Research and Practice Perspective on the Drama Therapy Core Process: Operationalizing, Observing, and Coding
Wednesday 8th May 2024
Timings: 7pm - 9pm (BST)
Location: Zoom
Price: FREE
The core processes sub-committee of the NADTA (North American Drama Therapy Association) will share their current research on observing and operationalizing elements of DT practice.
Full Description
BADth hosts: A Research and Practice Perspective on the Drama Therapy Core Process: Operationalizing, Observing, and Coding
Beginning in 2019, and completed in 2022, The Drama Therapy Core Processes Delphi study was conducted by the research committee of the North American Dramatherapy Association (NADTA) and investigated the communal conceptualization and operationalization from a North American perspective of identified drama therapy core processes, as previously described and outlined by Dr. Phil Jones.
This presentation will overview the conceptualization and organization of the research project, including its design, results, and next steps within the larger research trajectory currently underway. Since the publication of the Delphi results, the research team has worked to apply these findings to recorded examples of drama therapy practice. This is an ongoing research exploration with the goal of working towards measurement development.
Thus far the research has centered the perspectives of North American drama therapists and this presentation actively seeks to access voices from the British dramatherapy community on the form and content of the results, inviting cross-regional dialogue between members of NADTA and BADth.
Facilitator(s)
Angella Cook
Angelle Cook, Phd, RDT-BCT is a visiting professor at Lesley University where she the Research Lab Director of the Ds/ability Lab and an adjunct at New York University in the drama therapy department. She is the Managing Editor for the Drama Therapy Review and the current Research Chair for the NADTA. Dr. Cook runs her own private practice in Virginia where she works with teens and adults at the intersections of dis/ability, chronic illness, and mental illness.
Jason S. Frydman
Jason S. Frydman, PhD, RDT-BCT, NCSP is an associate professor at Lesley University in the doctoral expressive therapies program. He is immediate-past NADTA Research Chair; editorial board for Drama Therapy Review and School Psychology Review; Associate Editor for Translational Issues in Psychological Science; Research Lab Director for C-CATIS.
Calli Armstrong
Calli Armstrong, MA, PhD, RDT, is a psychologist and drama therapist at the Student Wellness Hub at McGill University. Calli is a psychotherapy process researcher and has taught at both Concordia and McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Calli previously served as Research Chair for the North American Drama Therapy Association.
Rebecca Versaci
Rebecca Versaci, MA, LCAT, RDT, CCLS is a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist, Registered Drama Therapist, and Certified Child Life Specialist. She specializes in facilitating psychotherapy for children and families experiencing medical stress and for children who are grieving the death of a loved one. She is currently a student in Lesley University’s Doctoral Program in Expressive Therapies and is passionate about using research to guide clinical practice.