Full Description
The first overarching work on dramatherapy intercultural practice and research, this book explores the therapeutic encounter between therapists and participants as an intercultural space, highlighting how attending to cultural differences informs care.
Drawing on international voices of practitioners and participants, each chapter seeks to explore how social and political struggles, such as rising global conservatism, nationalism, climate crisis, increasing displacement and the coronavirus pandemic, are experienced in dramatherapy. Main themes covered include the development of intercultural good practice guidelines, therapist transparency - especially through self-disclosure and transference issues for the therapist - and the negotiation of power relationships across identity differences. The book concludes with a section on recommendations for training, supervision and practice.
A resource from which new practice and research can emerge, this book will be valuable to dramatherapy educators, practitioners and students, specifically those interested in intercultural practice.
Contents
Part I: Framework 1. Introduction 2. Dramatherapy through an intercultural and intersectional kaleidoscope 3. Developing intercultural good practice and cultural response/ability guidelines for dramatherapists in North America and the United Kingdom Part II: Research on Culture, Identity, and Equity Issues in Dramatherapy 4. Race and racism in the clinical space 5. Troubling gender in dramatherapy 6. Stigma and desire: Sexual orientation in dramatherapy 7. Co-creating our future selves: Age and ageism 8. Seeking a higher power: Religion and spirituality in dramatherapy 9. Found in translation: The role of language in dramatherapy 10. Money matters: The influence of social class in dramatherapy 11. Borders in the therapy room? Nationality, migration and refugee experiences 12. Beyond inclusion: Dramatherapy and dis/ability Part III: Implications for Training, Supervision, and Practice 13. Decolonising dramatherapy training within and across borders 14. Illuminating intercultural considerations through supervision 15. Supporting intercultural practice 16. Conclusion
