Thesis Chapters by Doug Ronning
Current Approaches in Drama Therapy, Third Edition, 2021
The Integrative Five Phase Model of drama therapy emphasizes emotion, relationship, and perspecti... more The Integrative Five Phase Model of drama therapy emphasizes emotion, relationship, and perspective.
It is a developmentally-based model, in which interactive play heightens engagement, and an aesthetic awareness enhances therapeutic depth. Inherent in the Integrative Five Phase model (IFPM) is the belief that there are many essential properties and potentialities within the realm of theatre as therapy-none of which need to be excluded: "1) the healthful if not essential value of play; 2) the liberation afforded by acting; 3) the need for a laboratory space to rehearse, review, preview, and experiment with real life; 4) the emotionally- and somatically-based opportunity to dramatically revisit, grapple with, and heal deep-seated wounding; and 5) the containing, transcendent, and integrative power of dramatic ritual" (Emunah, 2020, p. 3). The Integrative Five Phase model utilizes these properties naturally, rather than as an assortment, so that each facet is brought to the fore fully, skillfully and ethically.
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Holistic Treatment in Mental Health: A Handbook of Practitioners' Perspectives, 2020
Drama therapy is one of the creative arts therapies, along with its siblings-art, music, dance/mo... more Drama therapy is one of the creative arts therapies, along with its siblings-art, music, dance/movement, and poetry therapy. Drama therapy may be defined as the intentional application of techniques and processes from the dramatic arts to achieve therapeutic goals (North American Drama Therapy Association, 2017). Drama therapy processes include therapeutically adapted forms of improvisation, role-play, theater games, performance, creative drama, and mask and puppet work. Clients do not need prior theater/drama experience to engage in or benefit from such processes.
While the link between drama and healing has been recognized across many world cultures since antiquity (Grainger, 1990), the field first emerged as a distinct discipline within the U.S. in 1979 with the founding of what is now the North American Drama Therapy Association (NADTA). The field is also established or developing in many other countries, including England, the Netherlands, Israel, Japan, India, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
Drama therapy processes are used in a variety of clinical, educational, and human services settings, and may be adapted to work with individuals, couples, families, and groups. The setting, presenting issues, and client configuration (individual, group, family, etc.) shape the nature of the drama therapy work done.
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Thesis Chapters by Doug Ronning
It is a developmentally-based model, in which interactive play heightens engagement, and an aesthetic awareness enhances therapeutic depth. Inherent in the Integrative Five Phase model (IFPM) is the belief that there are many essential properties and potentialities within the realm of theatre as therapy-none of which need to be excluded: "1) the healthful if not essential value of play; 2) the liberation afforded by acting; 3) the need for a laboratory space to rehearse, review, preview, and experiment with real life; 4) the emotionally- and somatically-based opportunity to dramatically revisit, grapple with, and heal deep-seated wounding; and 5) the containing, transcendent, and integrative power of dramatic ritual" (Emunah, 2020, p. 3). The Integrative Five Phase model utilizes these properties naturally, rather than as an assortment, so that each facet is brought to the fore fully, skillfully and ethically.
While the link between drama and healing has been recognized across many world cultures since antiquity (Grainger, 1990), the field first emerged as a distinct discipline within the U.S. in 1979 with the founding of what is now the North American Drama Therapy Association (NADTA). The field is also established or developing in many other countries, including England, the Netherlands, Israel, Japan, India, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
Drama therapy processes are used in a variety of clinical, educational, and human services settings, and may be adapted to work with individuals, couples, families, and groups. The setting, presenting issues, and client configuration (individual, group, family, etc.) shape the nature of the drama therapy work done.
It is a developmentally-based model, in which interactive play heightens engagement, and an aesthetic awareness enhances therapeutic depth. Inherent in the Integrative Five Phase model (IFPM) is the belief that there are many essential properties and potentialities within the realm of theatre as therapy-none of which need to be excluded: "1) the healthful if not essential value of play; 2) the liberation afforded by acting; 3) the need for a laboratory space to rehearse, review, preview, and experiment with real life; 4) the emotionally- and somatically-based opportunity to dramatically revisit, grapple with, and heal deep-seated wounding; and 5) the containing, transcendent, and integrative power of dramatic ritual" (Emunah, 2020, p. 3). The Integrative Five Phase model utilizes these properties naturally, rather than as an assortment, so that each facet is brought to the fore fully, skillfully and ethically.
While the link between drama and healing has been recognized across many world cultures since antiquity (Grainger, 1990), the field first emerged as a distinct discipline within the U.S. in 1979 with the founding of what is now the North American Drama Therapy Association (NADTA). The field is also established or developing in many other countries, including England, the Netherlands, Israel, Japan, India, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
Drama therapy processes are used in a variety of clinical, educational, and human services settings, and may be adapted to work with individuals, couples, families, and groups. The setting, presenting issues, and client configuration (individual, group, family, etc.) shape the nature of the drama therapy work done.