Introductory Workshop: Writing for the Dramatherapy Journal

Friday 27 November 2020
16:30 to 17:30

Writing a paper for the Dramatherapy Journal can be a daunting prospect. The workshop will make more transparent the submission process with respect to following the author guidelines, the presentation and formatting of your submission and the importance of adhering to ethical principles. You will also learn how to move from initial ideas to the final draft and submission of your  article. You will learn how to structure your paper, work with revisions of your drafts and suggestions on how you can improve and develop yourself as a writer and author with increasing confidence.

This session is being recorded.

Ann Dix has been a dramatherapist for 30 years, working with children, families and schools- both in the community, and as part of a school counselling service. Ann is a supervisor, trainer and a published author; co-editing Dramatherapy with Children, Young People and Schools (Routledge 2012) and writing a therapeutic children’s book called Little-mouse Finds a Safe Place (Worth 2016) Ann has developed a programme for working with children who have experienced domestic abuse. She is Acting Deputy Editor and the longest standing member of the Editorial Board for BADth’s journal, Dramatherapy.

Drew Bird, Ph.D., is senior lecturer on the MA dramatherapy programme and lead for post- graduate research in therapeutic arts at the University of Derby. He is editor of Dramatherapy, the journal of the British Association of Dramatherapists (BADth). His background is in working with children and young people who have experienced trauma and adult mental health. Recent research interests and publications have focussed on heuristic inquiry, arts-based research, a/r/tography and dramatic improvisation and performance as research into therapy and teaching practice.