Drama Therapy

Our Drama Therapists are provided by Roundabout Dramatherapy. They work with individual and groups of students across all of our school years. Satellite students may access drama therapy on an individual case by case basis at the Primary site.

www.roundaboutdramatherapy.org.uk

Dramatherapy involves verbal and non-verbal work and makes use of a wide range of theatrical and dramatic techniques, such as story-telling, story-making and enactment, improvisation, role-play, mime, puppets, movement, music and voice work.

The general aims of Roundabout’s dramatherapy sessions include:

  • Building trusting relationships
  • Expressing and exploring feelings
  • Developing social interaction skills
  • Developing artistic and creative skills
  • Improving self-image and self-confidence
  • Working with the imagination
  • Creating opportunities and skills for self-advocacy
  • Having fun