THE DRAMATHERAPY CENTRE

Joanna Jaaniste tells us about her journey to become a dramatherapist in Sydney.

This video clip comes from an ABC Compass program of three arts therapy modalities. Joanna is working with clients in a Health Department therapy and recovery service, with a story method which can be used with many demographics.

Joanna Jaaniste, representative from the Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association, spoke about the status of Drama Therapy in the region as part of the first Global Forum of the World Alliance of Drama Therapy. For more information, please see www.worldallianceofdramatherapy.com.

The NYU Creative Arts Therapies Consortium was pleased to present a panel on how creative arts therapists have responded over the course of the pandemic. Co-Chairs: Dr. Nisha Sajnani and Dr. Peter Jampel. Panelists: Mia de Bethune (art therapy), Susan Feiner (music therapy), and Nisha Sajnani (drama therapy) The NYU Creative Arts Therapies Consortium aims to advance public knowledge and research in the creative arts therapies. Building upon NYU’s historical and well-regarded leadership in the creative arts therapies, this Consortium offers a venue for collaborative inquiry and continuing education about innovations in the arts therapies and the arts in healthcare. For more information: catconsortium@nyu.edu https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/catconsortium

Developmental Transformations (DvT) is an improvisational approach to drama therapy articulated by Dr. David R. Johnson in which two or more participants engage in a continuous transformation of embodied encounters in a playspace. In this demonstration, Alicia Stephen with Annarose Squillante and Noa Emanuel with Gloria Xiaowei present two “short-form” trauma-centered DvT sessions to highlight the use of this embodied approach to facilitate progressive desensitization and an increased tolerance for ambiguity. Drama Therapy as Performance is an ongoing series of the NYU Steinhardt Program in Drama Therapy in which we present and document current approaches and therapeutic innovations in drama therapy. To support this series and continued research in drama therapy, please make a donation to the NYU Steinhardt Theatre & Health Lab. Presenters: Cat Davis, Antonietta Delli Carpini, Erinn Webb & Kat Lee Drama Therapists: Noa Emanuel, Alicia Stephen Actors: Annarose Squillante, Gloria Xiaowei Discussants: Monica Gamboa & Amanda Rothman Series Creator: Nisha Sajnani

This presentation includes two approaches to supervision inspired by Role Theory and Method articulated by Dr. Robert Landy and embodied supervision techniques developed by NYU Drama Therapy Faculty Sara McMullian. The Relational-Roles Assessment Protocol (RRAP) was created by NYU Drama Therapy Faculty Britton Williams (PhD Candidate). It is an approach to clinical supervision intended to support clinicians and supervisors in exploring countertransference, expanding empathy through a relational-role framework, and identifying biases. The Embodied Case Narrative (ECN) was developed by NYU Drama Therapy Faculty Dana Trottier to process, communicate, and disseminate the clinical practice of a drama therapist. Utilizing supervisory tools grounded in role theory and a variation on role method and hero's journey, participants explore embodied empathy, therapeutic relationship, role responsiveness, and clinical challenges through embodiment and performance. Drama Therapy as Performance is an ongoing series of the NYU Steinhardt Program in Drama Therapy in which we present and document current approaches and therapeutic innovations in drama therapy. To support this series and continued research in drama therapy, please make a donation to the NYU Steinhardt Theatre & Health Lab. Presenter: Sara McMullian Drama Therapists: Britton Williams, Dana George Trottier Actors: Rachel Boelter, Dominique Darrell, Chantal Georges, Carlos Rodriguez Perez, Adam Stevens Discussants: Alessia Hughes & Idalmis Garcia Rodriguez Series Creator: Nisha Sajnani