Dramatherapy and storymaking
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Collaborations Within and Between Dramatherapy and Music Therapy
Experiences, Challenges and Opportunities in Clinical and Training Contexts
Edited by Amelia Oldfield and Mandy Carr. Foreword by Rebecca Applin Warner
Music therapy and dramatherapy share many of the same techniques and purposes, yet the full potential of combining aspects of the two disciplines is yet to be explored. This book examines the ways in which they can be brought together, and unpacks the various contexts in which this approach can be taught and put to practice. Learn More2018, Paperback / softback, 9.17in x 6.65in / 233mm x 169mm, 256pp, $32.95ISBN: 97817859213532018, Ebook, ePUB, 256pp, $32.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-402-1 -
Teaching Social Skills Through Sketch Comedy and Improv Games
A Social Theatreâ„¢ Approach for Kids and Teens including those with ASD, ADHD, and Anxiety
Shawn Amador
Learn how to develop social skills in children and teenagers with fun and entertaining activities based on improv comedy and sketch writing. Based on 17 years of experience and research, the games and group exercises in this book will help children and teens develop social awareness, confidence and joint attention. Includes example scripts. Learn More2018, Paperback / softback, 8.98in x 5.91in / 228mm x 150mm, 144pp, $22.95ISBN: 97817859280002018, Ebook, ePUB, 144pp, $22.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-820-3 -
Playful Awakening
Releasing the Gift of Play in Your Life
Di Gammage. Foreword by Stuart Brown MD
This eloquent ode to keeping a place for playfulness in adulthood explores the importance of play for leading a happy, authentic and harmonious life. Inspired by a plethora of writers and artists as well as the Core Process psychotherapy model, it reveals how play helps us understand ourselves, heal from hardships, and live life to the full. Learn More2017, Paperback / softback, 8.90in x 5.98in / 226mm x 152mm, 248pp, $25.00ISBN: 978-1-84905-150-72017, Ebook, ePUB, 240pp, $25.00ISBN: 978-0-85700-350-8 -
Empowering Therapeutic Practice
Integrating Psychodrama into other Therapies
Edited by Paul Holmes, Mark Farrall and Kate Kirk
This book considers the potential areas for creative interaction between psychodrama and other therapeutic schools with the aim of elaborating and enriching the therapist's professional practice. Each chapter presents a different model of integration, alongside a case study to illustrate its successful application in practice. Learn More2014, Paperback / softback, 8.98in x 6.02in / 228mm x 153mm, 288pp, $39.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-458-42014, Ebook, ePUB, 288pp, $39.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-834-3 -
Engaging Mirror Neurons to Inspire Connection and Social Emotional Development in Children and Teens on the Autism Spectrum
Theory into Practice through Drama Therapy
Lee R. Chasen
This innovative drama therapy program develops social skills in children and teens on the autism spectrum. Drawing on research into the mirror neuron system, it details 30 sessions involving creative tools such as guided play, sociometry, puppetry, role-play, video modeling and improvisation. Learn More2014, Paperback / softback, 9.02in x 7.24in / 229mm x 184mm, 320pp, $39.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-990-92013, Ebook, ePUB, 320pp, $39.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-908-1 -
Puppetry in Dementia Care
Connecting through Creativity and Joy
Karrie Marshall
This book demonstrates how puppetry and associated art forms such as singing and story-telling can be used to nurture and support connections with people with dementia. Strategies for using puppetry in daily care are suggested and step-by-step instructions for making the puppets are included. Learn More2013, Paperback / softback, 8.98in x 6.06in / 228mm x 154mm, 264pp, $37.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-392-12013, Ebook, ePUB, 264pp, $34.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-848-0 -
Dramatherapy with Myth and Fairytale
The Golden Stories of Sesame
Jenny Pearson, Mary Smail and Pat Watts, illustrated by Camilla Jessel
This treasure trove of 56 timeless Sesame stories can be adapted and applied to the needs of a broad range of different client groups and the style of individual therapists. Complete with introductory exercises, warm-ups and scene setting suggestions, it will be an invaluable source of inspiration for therapists and students. Learn More2013, Paperback / softback, 8.98in x 5.91in / 228mm x 150mm, 256pp, $39.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-030-22013, Ebook, ePUB, 256pp, $36.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-438-3 -
Healing Eating Disorders with Psychodrama and Other Action Methods
Beyond the Silence and the Fury
Karen Carnabucci and Linda Ciotola
Psychodrama and other action methods are especially helpful in the treatment of eating disorders as well as dieting struggles, body dissatisfaction and associated issues of fear, sadness, silence and shame. This book provides clinicians with sound theory, practical treatment guidelines and clinically-tested action structures and interventions. Learn More2013, Paperback / softback, 9.02in x 6.02in / 229mm x 153mm, 272pp, $32.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-934-32013, Ebook, ePUB, 272pp, $32.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-728-5 -
Healing World Trauma with the Therapeutic Spiral Model
Psychodramatic Stories from the Frontlines
Edited by Kate Hudgins and Francesca Toscani
This book provides an accessible introduction to the Therapeutic Spiral Model in practice, describing how it works, its relationship with classical psychodrama, neurobiology, experiential psychotherapy and clinical psychology, how it differs from other experiential methods and how it has been used with diverse populations and in different cultures. Learn More2012, Paperback / softback, 9.02in x 6.06in / 229mm x 154mm, 368pp, $42.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-923-72012, Ebook, ePUB, 368pp, $42.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-700-1 -
Playfulness and Dementia
A Practice Guide
John Killick
John Killick explores the nature of playfulness and the many ways in which it can enrich the lives of people with dementia. Specific approaches and ideas for practice are described, and personal accounts of playfulness by those with dementia and their carers offer rich first-hand insights into its transformative potential. Learn More2012, Paperback / softback, 8.46in x 5.51in / 215mm x 140mm, 120pp, $27.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-223-82012, Ebook, ePUB, 120pp, $27.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-462-8