Exploring Narradrama
58 minutes
Here’s the first video ever made featuring Narradrama—the new therapeutic approach creating worldwide interest. Narradrama integrates narrative therapy and drama therapy, incorporating action-oriented creative arts methods with Narradrama’s collaborative “non-expert approach.”
Set in a community group home in South Central Los Angeles, this video is unique not only for its introduction of Narradrama but also in its approach. A team of therapists trained in narradrama work with both staff and kids, away from the group home, in a series of extended meetings. Watch as the severe disconnection between staff and kids dissolves as each side uncovers their strengths and the value of their special knowledge.
Be ahead of the curve in discovering how Narradrama’s distinctive attributes can open new possibilities in your therapeutic and educational work.
To protect the confidentiality of the participants this video may not be shown for public use but is solely a training tool for professionals in mental health and education.
Produced by: Drama Therapy Institute of Los Angeles
3205 Ocean Park Blvd. Suite 240
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Available from: psychotherapy.net
Films Available for Downloads:
Imagine This
11 minutes
Here is a link to a performance produced in Lancaster Prison during the summer of 2018. It shows participants honoring the process by which they create new preferred identities as students and scholars. Kamran Afary, Ph.D, RDT, NT is assistant professor of Intersectional identities and relationships at Cal State LA where they offer a program to receive a bachelor’s degree in communication studies. In his courses on interpersonal and health communication, he and his colleague, Elizabeth Malone (MFA/RDT) utilize a Narradrama approach to teaching and performance. LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE2W_4nfuZ4