Drama Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Psychosocial Problems: A Systemic Review on Effects, Means, Therapeutic Attitude, and Supposed Mechanisms of Change
Drama therapy is applied to children and adolescents with psychosocial problems. Drama therapy is an experimental form of treatment which methodologically uses drama and theatre processes to achieve psychological growth. Although in clinical practice, drama therapy has been applied successfully, lit...
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| author | Marij Berghs Anna-Eva J. C. Prick Constance Vissers Susan van Hooren |
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| description | Drama therapy is applied to children and adolescents with psychosocial problems. Drama therapy is an experimental form of treatment which methodologically uses drama and theatre processes to achieve psychological growth. Although in clinical practice, drama therapy has been applied successfully, little is known about how and why drama therapy contributes to a decrease in psychosocial problems. A systematic narrative review was performed to obtain more insight into this issue. Eight databases were systematically searched. Ten out of 3742 studies were included, of which there were four random controlled trails, three non-controlled trials, and three pre-and post-test design studies. We identified the results, drama therapeutic means, attitude, and mechanism of change. Positive effects were found on overall psychosocial problems, internalizing and externalizing problems, social functioning, coping and regulation processes, social identity, and cognitive development. An adaptive approach was mentioned as the therapeutic attitude. The means established contribute to a dramatic reality, which triggers the mechanisms of change. These are processes that arise during treatment and which facilitate therapeutic change. We found ten supposed mechanisms of change to be frequently used in all studies. No direct relations were found between the results, drama therapeutic attitude, means, and mechanisms of change. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3a798aff2c5a41908e4f8864ff06f4532023-11-23T15:37:44ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672022-09-0199135810.3390/children9091358Drama Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Psychosocial Problems: A Systemic Review on Effects, Means, Therapeutic Attitude, and Supposed Mechanisms of ChangeMarij Berghs0Anna-Eva J. C. Prick1Constance Vissers2Susan van Hooren3Royal Dutch Kentalis, 5271 GD Sint-Michielsgestel, The NetherlandsKenVak, School of Arts Therapies, Zuyd University of Applied Science, 6419 DJ Heerlen, The NetherlandsKenVak, School of Arts Therapies, Zuyd University of Applied Science, 6419 DJ Heerlen, The NetherlandsDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Open University of the Netherlands, 6419 AT Heerlen, The NetherlandsDrama therapy is applied to children and adolescents with psychosocial problems. Drama therapy is an experimental form of treatment which methodologically uses drama and theatre processes to achieve psychological growth. Although in clinical practice, drama therapy has been applied successfully, little is known about how and why drama therapy contributes to a decrease in psychosocial problems. A systematic narrative review was performed to obtain more insight into this issue. Eight databases were systematically searched. Ten out of 3742 studies were included, of which there were four random controlled trails, three non-controlled trials, and three pre-and post-test design studies. We identified the results, drama therapeutic means, attitude, and mechanism of change. Positive effects were found on overall psychosocial problems, internalizing and externalizing problems, social functioning, coping and regulation processes, social identity, and cognitive development. An adaptive approach was mentioned as the therapeutic attitude. The means established contribute to a dramatic reality, which triggers the mechanisms of change. These are processes that arise during treatment and which facilitate therapeutic change. We found ten supposed mechanisms of change to be frequently used in all studies. No direct relations were found between the results, drama therapeutic attitude, means, and mechanisms of change.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/9/1358drama therapychildrenadolescentsyouthreviewpsychosocial problems |
| spellingShingle | Marij Berghs Anna-Eva J. C. Prick Constance Vissers Susan van Hooren Drama Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Psychosocial Problems: A Systemic Review on Effects, Means, Therapeutic Attitude, and Supposed Mechanisms of Change Children drama therapy children adolescents youth review psychosocial problems |
| title | Drama Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Psychosocial Problems: A Systemic Review on Effects, Means, Therapeutic Attitude, and Supposed Mechanisms of Change |
| title_full | Drama Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Psychosocial Problems: A Systemic Review on Effects, Means, Therapeutic Attitude, and Supposed Mechanisms of Change |
| title_fullStr | Drama Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Psychosocial Problems: A Systemic Review on Effects, Means, Therapeutic Attitude, and Supposed Mechanisms of Change |
| title_full_unstemmed | Drama Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Psychosocial Problems: A Systemic Review on Effects, Means, Therapeutic Attitude, and Supposed Mechanisms of Change |
| title_short | Drama Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Psychosocial Problems: A Systemic Review on Effects, Means, Therapeutic Attitude, and Supposed Mechanisms of Change |
| title_sort | drama therapy for children and adolescents with psychosocial problems a systemic review on effects means therapeutic attitude and supposed mechanisms of change |
| topic | drama therapy children adolescents youth review psychosocial problems |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/9/1358 |
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