The Play's the Thing: Exploring Text in Drama and TherapyMarina Jenkyns conveys the excitement of working therapeutically with dramatic text though a personal and highly readable analysis of plays from a variety of periods and cultures. Influenced by the theories of Winnicott and Klein she lays bare the dynamics of relationships and plots to show how they can be used to help us understand our own relationships to each other and the world around us. This highly innovative text integrates therapeutic practice and literature in an engaging and challenging book which will hold the attention of a wide audience. This book contains new ideas for dramatherapy practice, theatre directors and teachers. |
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... sessions the word 'actor' is frequently used to denote the participant/ client engaged in the work. 2 The spelling of 'phantasy' and 'fantasy' is as far as possible in accordance with Susan Isaacs's definition: fantasy to denote ...
... sessions the word 'actor' is frequently used to denote the participant/ client engaged in the work. 2 The spelling of 'phantasy' and 'fantasy' is as far as possible in accordance with Susan Isaacs's definition: fantasy to denote ...
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... sessions several are taken from training contexts, because much of my dramatherapy work on text has been in that area to date. Dramatherapist readers may wish to consider the possibilities of how this way of working can apply to their ...
... sessions several are taken from training contexts, because much of my dramatherapy work on text has been in that area to date. Dramatherapist readers may wish to consider the possibilities of how this way of working can apply to their ...
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