Acting for Real: Drama Therapy Process, Technique, and Performance - Paperback

by Renée Emunah (Author)

This second edition takes the reader further into the heart of using drama for healing. Dr. Emunah offers an expanded understanding of her Integrative Five Phase model, a foundational approach that embraces the wide spectrum of possibilities within the playing field of drama therapy. Grounded by compassionate clinical examples, including ones that reach over time into deep-seated issues, the book offers tools for action-oriented treatment, embodied therapeutic interventions, and creatively engaging a wide variety of clients.

This comprehensive text also contains over 120 techniques, categorized by phases in the session and treatment series, and subcategorized by therapeutic objective. Process-oriented drama therapy with group and individuals, as well as performance-oriented forms, are described in vivid detail. New to the second edition is an exploration of drama therapy outside of the clinical arena, including dramatic methods in family life and parenting, and drama therapy geared toward social change.

Author Biography

Renée Emunah, PhD, RDT, BCT is a pioneer and international leader in the field of drama therapy. She is the founder/director of the graduate Drama Therapy Program at the California Institute of Integral Studies; co-editor of the books Current Approaches in Drama Therapy and The Self in Performance; and recipient of the NADTA Distinguished Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Drama Therapy.