Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-308) and index.
PART I: PROCESS : 1. SOURCES / 2. STAGES: five sequential phases in drama therapy / 3. STORIES: individual growth in process-oriented group drama therapy-four case examples / 4. SESSIONS: the development of a single session / 5. SCENES: development, direction, and resolution of improvisional enactments / PART II: TECHNIQUES : Introduction and List of Techniques -- 6. BEGINNING OF THE SESSION AND SERIES / 7. MID-SESSION AND MID-SERIES / 8. CLOSURE OF THE SESSION AND SERIES / PART III: PERFORMANCE ( The Story of Seven People and the Play They Created About Their Lives) : 9. DEVELOPMENT OF A GROUP AND A PLAY / 10. SELF-REVELATORY PERFORMANCE -- 11. POST-PERFORMANCE DEPRESSION AND THE INTEGRATION OF SUCCESS / Epilogue -- References -- Index. Conceptual Bases in Drama Therapy ; An Integrative Framework for Drama Therapy ; Goals in Treatment -- Phase One: Dramatic Play ; Phase Two: Scenework ; Phrase Three: Role Play ; Phase Four: Culminating Enactment ; Phase Five: Dramatic Ritual ; Conclusion -- Shawn ; Ivan ; Lisa ; Christine -- Process and Progression ; Resistance ; Chice Points ; Description of Two Actual Sessions -- Types of Improvisation ; Therapeutic Direction in Improvisational Scenes ; Tools and Techniques in Scene Direction ; Scene Resolution -- Emotional Expression ; Group Interaction ; Physical Activation ; Trust ; Observation and Concentration -- Expression and Communication ; Character and Role Development ; Group Collaboration ; Self-Revelation -- Giving and Receiving ; Collective Creativity ; Intergroup Perceptions ; Review and Celebration -- Theatre and Therapy ; Beyond Analysis: The Early Group Process ; The Challenge of Commitment and Wellness ; Hospitalizatons - Fictional and Actual ; Turning Pain into Art: Culminating Scenes ; The Performance Process --
"This volume, written by a leading pioneer in the field, provides an integrative framework for the practice of drama therapy. It is the first book to offer a comprehensive and systematized description of techniques and in-depth analysis, supported by clinical examples and case histories, of the progression of brief and long-term drama therapy." -- Book cover