sociodrama and other classes

[Adam Blatner]

Although it's mainly for drama therapists, some of y'all might want to know about 
this---especially if you scroll down,  the class on sociodrama:

GRADUATE TRAINING/CONTINUING EDUCATION IN DRAMA THERAPY
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY  SUMMER 2008
    Kansas State University is proud to announce our summer intensive training offerings 
for June 2008!   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

DRAMA THERAPY TRAINING AT K-STATE UNIVERSITY 2008 (CONTINUED)
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.  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
housing at k-state.edu   or  http://www.housing.k-state.edu    or call 785-532-6368.
        A list of motels in Manhattan is available upon request.