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Dramatherapy has as its main focus the intentional use of healing aspects of drama and theatre as the therapeutic process. It is a method of working and playing that uses action methods to facilitate creativity, imagination, learning, insight and growth.
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At BADth we believe that Dramatherapy can be a powerful therapeutic force. It can facilitate and encourage creativity, imagination, learning, insight and growth. Our objectives are:

  • To promote the advancement of Dramatherapy as a profession
  • To be the representational body for dramatherapists in the UK
  • To promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of the public on the benefits of dramatherapy
  • To be an advocate for the establishment and maintenance of fair pay and conditions of service for dramatherapists
  • To forge links internationally
Latest News
AHP workforce Priority Setting Partnership
Posted On: 30 March 2026
Shape the future of AHP workforce research by voting for the topics that matter most to you.
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Opportunity to take part in a day-long workshop and contribute the story of your clinical academic journey. 
Posted On: 30 March 2026
Help UKRI celebrate health research by sharing your career journey through digital storytelling. (Open to Post-docs/final year PhDs).
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Research Invitation: Neurodiversity in Creative Therapies
Posted On: 27 March 2026
Applied Psychology student is seeking certified Art, Music, Dance, or Drama Therapists to participate in a research study exploring professional experiences in supporting neurodivergent young adults (aged 18–30).
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Have Your Say: Prioritising AHP Workforce Research
Posted On: 27 March 2026
Make your voice heard: Vote now in the Sheffield Hallam University AHP survey to ensure Dramatherapy is represented in the top 10 national research priorities for workforce development.
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Give Your Books a New Chapter: Support the Creative Arts Therapies Space Library
Posted On: 27 March 2026
Pass on your passion: Donate your arts therapies books to the Creative Arts Therapies Space library in Edinburgh to support the professional growth of newly qualified therapists.
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Logo Design Call: Stranizze d’Amuri Project
Posted On: 27 March 2026
A call out for trans, gender-diverse, and queer young creators to design the logo for a new Sicilian-based project, Stranizze d’Amuri
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