An evaluative account of the working of a dramatherapy peer support group within a comprehensive school

Abstract

This is a lively account of the use of drama‐therapy with pupils experiencing behavioural difficulty. Jenny Mosley has carefully researched this topic and evolved a strategy for structuring therapeutic sessions that will help such pupils. She clearly describes and justifies this strategy. The enthusiasm and commitment of the author is evident. Readers involved with difficult pupils will find much here of interest and value. Those wishing to pursue these ideas might care to obtain the publication All round success from the Chief Education Officer, Wiltshire County Council, County Hall, Trowbridge BA14 8JB.

Sustainable Health and Wellness: Effectiveness of a Drama Therapy Program to Improve the Wellbeing of People Affected by Mental Health Decline

“…Many studies support the efficiency of drama therapy programs on different populations and problems [19], including children traumatized by sexual abuse [55], with behavior problems [56,57], or patients in the psychiatric wing of a hospital [58] and adults suffering from mental illness [35,[59][60][61], who were war veterans [62,63], or had dementia [64], among others.…”