Ethics in Drama Therapy

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In this course, students evaluate the ethics of drama therapeutic or applied theater work across cultures and in communities across abilities, identities, mental illness and injury. Students examine and discuss topics essential for the training and education of creative arts therapists including professional responsibility, competence, confidentiality, informed consent, principles of teaching and training, responsibility to research subjects, dual relationship, use of physical contact and touch, self-disclosure, and risk management.