ASSESSMENT OF DRAMA THERAPY IN A CHILD GUIDANCE SETTING
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DRAMA THERAPY, CHILD GUIDANCEAbstract
Our growing awareness of the wide prevalence of emotional disturbances, coupled with the shortage of tramed personnel, makes it mandatory that new and varied approaches to mental health treatment be explored. Innovative programs, such as work in the expressive arts, offer promise for preventive and therapeutic programs for emotionally disturbed children. As Kathryn Bloom (7),
former Director of Arts and Humanities, U.S. Office of Education, has observed, " . . . the arts, because they speak directly to the feelings, perceptions, and sensibilities of human beings, possess a capability for reaching children which is virtually unique. . . . Those who have worked directly with youngsters and involved them as participants in the creative processes of the arts believe that children can be reached in this manner when many other devices fail."
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