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Product Identifiers

PublisherRoutledge

ISBN-100415099706

ISBN-139780415099707

eBay Product ID (ePID)678291

Product Key Features

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameDrama As Therapy : Theatre As Living

SubjectPsychotherapy / General, General, Psychotherapy / Group

Publication Year1996

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Psychology

AuthorPhilip Jones

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight26.9 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN95-009189

Reviews'A thoughtful and scholarly work! This book will be a key text in Dramatherapy for years to come.' - Alida Gersie, Director of Studies, Graduate Arts Therapies Programme, University of Hertfordshire 'This remarkable book is essential for all Dramatherapy reading. Not only is it the first book to thoroughly research the European history of Dramatherapy, it also provides an illuminating, integrated model of practice.' - Sue Jennings, Royal London Hospital Medical College, University of London and Honorary Fellow of the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham 'Phil Jones takes us on a journey through Dramatherapy - its history, processes, healing factors, theory and practice. When I started to read, I found it difficult to put the book down. Each chapter impelled me to read on. He has the ability to both describe and analyze Dramatherapy whilst firmly linking it with practice. This book cannot fail to stimulate the reader. It is a valuable resource for students, a useful review for practitioners and of interest to all those who are involved in drama, theatre and therapy.' - Dorothy Langley, Lecturer in Dramatherapy and Psychodrama, South Devon College of Technology 'an impressive book, meticulously researched. In it Jones covers Dramatherapy from early times to its emergence in the twentieth century ... He describes nine core processes and theatrical core processes which he considers crucial to its effectiveness, with illustrations from his clinical practice. In a word, Jones seems to have come a long way towards overcoming what he calls the 'struggle to find clear concepts, working methodologies and language' to explain why and how it is that 'drama is a therapy in its own right'. - Marian R Lindkvist, Founder and Director of Sesame Institute, London 'Reading this mighty work has been a fascinating experience. This book describes all that Dramatherapy is, what people think it is and contains a mass of information based on wide research. This basic and most valuable book distinguishes between theatre and drama-the-doing-of-life. It is a treasure chest of detailed information that no student or interested person should miss.' - Peter Slade, pioneer in Dramatherapy 'This book will be a valuable and greatly needed resource for all dramatherapists and related students and practitioners.' - Professor Robert Landy, Associate Professor and Director of Dramatherapy Programme, New York University, "Phil Jones' Second Edition ofDrama as Therapy is a comprehensive, erudite, and grounded illumination of the field of drama therapy. He 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

Dewey Edition20

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal616.8/91523

Table Of ContentPreface: Don Quixote and the Magic of Action How to Use This Book Section One 1. What is Dramatherapy? An Introduction 2. Forms and Formats: Dramatherapy Practice Section Two 3. From Amphitheatre to Operating Theatre? Drama, Theatre and Therapy - A History 4. The Emergence of Dramatherapy Section Three 5. Dramatherapy: Therapeutic Factors, Nine Core Processes 6. The Therapeutic Relationship 7. The Philosophy of Dramatherapy Section Four 8. Dramatic Projection 9. The Dramatic Body 10. Play and Playing 11. Role 12. Symbol and Metaphor 13. Dramatherapy and Ritual 14. Assessment, Recording and Evaluation in Dramatherapy Conclusion

SynopsisThis 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., 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.

LC Classification NumberRC489.P7J66 1996