Introduction to Dramatherapy - Person and Threshold

Informationen zum Autor Salvo Pitruzzella Klappentext Introduction to Dramatherapy provides a theoretical framework for the practice of dramatherapy, and examines the relationship between the 'self' and the 'other'; the understanding of which, the author argues, is key to harnessing the full potential of dramatherapy as a healing medium. In Part 1, the individual is introduced in terms of the dramatic metaphor, concentrating on the central issue of identity and the mediation between the internal and external worlds. In Part 2 the elements that make up dramatic reality, specifically play, narrative and role, are examined, and in the final part we witness the value of dramatherapy in practice in practice in a range of clinical settings. This is not simply a 'how to do dramatherapy' book - it provides an essential foundation in the theory of the subject that will be of great interest to those studying or practicing dramatherapy. Zusammenfassung Beginning with a history of dramatherapy, Salvo Pitruzzella goes on to examine the issues of identity, and the mediation between the internal and external worlds. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: A Healing Theatre. The Theatre and the World: Person, Threshold. Foundations of Dramatherapy: Elements, Structures. Dramatherapy and its Applications: Mental Health, Addictions, Disabilities.

Product details

• Authors: Salvo Pitruzzella, Pitruzzella Salvo
• Assisted by: Roger Grainger (Foreword)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.2004
• EAN: 9781583919750
• ISBN: 978-1-58391-975-0
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; MEDICAL / General, Medical specialties, branches of medicine, Other branches of medicine