Dramatherapy and Learning Disabilities

Helen Milward is a Drama and Movement Therapist, who has worked with vulnerable, disadvantaged and disabled children and young people in various settings. She has managed teams of therapists both in special education and for the NHS and is currently developing a service for birthing people experiencing trauma and loss. Anna Seymour is Emeritus Professor of Dramatherapy at the University of Roehampton London and an HCPC registered Dramatherapist.

List of contributors. Introduction. Chapter 1: Dramatherapy and Learning Disabilities. PART 1: Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. Chapter 2: Family Ties: Supporting Sibling Relationships. Chapter 3: ‘May we speak for you?’: Thoughts on a Multi-Vocal Approach When Working with Clients with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD) within an Education Setting. Chapter 4: How Can We Track and Aid Emotional Development in Children and Young People with Learning Disabilities?. PART 2: The Journey through Adolescence. Chapter 5: Meeting Maddy Where She Is: A Figurative and Literal Journey. Chapter 6: The Hero’s Journey and Learning Disability: A Case Study. Chapter 7: Finding Sameer: A Client’s Journey to Self-Discovery. Chapter 8: "We are lots of things": Exploring Dramatic Imitation with Adolescents in Special Education. PART 3: On to Adulthood. Chapter 9: Yes I am, Here I Am: Using Confirmation as an Antidote to Cultural Shame. Chapter 10: Attunement in Dramatherapy: Working Intuitively and the Importance of the Co-Working Relationship. Chapter 11: Meeting the Challenge: Co-Producing a Presentation as an Evaluation Process. Chapter 12: Roots to Grow: The Development of Dramatherapy in a Low-Secure Service for Men with Learning Disabilities. PART 4: Coping with Change. Chapter 13: The Get Going Group: Dramatherapy Groups Supporting Adults with Learning Disabilities and Mental Ill Health after Discharge from Hospital. Chapter 14: Making Connections through Life and Death. Chapter 15: Emerging from That Storm: Reflections on a School-Based Arts Therapy Team’s Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Conclusion. Index.