ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces the emergence of dramatic elements in systemic therapy—Systemic Focused Drama—and emphasizes the potential to expand possibilities in therapists practice. It considers how the values, theories, and style of the therapist affect the application of technique. Therapists may think of their engagement of the family's participation as an attempt at transparent collaborative practice. They could consider that the family constituted a reflecting team for the performance, and the characterization sessions with each social worker were a form of dialogical meeting between actor and client. Therapy can be considered a performative experience within which narratives are part of the totality of actions and interactions observed, heard, and experienced by each participant. Physical repositioning promotes a more co-creative theatrical experience in which the clients can become active participants and commentators and the therapist takes responsibility for minding the context in which such repositioning practices can be played with.
