{"product_id":"dramatherapy-and-destructiveness-9780415558518","title":"Dramatherapy and Destructiveness","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDramatherapy uses the healing aspects of drama and theatre as part of the therapeutic process and is increasingly required to supply evidence of its effectiveness. This book aims to provide an evidence base for practice with destructive clients, and raise the profile of dramatherapy as a distinct therapeutic intervention in this field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDramatherapy and Destructiveness\u003c\/em\u003e discusses working with those suffering from conduct disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia and personality disorders. Divided into three parts, topics of discussion include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etheory and research underpinning the understanding of working with destructiveness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ein-depth case studies of dramatherapy with a wide range of clients\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eanalysis and evaluation of the evidence base for dramatherapy with these clients\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eguidelines for best practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDramatherapy and Destructiveness\u003c\/em\u003e covers a wide range of client groups, settings, methods and therapeutic approaches. As\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This book is a stimulating read, opening the door on the experience of dramatherapy practice in challenging settings and with complex clients. The authors engage with the theme of destructiveness and the therapist’s struggle to understand it with compassion and honesty.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e- Anna Chesner, Psychodrama and Group Analytic Psychotherapist, Co-Director, London Centre for Psychodrama, UK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"... an important book for any psychological therapist working with those who 'offend' – against themselves or others.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Gwen Adshead, From the Foreword\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This book is a stimulating read, opening the door on the experience of dramatherapy practice in challenging settings and with complex clients. The authors engage with the theme of destructiveness and the therapist’s struggle to understand it with compassion and honesty.\" \u003cstrong\u003e- \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnna Chesner, Psychodrama and Group Analytic Psychotherapist, Co-Director, London Centre for Psychodrama, UK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHolloway, Dokter, Seebohm\u003c\/em\u003e, Introduction. \u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Destructiveness and\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDramatherapy.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eHolloway, Seebohm, Dokter\u003c\/em\u003e, Understandings of Destructiveness. \u003cem\u003eJones\u003c\/em\u003e, Creativity and Destructiveness: A Discourse Analysis of Dramatherapists' Accounts of their Work. \u003cem\u003eDokter\u003c\/em\u003e, Practice-based Evidence: Dramatherapy and Destructiveness. \u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Clinical Practice\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cem\u003e Ramsden\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJoshua\u003c\/em\u003e, Make Believe Violence, The Ladybird and the Butterfly: Dramatherapy in a Primary School Setting. \u003cem\u003eZeal,\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eChaos\u003c\/em\u003e, Destruction and Abuse: Dramatherapy in a School for Excluded Adolescents. \u003cem\u003eDokter\u003c\/em\u003e, Self-harm in Young People’s Psychiatry: Transforming Munch’s Scream. \u003cem\u003eJackson\u003c\/em\u003e, Self-harm in Clients with Learning Disabilities: Dramatherapists’ Perceptions and Methodology. \u003cem\u003eZografou\u003c\/em\u003e, Dramatherapy and Addiction: Learning to Live with Destructiveness. \u003cem\u003eSeebohm\u003c\/em\u003e, On Bondage and Liberty: The Art of the Possible in Medium Secure Settings. \u003cem\u003eThorn\u003c\/em\u003e, Sugar and Spice and All Things Nice: A Black Woman’s Anger in a Forensic Setting. \u003cem\u003eMcAllister\u003c\/em\u003e, From Transitional Object to Symbol: Spiderman in a Dramatherapy Group with Mentally Disordered Offenders. \u003cem\u003eHolloway\u003c\/em\u003e, Surviving Suicide: The Book of Life and Death. \u003cstrong\u003ePart III: Towards an Evaluation of the Evidence Base So\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFar.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eDokter, Holloway, Seebohm,\u003c\/em\u003e Playing with Thanatos: Bringing Creativity to Destructiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018165289303,"sku":"9780415558518","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415558518.jpg?v=1750775863","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dramatherapy-and-destructiveness-9780415558518","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}