Six keys for assessment in drama therapy

Drama Therapy Counseling as Mental Health Care of College Students

“…Drama therapy is a term that combines the concepts of drama and therapy [6,7,8]. Literally, it represents a form of drama as a form of therapy.…”

“…Literally, it represents a form of drama as a form of therapy. “Drama” refers to a work (script) of “poetry” or “prose” for performers to perform on stage and to simulate the process of life, characters, or narration of a story through the “action” and “interpretation” of performers [6,7,8,9,10,11,12].…”

“…Drama therapy is a combination of professional basis, psychology, sociology and the pedagogy of the “action method” of “drama/theatre” as a tool of psychotherapy and counseling. The process of drama therapy is to overcome the painful limitations of fantasy and daydreaming, bring them to the realm of art, and give them “action performances” to help manage basic conflicts [6,7,8,9,10,11,12].…”

“…The “action and performance” process of drama therapy, whether through “theatre games,” “role-playing,” “storytelling” or “creative and expressive artistic activities,” aims at promoting physical and mental harmony and seeking a “mediocre way” in the mind, and these experiences can help individuals living in extreme situations to find out the meaning of life and rebuild their balance so as to acquire ability and try to play a new role; the increase of the role database in the treatment process can also help prepare for the conflicts between roles and situations in future life [6,7,8,9,10,11,12].…”

“…The model provides an integrative picture of drama therapy processes and furnishes us with six parameters for assessment. The six-key model is shown below [7]. An ability to transport oneself to and from ordinary reality.A particular quality.Roles and characters.Patterns: Plot, themes, and conflicts.A response to it.A subtext.…”