Healing and Liberation of Children through Brief Drama Therapy

Onoe introduces a new approach in brief drama therapy for children called Improvisational Drama of Acceptance and Mirroring. The first to present a brief drama therapy approach developed in Asia, this book includes practical applications of IDAM and is a great tool for training therapists.

Akeyo Onoe, RDT, BCT is a pioneer of drama therapy in Japan and actively promotes it in clinical settings and for people's appreciation of life. She is a professor at Graduate School of Human Science of Ritsumeikan University and a lecturer at Tokyo University, and representative of Drama Therapy Education & Research Center in Japan.

Table of Contents Acknowledgements About the Author Foreword Introduction 1. Theoretical Discussions regarding IDAM 2. Processes and Methods of Improvisational Drama of Acceptance and Mirroring 3. How do Children heal themselves through IDAM? 4. Therapist's Solution of "conflicts" and Child's Power to Heal Themself 5. Extended Application of IDAM to Adults Epilogue References Index