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The Children's Hospital Association interviewed Registered Drama Therapist and Licensed Creative Arts Therapist Hanna Rosenberg from the Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone in the United States. Hanna spoke about how drama therapy gives children choices, encourages self-expression, and helps them to explore who they are beyond the role of "the sick kid." As one young patient put it: "When I'm here doing this with you, instead of a patient, I feel like a person." Dr

Dr. Ravindra Ranasinha, who represents the Sri Lanka Association for Drama Therapy on the WADth board, has been spearheading a pilot initiative to use a six part drama therapy model with officers of Sri Lanka's Office of Unity and National Reconciliation (ONUR). Their hope is that this collaboration will foster a heightened capacity for peacemaking among the officers, allowing them to hold dialogue and navigate cultural and religious complexity absolutely critical to the wide

Caelum A'Hearn, LP, practices Drama Therapy in New York at One Brooklyn Health Interfaith Medical Center. They view the Creative arts therapies as important for overall mental and emotional health due to their accessibility, bridging of a "universal" language of art, dance, music, storytelling, drama, and play. This practitioner supports patients in exploring and defining their own healing goals while fostering relationships, community, and care. Drama Therapists, such as Cae