New developments during the COVID-19 pandemic: Drama therapy as an online psychological intervention tool

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many art therapists and psychotherapists to change their practice modes and workplace setup. As a creative arts therapy (CAT), drama therapy has also shifted to an online mode—a shift that has been highly consequential for practice. This paper reviews the existing pr...

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Main Authors: Zhongyu Shi, Xiuming Jing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.930002/full
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description The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many art therapists and psychotherapists to change their practice modes and workplace setup. As a creative arts therapy (CAT), drama therapy has also shifted to an online mode—a shift that has been highly consequential for practice. This paper reviews the existing practice of tele-CAT and tele-drama therapy, explores the advantages and disadvantages of online drama therapy as a psychological intervention tool, and puts forward some developmental suggestions for online drama therapy.
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spelling doaj.art-103599ff5452421682764fbc82b7426f2022-12-22T04:11:37ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-11-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.930002930002New developments during the COVID-19 pandemic: Drama therapy as an online psychological intervention toolZhongyu ShiXiuming JingThe COVID-19 pandemic has caused many art therapists and psychotherapists to change their practice modes and workplace setup. As a creative arts therapy (CAT), drama therapy has also shifted to an online mode—a shift that has been highly consequential for practice. This paper reviews the existing practice of tele-CAT and tele-drama therapy, explores the advantages and disadvantages of online drama therapy as a psychological intervention tool, and puts forward some developmental suggestions for online drama therapy.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.930002/fullpsychological interventioncreative art therapiesonline modedrama therapyCOVID-19
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New developments during the COVID-19 pandemic: Drama therapy as an online psychological intervention tool
Frontiers in Psychology
psychological intervention
creative art therapies
online mode
drama therapy
COVID-19
title New developments during the COVID-19 pandemic: Drama therapy as an online psychological intervention tool
title_full New developments during the COVID-19 pandemic: Drama therapy as an online psychological intervention tool
title_fullStr New developments during the COVID-19 pandemic: Drama therapy as an online psychological intervention tool
title_full_unstemmed New developments during the COVID-19 pandemic: Drama therapy as an online psychological intervention tool
title_short New developments during the COVID-19 pandemic: Drama therapy as an online psychological intervention tool
title_sort new developments during the covid 19 pandemic drama therapy as an online psychological intervention tool
topic psychological intervention
creative art therapies
online mode
drama therapy
COVID-19
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.930002/full
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