MANSFIELD, Ohio — Veterans are invited to join a free weekly Drama Therapy group, particularly helpful for Veterans with PTSD. The group will meet at the Renaissance Theatre from 6:30-8 p.m. on Thursdays beginning March 16 and running through May 18.
Spots are limited and registration is required. Interested individuals can register at dramatherapy.eventbrite.com or by calling Chelsie Thompson at 419-522-2726 ext. 251.
The group is facilitated by Lisa Peacock, MA, RDT, and PhD drama therapy student at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK. The program is being presented as a part of Ms. Peacock’s dissertation research project.
Drama therapy is an approach to facilitating change using storytelling and improvisation to expand and add flexibility in life roles. This may enhance a person’s sense of belonging and quality of life. “Sense of belonging” is a feeling of being valued, needed, and accepted, and that you fit into the environment in which you live. It uses action methods to facilitate insight, growth, creativity and imagination. (North American Drama Therapy Association, 2014; British Association of Dramatherapists, 2013)
Lisa Peacock, MA, RDT is a post-graduate research student at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, England. She has worked with veterans since 2007 and also works with traumatized children and young adults. Peacock founded the Vet Art Project in Chicago in 2007. She regularly presents at regional, national, and international conferences on her work with veterans and the power of drama therapy to build a bridge between story-making and meaning-making. She is currently working on her dissertation, which explores drama therapy as a tool for transition for veterans in the US and the UK. She was a resident playwright at Chicago Dramatists for 10 years prior to moving to Ohio. She is a member of the North American Drama Therapy Association (and is a Registered Drama Therapist), and an International Member of the British Association of Dramatherapists.
