Introduction into Drama Therapy: Integrating Schematherapeutic Work & Focus on Emotion Activating Techniques

Dramatherapy is the intentional use of Drama and/or Theater processes to achieve therapeutic goals. It is active and experiential. The dramatherapeutic approach can provide the context for participants to tell their stories, to set goals and solve problems, express feelings, or achieve catharsis. Through drama, the depth and breadth of inner experience can be actively explored and interpersonal relationships can be enhanced. Participants can expand their repertoire of dramatic roles to find that their own life roles have been strengthened (NADTA,2018)

Dramatherapists around the world have integrated the schematherapeutic work, since modes are very similar to the concept of roles in Dramatherapy. They all represent different sides of the participant/client.

Dramatherapy focuses on emotion/interaction and offers the client a playfull confrontation. Both trainingdays are highly experiential.

 

-        Introduction into Dramatherapy; exercises

-        Sculpting statues of schemes/unmet needs (Boal)

-        (Psycho)drama techniques; role reversal/doubling/historic roleplay/rescripting

-        Case examples in drama/schema therapy

-        Working with modecards

-        Demonstration

-        Roleplay

-        Working in small groups

-        Case work

-        Handouts

The particpant is introduced into schematherapeutic work in Dramatherapy.

The training will provide you with easy and more advanced exercises to play with the different modes/roles.

The participant experiences how play works, and trains skills in integrating dramatherapeutic techniques into their own schematherapeutic work.

Keulen-de Vos, M. E., Van den Broek, E. P. A., Bernstein, D. P., Vallentin, R., & Arntz, A. (2017). Evoking emotional states in personality disordered offenders: an experimental pilot study of drama therapy techniques. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 53, 80-88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2017.01.003

Van den Broek, E., & Keulen-de Vos, M., & Bernstein, D. P. (2011). Arts therapies and Schema Focused therapy: A pilot study. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 38, 325-332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2011.09.005