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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.

BADth Annual Conference 2026
'Shadows to Strength'

 

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Our Key ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ

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
How the arts power a healthier Wales: £588 Million Annual Impact on Health and Productivity
Posted On: 22 January 2026
New research led by Bangor University estimates that the financial value of health and productivity benefits through engagement with the arts in Wales is at least £588m a year.
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Empowering neurodivergent kids with Savanna Therapeutic Stories
Posted On: 22 January 2026
Check out this podcast episode, feating dramatherapist and creator of Savanna Therapeutic Stories.
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Research Call: Supporting the Double Empathy Problem in Adolescent Groups
Posted On: 22 January 2026
We are sharing a research opportunity on behalf of Beth Hargrave, an MA Dramatherapy student at Anglia Ruskin University, who is seeking participants for her major project.
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Research Participation Opportunity: Support for Black Autistic & ADHD Groups
Posted On: 22 January 2026
We are pleased to share a research call from Swane Parchment, a PhD researcher at Kingston University (funded by the ESRC). This study explores the barriers and facilitators to diagnosis and support for Black groups in the UK living with autism, ADHD, or AuDHD.
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Chief AHP Officer names in New Year Honours List 2026
Posted On: 22 January 2026
Professor Suzanne Rastrick, Chief AHP Officer at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ ר has been awarded a CBE in the New Years’ Honours list, for her services to Allied Health Professions and for her work with the social housing sector.
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Special Interest Group Creative Health Study Day (York, 22nd January 2026)
Posted On: 15 January 2026
Explore how art and creativity can be used in medical education at this in-person special interest group study day, hosted by York Medical Society on Thursday 22nd January, 10am - 4pm.
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