A Role-Based Integrative Community Engagement Model: Drama Therapy with Survivors (Option 3)

Author

Jodi KanterFollow

Date of Award

Spring 5-5-2023

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

MAE - Master of Arts in Expressive Therapies

Department

Expressive Therapies

Advisor

Angelle Cook

Abstract

Abstract

Trauma survivors have, by definition, undergone a change to their bodies and therefore, necessarily, a change in their role repertoire. This paper describes the development of a 6-session drama therapy community engagement model for self-identified survivors. The model is structured around the categories of Robert Landy’s Role Profiles assessment and integrates a range of role-based methods. The paper begins with a review of the literature on drama therapy theory and practice involving roles. It briefly considers two debates in the field: one involving the difference between therapy and the therapeutic, the other concerning the use of distancing techniques (such as role methods) in the treatment of trauma. It then describes the proposed model and presents the results of its application in the current research project. The paper concludes that the model, while promising, needs further development and ongoing ethical consideration.

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Recommended Citation

Kanter, Jodi, "A Role-Based Integrative Community Engagement Model: Drama Therapy with Survivors (Option 3)" (2023). Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses. 689.
https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/expressive_theses/689