From Patient to Creator: How Drama Therapy Changes Hospital Care
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
How OBH Drama Therapy Supports Emotional Wellness
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
USA: How creative arts therapies can improve physical and emotional well-being
"Creative arts therapies use active art-making and the creative process as a form of therapy. This is a licensed mental health field that...