Creative Writing and it's Uses in Dramatherapy

During a time where remote or distance working has become more prevalent in our work, this workshop aims to provide an introduction into how drama, symbolism and metaphor can be developed and explored through various mediums of creative writing, either as stand-alone exercises or as a starting point for further developments in working with a client.

As the saying goes ‘write about what you know’, creative writing can be utilised in a variety of ways to allow clients to develop further understanding and healing by telling their stories. This workshop will introduce a variety of techniques whilst inspiring different ways that writing can be developed to suit professional practices, whilst allowing time for participants to experience first-hand how writing creatively can provide insight into our own work.

Laura Hurkett is a dramatherapist and fellow CSSD alumna working in private practice with a variety of client groups, whilst lecturing in Creative Writing within a university setting. Over the last two years she has undergone research on how creative writing can be integrated into therapeutic work and how exercises can be further developed to support clients in developing further understanding and healing.