Dramatherapy and Recovery: The CoActive Therapeutic Theatre Model and Manual

Dramatherapy and Recovery utilizes the CoActive Therapeutic Theater (CoATT) model to harness the power of theater in the recovery process, offering a structured framework for practitioners to create transformative performances with individuals reconnecting with the community after treatment.

Format: Hardback
Length: 228 pages
Publication date: 29 February 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Dramatherapy and Recovery presents a comprehensive and pioneering approach to leveraging the transformative power of theater in the recovery process. This manual is grounded in the groundbreaking CoActive Therapeutic Theater (CoATT) model, the first of its kind to be meticulously documented and standardized. Through annotated scripts and progress notes derived from past productions involving diverse populations, including individuals with eating disorders, aphasia, schizophrenia, and substance abuse disorder, the CoATT model comes to life. The authors shed light on the six principles that set CoATT apart from other therapeutic and applied theater approaches. The chapters offer a structured framework comprising seven defined movements that serve as achievable milestones for participants, guiding them toward crafting a powerful and transformative public performance.

Dramatherapy and Recovery empowers practitioners in dramatherapy, counseling arts in health, applied theater, community theater, and other mental health disciplines with the essential tools to create transformative performances that facilitate individuals' reintegration into the community following treatment. By employing playmaking and performance, this approach offers a holistic and innovative means of healing and growth, fostering self-expression, empathy, and social connection.

Weight: 610g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367752361