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Volume 36, Issue 2-3
  • ISSN: 0263-0672
  • E-ISSN: 2157-1430

Abstract

This article is based on my inquiry into the use of dramatherapy in parallel groups (parent and child) to explore difficult family dynamics within a child and family psychiatric setting. The aim of this work is to develop a new approach, which synthesizes ideas from attachment theory and systemic-oriented approaches, together with dramatherapeutic core processes as a way for clients to identify, explore and express difficult internal material and processes, to work towards greater self-awareness and healthier family dynamics.

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