Main description:

Explores the innovative practice of ethnodramatherapy and its synthesis of art, therapy, research, and social activism.
Ethnodramatherapy is an original synthesis created by the author through deep study and practice of Mienczakowski's Enthnodrama, combined with thirty-five years of his own practice and research in Drama Therapy, Creative Arts Therapies and TherapeuticTheatre.
This book will be of interest to practitioners of drama therapy and creative arts therapies, and students and scholars of performance-based research.

Contents:

List of Illustrations and Tables Forewords Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Background and Development 1. The Concept of Ethnodramatherapy and Its Origin 2. The Seedbed of the New Method Part II: Applications 3. EDT With Female Adolescents in Youth Protection 4. The "Sex Ed." EDT Project at CAHD 5. The Experience of Caregivers for Loved Ones Who Have a Mental Illness 6. A Community-Oriented EDT Project on Mental Health 7. Developing a Six-Day Workshop Model for EDT in China Part III: Ethics and Philosophies 8. Ethical Challenges in Ethnodramatherapy 9. The Philosophies Underlying Ethnodramatherapy Part IV: Integration and Future Possibilities 10. Integrating Research, Therapy, Theatre and Social Activism into One Method Glossary Index