This, indeed, has been a marvellous encounter, an interchange between theatre people and mental health professionals. Having the opportunity to come in close contact with professionals from the mental health field in order to provide them with theatre techniques so that they will help their patients to deal with emotional […]
November 2020 – blog entry By María Carracedo Fundación INTRAS (Spain) WE DID IT!! We trained seventeen people from the field of mental health in Spain (professionals and users) on improv techniques to deal with verbal violence and abuse. And we did face to face workshops!!! This sentence would have […]
October 2020 -blog entry By Monika Broehl CJD Frechen, Germany With the current situation worldwide, driven by the COVID 19 pandemic, the emotional burden and consequences that many people: children, youngster, young people and old people are facing due to the world wide lockdown are not yet clear and may […]
There are 12 cases that give us the same amount of possible scenarios of work, investigation, and approach. We have these specific situations to bring up, deepen, and develop the Improv Theater. Consequently, we are able to use it as a powerful tool, which will transform the daily habit of […]
July 2020 – blog entry By María Carracedo. Fundación INTRAS Verbal abuse is a form of emotional abuse intended to inflict intense humiliation, denigration, or extreme fear, as perceived by the victimised person. There are several scientific studies that have proven the link between perceived parental verbal abuse in childhood […]
New research reveals the benefits of theatrical improvisation by Clay Drinko, Ph.D. Theatrical improvisation is being applied more and more to other fields. There are corporate trainings, improv therapy, and workshops to help medical professionals improve their bedside manner. But studies that confirm its efficacy for boosting creativity and overall […]