METODI E TECNICHE DELLA RIABILITAZIONE PSICHIATRICA ED ESPRESSIONE CORPOREA IIModule TECNICHE DI RIABILITAZIONE TEATRALE
Academic Year 2025/2026 - Teacher: GIUSEPPE SEMINARAExpected Learning Outcomes
Acquisition of knowledge and understanding of the main
rehabilitation techniques based on various dramatization and theatrical
activities, their theoretical origins, and their use in therapeutic settings.
Acquisition of the necessary concepts for designing a
therapeutic-rehabilitation program based on the techniques covered in the
subject, as well as the individual ability to integrate into a
multidisciplinary team.
Development of critical
thinking and judgment skills related to the topics discussed, as well as
communication and interpersonal relationship skills, facilitated by classroom
interaction during the lessons. Motivation towards the professional training of
the practitioner.
Required Prerequisites
In addition to the usefulness of any personal knowledge (cultural
prerequisites) that the student may already possess before beginning this
course of study, basic knowledge of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, the
symptomatological aspects of major psychiatric disorders, the therapeutic
relationship, and the training of the practitioner is important.
Attendance of Lessons
Attendance of at least 70% of the scheduled lecture hours is mandatory in order to be eligible to take the final exam for the individual subject.
Detailed Course Content
Overview of rehabilitation in psychiatry (psychic
disability, chronicity, and care) and of the main psychiatric disorders that
may be the focus of therapeutic-rehabilitative interventions (neuroses,
psychoses, personality disorders), along with related issues.
Play, storytelling, and imagery in rehabilitation.
History of Theater, from Classical Theater to modern
Dramatherapy. Catharsis, healing, and transformation. The mask and the ritual.
Creativity and Art Therapy.
The therapeutic function of theater and theatrical
techniques. Creative theater.
The theater workshop. Moreno’s psychodrama, Moreno’s
sociodrama, and sociometry. Playback theatre.
Dramatherapy (Remedial Theater, Role Method).
Other theatrical
techniques used for therapeutic, social, and educational purposes (Theatre of
the Oppressed, Social Theatre, Affective Theatre, etc.).
Textbook Information
1. Ba G. - Strumenti e Tecniche di riabilitazione psichiatrica e psicosociale, Ed. Franco Angeli, Milano 2003 (IX ristampa, 2014)
2. Pitruzzella S. - Manuale di Teatro Creativo, Ed. Franco Angeli, Milano 2004
3. Angelini A. – Psicoanalisi e Arte Teatrale, Ed. Alpes, Roma 2014 (consultazione)
2. Pitruzzella S. - Manuale di Teatro Creativo, Ed. Franco Angeli, Milano 2004
3. Angelini A. – Psicoanalisi e Arte Teatrale, Ed. Alpes, Roma 2014 (consultazione)
4. Teaching materials used to support the lessons.
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Playful and recreational activities. Play in the various stages of life. Mimesys according to Caillois. | |
| 2 | History of Theatre. From Classical Theatre to Modern Drama Therapy. | |
| 3 | The therapeutic dimension of theatrical activities. | |
| 4 | Drama Therapy. | - Landy,R.J., DramaTherapy: Concepts and practice, C.C. Thomas, Springfield, 1986. |
| 5 | Moreno's Psychodrama. Sociometry, Sociogram and Sociodrama. | |
| 6 | The Playback Theatre |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
Learning assessment is carried out through oral
examinations, with a grade expressed in thirtieths aimed at describing the
individual student's level of preparation.
The evaluation considers the relevance of the answers to
the questions asked, the quality of the content, the ability to make
connections with other topics covered in the program, the ability to provide
examples, the use of appropriate technical language, and the student’s overall
expressive ability.
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
“The Concept of Catharsis: From Classical Theater to Modern Dramatherapy”
“Creativity and Spontaneity in Moreno’s Theories”
“Ritual in History and in Individual Life”
“Grotowski’s Theater Workshop”
“The Therapeutic Function of Theater”