Intercultural Dramatherapy: Imagination and Action at the Intersections of Difference

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Endorsements Page
Foreword by Phil Jones
	References
Acknowledgements
Notes to Reader
Part I: Framework
	Chapter 1: Introduction
		The inspiration for this book
		Methodology and selected findings
		Organisation of the book
		Conclusion
		Notes
	Chapter 2: Dramatherapy through an intercultural and intersectional kaleidoscope
		An intercultural profession
		Situating ourselves in our profession
			Nisha: At the gates of the empire
			Ditty: On being white in countries with colonial heritage
			Interculturalism and applied/theatre
			Interculturalism in social and anthropological theory
			Interculturalism in relation to intersectionality and critical race theory
			Interculturalism in psychological therapy
		Conclusion
	Chapter 3: Developing intercultural good practice and cultural response/ability guidelines for dramatherapists in North America and the United Kingdom
		Developing guidelines in support of intercultural good practice
			Historical development of cultural response/ability guidelines in North America
			Historical development of intercultural good practice guidelines in the UK
		Points of comparison
			NADTA
			BADth
			Similarities
			Variations across the Atlantic
		Membership involvement and response to the guidelines
			Scenario guideline 1 cultural awareness and knowledge of self and others
			Scenario guideline 2 dramatherapy practice and supervision
			Scenario guideline 3 dramatherapy training and continuing professional development
			Scenario guideline 4 research
			Scenario guideline 5 advocacy, professional relationships and systemic change
		Conclusion
Part II: Research on culture, identity and equity issues in dramatherapy
	Chapter 4: Race and racism in the clinical space
		On race, racism and ethnicity
		Racialisation as a social process
		Dramatherapist perspectives
			Demographics: Racial and ethnic identity
			Competence
			Lack of representation
			Racial bias in healthcare and the need for advocacy
			The ‘good white person’
			Grappling with privilege
		Dramatherapist reflections on practice
			Vignette 1
			Vignette 2
		Conclusion
		Note
	Chapter 5: Troubling gender in dramatherapy
		Sex, gender and mental health
		Dramatherapist perspectives
			Demographics: Gender identity
			Sex and gender preference in dramatherapy
			Gender privilege and equity
			Gender bias in professional advancement
			Ongoing education and awareness
			Gender norms within and outside of one’s cultural context
			Gender stereotypes and challenging assumptions
		Dramatherapist reflections on practice
			Vignette 1
			Vignette 2
		Conclusion
	Chapter 6: Stigma and desire: Sexual orientation in dramatherapy
		The diversity of desire: Sexual orientation, stigma and mental health
		Dramatherapist perspectives
			Demographics: Sexual identity
			Judgement
			Self-disclosure
			Client-therapist match
			Internalised biases and the need for continuing professional development
			Dramatherapy as a queer practice
		Dramatherapist reflections on practice
			Vignette 1
			Vignette 2
		Conclusion
	Chapter 7: Co-creating our future selves: Age and ageism
		Ageing, ageism and mental health
		Dramatherapists perspectives
			Demographics: Age
			A changing relationship to play
			Client perspectives of their therapist’s age
			Projections about competency experienced by dramatherapists who identify as being young
			Projections about competency experienced by dramatherapists who identify as being older
			Generational differences as potential sources of tension in sites of training and practice
			Adapting the physical demands of practice
			Experiences of ageing and ageism within the professional community of dramatherapy
			Cultural expectations related to age
		Dramatherapist reflections on practice
			Vignette 1
			Vignette 2
		Conclusion
	Chapter 8: Seeking a higher power: Religion and spirituality in dramatherapy
		Religion, spiritual beliefs and mental health
			Religious and spiritual experience in dramatherapy
		Dramatherapist perspectives
		Demographics: Religious and spiritual identities
			Considerations regarding self-disclosure of religious or spiritual identity
			Worries about rigid belief systems
			Worries about being judged because of one’s beliefs
			Spiritual beliefs as a source of comfort
		Dramatherapist reflections on practice
		Conclusion
	Chapter 9: Found in translation: The role of language in dramatherapy
		Dramatherapy and language
		Dramatherapist perspectives
			Demographics: language
			Language preference
			Appreciation for a means of non-verbal communication
			The importance of shared meanings
			Working with interpreters
		Dramatherapist reflections on practice
			Vignette 1
			Vignette 2
		Conclusion
	Chapter 10: Money matters: The influence of social class in dramatherapy
		Situating ourselves in our lived experience
		Social class, classism and mental health
		Dramatherapist perspectives
			The impact on the provision of care and access to dramatherapy
			The setting impacts access for clients of dramatherapy
			Social class informs help-seeking behaviour
			Access to training in dramatherapy and accessing therapy during training
			Identification with social class of family of origin
			The impact of social class on employment
		Dramatherapist reflections on practice
		Conclusion
	Chapter 11: Borders in the therapy room? Nationality, migration and refugee experiences
		Migration: Rights, trauma and opportunity
		Dramatherapy and migration
		Dramatherapist perspectives
			Concerns related to national identity in relation to professional life
			Pressure to comply with policies that criminalise nationality
		Dramatherapist reflections on practice
		Conclusion
	Chapter 12: Beyond inclusion: Dramatherapy and dis/ability
		Dis/ability, ableism and mental health
			Dramatherapy and dis/ability
		Dramatherapist perspectives
			Demographics: Disability
			Hidden dis/abilities
			Professional stigmatisation
			The role of relatives with dis/abilities
			Adapting to varied abilities
			Preferences
			The need for greater accessibility
		Dramatherapist reflections on practice
		Conclusion
		Note
Part III: Implications for training, supervision and practice
	Chapter 13: Decolonising dramatherapy training within and across borders
		What does it mean to decolonise pedagogy?
		A framework for training
			Experiential learning
		A conceptual framework
			Cultural awareness
			Client worldview
			Therapeutic relationship
			Advocacy
		Conclusion
		Note
	Chapter 14: Illuminating intercultural considerations through supervision
		Intercultural supervision in dramatherapy
		Intercultural supervision in dramatherapy: A case study
		An excerpt of dialogue from supervision
		Dramatherapist perspectives on clinical supervision
			Therapist self-disclosure
			Client-therapist experiences of discrimination
			Client-therapist experiences of privilege
			Client-therapist match
		Broaching conversations about intercultural dynamics in supervision
			Prompts to practice the art of broaching in supervision
			Relational Roles Assessment Protocol (R-RAP)
		Conclusion
		Notes
	Chapter 15: Supporting intercultural practice
		Cultural inheritance: revisiting one’s own cultural influences
			Mapping landscapes
			Painting ‘memoryscapes’
			The story of your name
			Defining culture
			Multiple, changing and contested identities
			Continuum
			Acculturation gradient
			Exploring gender identity and sexuality through mixed media and portraiture
			Performance
		Supervision and intervention
			Broaching
			Boalian techniques
			DvT
		Techniques in practice
			Witnessing
			Good enough storying
			Working alongside one another in therapeutic solidarity
		On materials, metaphors and language
		Transference, countertransference and self-disclosure
		Making the invisible visible
		Notes
	Chapter 16: Conclusion
		Note
References
Index