Kansa State Summer classes dramatherapy

[Adam Blatner]

Hello psychodramatists and expressive therapists.. might some of you be interested in 
these?

Registration is now open for Summer courses at Kansas State University.  We continue our 
tradition of providing core alternative training courses along with advanced drama therapy 
electives at a reasonable price and in a reasonable time setting for alternative training 
students and allied professionals.  Room and board (or just room) is available through the 
KSU university housing.  This summer features two 3 credit week-long courses and one 
weekend 1 credit course taught by experts in the field.  Each three credit course meets 
on-site for one week with additional papers to be written and sent to instructors by the 
middle of July in order to receive full academic credit.

THTRE 630 Drama Therapy With Domestic Abuse Survivors (1 credit)       Reference #90300
Dates & Times: Friday, June 6 (6 PM-10 PM), Saturday June 7 (9 AM-5 PM),  Sunday, June 8, 
(9 AM-12 PM)
Location: Manhattan Community Building; 4th and Humbolt Avenue; Manhattan, KS (basement) 
Course Description: The therapeutic uses of drama therapy with survivors of domestic 
abuse. This course can be used for an advanced elective in the National Association for 
Drama Therapy's Alternative Training Program or as partial credit toward Drama Therapy 
with Special Populations.
Cost: $ 280 for 1 undergraduate credit/$ 361 for 1 graduate credit     Instructor: Deb 
Pierce, MA, RDT/BCT

THTRE 670 Principles of Drama Therapy (3 credits)                      Reference # 90301
Dates & Times: Monday, June 9 - Friday June 13 (9 AM - 5 PM) and Friday (7-10 PM)
Location: Manhattan Christian College; 1415 Anderson Avenue, Manhattan, KS
Course Description: Introduction to the field of drama therapy and the theories and 
principles involved in its practice.  Included in the course will be an overview of the 
history of drama therapy, its sources in theatre and psychotherapy, and information on 
leading
practitioners and their approaches/theories.  The requirements for registry as a drama 
therapist and typical sites for practice will be examined as well as basic ethical 
considerations for drama therapists.

Texts:   Acting for Real: Drama Therapy Process, Techniques and Performance by Renee 
Emunah, New York: Brunner-Mazel Publishers, 1994.

The Helping Professions: A Careers Sourcebook  by William R. Burger& Merrill Youkeles, 
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2000.

Packet of additional articles available at the Arts and Sciences Copy Center in Eisenhower 
Cost: $790 for 3 undergraduate credits/$1033 for 3 graduate credits Instructor: Sally 
Bailey, MFA, MSW, RDT/BCT


THTRE 785 Sociodrama (3 credits)   Reference # 90302  Dates & Times: Monday, June 16 - 
Friday, June 20
(9:00 AM- 5PM) and Friday (7-10 PM)  Location: Manhattan Christian College; 1415 Anderson 
Avenue, Manhattan, KS.
    Course Description: Theory and practice of sociodrama as a therapeutic and educational 
modality for use in drama therapy.
Text:   Sociodrama: Who's In Your Shoes?(2nd  Edition) by Patricia Sternberg and Antonina 
Garcia,
Westport, CT: Praeger, 2000. Cost: $790 for three undergraduate credits; $1033 for three 
graduate credits
Instructor: Nancy Sondag, MA, RDT/BCT

OTHER INFORMATION:

Registration begins in April 1st.  To enroll  online or for more information go to KSU's
Division of Continuing Education at  <http://www.dce.ksu.edu/>www.dce.ksu.edu or call
1-800-432-8222 (the courses are listed under the Theatre Department).

For information about the courses or about NADT's  Drama Therapy Alternative Training 
Program,
contact Sally Bailey at  sdbailey at ksu.edu    phone: 785-532-6780; address: Department of 
Speech Communication, Theatre and Dance, 129 Nichols; Kansas State University; Manhattan, 
KS 66506-2301.

Books are available at Varney's Bookstore in downtown Manhattan.  They can be reserved or 
ordered ahead of time by emailing
varneys at varneys.com or calling 785-539-0511.   Handout Packets (when required) will 
available the week of each class from the
Arts and Sciences Copy Center at Eisenhower Hall (we'll show you where it is the first day 
of class - don't stress).

For information on room and board on campus, contact Housing and Dining Services at 
<mailto:housing at k-state.edu>housing at k-state.edu
or
<http://www.housing.k-state.edu/>http://www.housing.k-state.edu   or call 785-532-6368.

A list of motels in Manhattan is available upon request.