Sujets :
Art clownesque - Emploi en thérapeutique
Art clownesque - Aspect social
Handicapés mentaux

Dépouillement du document :
Introduction
Patch Adams: the Recovery Journey of a Clown
The Story of this Research Project

1- Recovery Model in Mental Health
Psychosis: Nature versus Nurture
New Paradigm in Mental Health
Recovery Conceptual Model
Hope
Healing
Empowerment
Connection

2- Clowning and Drama Therapy
Drama Therapy
Dramatic Projection
Empathy and Distancing
Interactive Audience and Witnessing
Playing
Clowning..
Therapeutic Humor
Therapeutic Clowning
The Beneficial Effects of Being a Clown
Basic Principles of clowning

3- Methodology
Research Questions
Collected Data
Description of Setting
Sampling and Recruitment
Participants
Description of Group Session
Theoretical Frameworks

4- The Drama Therapy Clowning Recovery Group
Main Objective of The Drama Therapy Group
Participants' Objectives
Collective Group Contract
The Audience Chairs

6- Analysis of Therapeutic Process
Group Process
Dramatic Play
Scenework
Role Play

Participants' Recovery Process
Louise
Hope
Healing
Empowerment
Connection
Hugues
Hope
Healing
Empowerment
Connection
Bianca
Hope
Healing
Empowerment
Connection
Emily
Hope
Healing
Empowerment
Connection

6- Discussion
Clowning, Recovery and Drama Therapy
Clowning Within Drama Therapy
Research Limitations

Conclusion

References :

Appendix A Power Point Presentation of the Drama Therapy Group Project
Appendix B Information and Consent Form
Appendix C Consent for use of images and / or other media
Appendix D Therapy Agreement
Appendix E Individual Final Interview Script

Résumé :
This qualitative research delineates the recovery journey of four persons with severe mental illness that experiment, from within, with the healing potential of creating, playing and acting a clown character in a context often drama therapy group sessions. The analysis of the therapeutic process of the group is viewed through the lens of Renee Emunah's Integrative Five Phase Model while each participant's journey is analysed by using the Recovery Model in Mental Health proposed by Nora Jacobson and Dorothy Greenley. The results reveal that playing and acting as a clown character enabled participants to laugh at themselves and, together, express significant issues from the personal struggle of living with a mental illness. The results also expose the beneficial effects of the intervention on each individual's recovery journey, highlighting the fact that drama therapy is a recovery-oriented approach as it can enhance hope, healing, empowerment and connection. Despite the limitations of this qualitative case study, the author believes that the drama therapist should embrace the Recovery Model in Mental Health. Supported by the use of humor in research, joy and laughter as an applied therapeutic intervention has shown cognitive, physiologic, social and emotional benefits; since clown figures have long been associated with psychological healing, the author argues that therapeutic clown training should be included in the drama therapy university curriculum. [author summary]

Collection : Bibliothèque de l'École nationale de cirque

Localisation : Bibliothèque

Cote : 615.851 560 87 R8881c 2009

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