/qup0000300.
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