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We hope you continue to connect, collaborate, and celebrate the transformative power of dramatherapy beyond this Drama Therapy Week at the annual conferences of our member associations. From sharing knowledge and exploring new perspectives to building connections across cultures, these global gatherings offer opportunities to strengthen our collective community and advance the field of drama therapy. Follow the World Alliance of Dramatherapy on LinkedIn for more updates and

A systematic review by Constien, Khanna, and Wiberg brings clients’ voices to the forefront, exploring how people experience dramatherapy, and what they find helpful or challenging. The review brought together 20 studies involving 302 clients that revealed several ways people experienced dramatherapy: New perspectives: Symbolic and imaginative expression helped clients explore inner experiences and discover new ways of understanding themselves. Creativity and play: Creative,

A study by Bradley, Combes, Perry, and Brooks explored clients’ experiences of dramatherapy within early intervention psychosis services and found that the following ingredients were most important: Creative expression: Dramatherapy offered alternative ways to explore experiences and emotions, without always needing to put them into words. Connection and peer support: Clients valued shared experiences, mutual understanding, and opportunities to connect with others in a suppor

The BBC highlighted how a new project in Corby Cube in Northhamptonshire (UK) uses dramatherapy to support young people in developing skills and tools to cope with life's challenges. "M-Power Dramatherapy will give young people the opportunity to engage in a programme that is tailored to their needs and delivered in a safe, familiar space." - Rebecca Caswell-Fox, chief executive officer, KidsAid. Read the full story from BBC News at the link. #DTWeek2026 #dramatherapy #youthm

A systematic review and meta-analysis by Orkibi, Keisari, Sajnani, and de Witte offers encouraging evidence for drama-based therapies as a way to support mental health. While they differ in their histories and approach, both drama therapy and psychodrama use experiential theatre-based techniques such as role-play, improvisation, embodied expression, and storytelling to help people explore experience, rehearse possibilities, develop insight, and experiment with different choic

Dramatherapy brings together creativity, movement, play, storytelling, and reflection. But how can researchers identify and study the processes happening within a session? This study by Angelle Cook and colleagues introduces a framework entitled the "Drama Therapy Core Process Coding System" (DT-CPCS) to help researchers and practitioners observe and describe drama therapy processes more consistently, inform training and supervision, and support future investigations into how

Dr. Renée Emunah has spent more than 40 years shaping the field of dramatherapy through teaching, clinical practice, research, and creative innovation. As founder and longtime director of the Drama Therapy Program at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), Emunah and her team trained more than 600 graduates and developed influential approaches that integrate theatre and psychotherapy and that draw on performance to explore personal and social change. As Emunah st