Applied Theatre in Paediatrics - Stories, Children and Synergies of Emotions

This book explores applied theatre practice for children in environments of illness and cure and how it can powerfully normalise children's hospitalisation experience.

About the author

Persephone Sextou is a professor in applied theatre for health and wellbeing and the director of the Sidney De Haan Research Centre at Canterbury Christ Church University. She is a leading expert in participatory dramas for sick children in hospitals with 30 years of experience in academia around the world. She is the proud mother of two and the author of Theatre for Children in Hospital: The Gift of Compassion.

Summary

This book explores applied theatre practice for children in environments of illness and cure and how it can powerfully normalise children’s hospitalisation experience.

Product details

• Authors: Persephone Sextou
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.12.2022
• EAN: 9780367483258
• ISBN: 978-0-367-48325-8
• No. of pages: 126
• Series: Learning Through Theatre
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, Personal & public health, Psychotherapy, Theatre Studies, Social welfare & social services, Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama), Social welfare and social services, Paediatric medicine, Personal and public health / health education, Creative therapy / Expressive therapies, Social welfare, social policy and social services