Drama as Therapy Volume 1 by Phil Jones

Drama as Therapy Volume 1 by Phil Jones

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Defines core processes at work in dramatherapy. Provides clear description of how to structure sessions, a thorough review of techniques and a wide range of examples from clinical practice. Indispensable for drama therapists and students.

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Drama as Therapy Volume 1 by Phil Jones

This text describes and defines dramatherapy. It provides in one volume: a definition of the core processes at work in dramatherapy; a clear description of how to structure sessions a thorough review of techniques; a wide range of examples from clinical practice; and new unpublished material on the European origins of dramatherapy. At the heart of the book is a definition of the nine core processes which define how and why dramatherapy can offer the opportunity for change. Also included are step-by-step breakdowns of the ways of working, along with specific illustrations from practice with a broad range of clients. Dramatherapy's approach to role, play, mask, ritual, performance and script are all described. Offering an integrated theory of dramatherapy combined with practical guidance and clinical examples, The book should be useful for dramatherapy students internationally and all those working with drama therapeutically.

"Phil Jones' Second Edition of Drama as Therapy is a comprehensive, erudite, and grounded illumination of the field of drama therapyHe brings past, present, and future of the field to life in an active conversation among practitioners, researchers, and theoreticians. Jones' emphasis on the core processes underlying the therapeutic effects of drama, rather than the marketed "approaches," provides a solid understanding of drama therapy. He is a brilliant, open, and modest author whose book continues to be one of the most significant contributions to the drama therapy literature." – David Read Johnson, Director of the Institute for the Arts in Psychotherapy, New York, USA

"In this exciting new edition, Jones's "core processes of dramatherapy" have been tested in practice by a range of therapists, whose experiences have now been ploughed back to produce a book which is systematic but sensitive, comprehensive and focused - alive with the real presence of healing-in-drama." – Roger Grainger, Department of Psychology and Health Studies, Roehampton University, UK

"His exquisitely clear articulation of what dramatherapy is, how it really functions as therapy, and its value in today's world, especially with the inclusion of many exciting cross-cultural vignettes, make this expanded 2nd edition by Phil Jones, unquestionably, one of the best textbooks in our field." – Stephen Snow, RDT-BCT Coordinator, Graduate Drama Therapy, Department of Creative Art Therapies, Concordia University, Canada

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ISBN 13 9780415099707
ISBN 10 0415099706
Title Drama as Therapy Volume 1
Author Phil Jones
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 1995-12-28
Number of pages 352
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.