Dramatherapy Training Overview

The staff team regards dramatherapy as a creative professional practice that supports people in their personal development and healing.  Dramatherapists need to be able to work with a wide range of groups and individuals, and to understand the processes involved in the therapeutic relationship.

The Exeter Course promotes an eclectic approach to dramatherapy, encouraging each student to create his/her own role as dramatherapist in a way that reflects his/her particular background, interests and abilities.  Difference is respected and critical reflection is encouraged.  The students examine and explore key models of dramatherapy.  They are supported in developing an understanding of therapeutic process which is grounded in creative movement, play, drama and theatre. 

The syllabus is carefully interwoven, giving the student a connected experience of theory and practice. Students learn through an integrated curriculum of lectures, seminars and discussions, experiential and practical workshops, group work and supervised clinical practice. Students receive a high level of personal support through the duration of their study.

The programme is designed to provide a distinctive education experience for people from a variety of backgrounds including creative arts practitioners, educators, health professionals and care workers.

Students are educated to practise Dramatherapy to a standard meeting the criteria of the Health Professions Council (HPC) and the British Association of Dramatherapists (BADth).  Successful completion of the three-year Masters programme leads to eligibility to apply for registration as a dramatherapist with the HPC and full membership of BADth.