Dramatherapy Interventions to Alleviate Emotional Distress and Support Wellbeing

Duration: 14 mins Publication Date: 17 Jul 2023 Next Review Date: 17 Jul 2026 DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24112

Description

In this Papers Podcast, Eleanor Keiller discusses her JCPP Advances paper ‘A systematic review of dramatherapy interventions used to alleviate emotional distress and support the well-being of children and young people aged 8–18 years old’.

Learning Objectives

1. What is ‘Dramatherapy’ and why it is well suited for children and young people.
2. Why dramatherapy has ‘slipped under the radar’ when it comes to research.
3. Recommendations for how dramatherapy can be best used to support children and young people.
4. Implications of the findings from the paper for child and adolescent mental health professionals.
5. Recommendations for those considering future research in dramatherapy.