The Drama Therapy Core Process Coding System: A Transtheoretical Capturing of Drama Therapy Processes

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 therapeutic processes relate to client outcomes.

Read the research here.

Cook, A., Armstrong, C. R., Frydman, J., Versaci, R., & Ludlow, L. (2025). The drama therapy core process coding system: A transtheoretical capturing of drama therapy processes. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 96, 102382. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2025.102382.

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