ABSTRACT
The primary multidisciplinary sources that are at the roots of drama therapy and at the heart of each of the five phases of the Integrative Five Phase model of drama therapy are examined: dramatic play, theatre, role play, psychodrama, and dramatic ritual. The author describes from theoretical and clinical perspectives how each of these sources informs and impacts the nature of drama therapy.
An Integrative Framework for the practice of drama therapy, drawing on central aspects of humanistic, psychodynamic, and cognitive-behavioral approaches to psychotherapy, is delineated. The chapter concludes with a discussion of recent advances in psychology, neuroscience and drama therapy that pertain to emotionality, empathy and relationship—central features of the Integrative Five Phase model.
