戲劇治療是運用戲劇與劇場的媒材、活動及技術，從事於身心治療的目標和方式。 「戲如人生、人生如戲」，在戲劇活動中進行情境創造與角色扮演等，可以探索及表達各種社會情境、人格角色、人際關係與生命經驗，增強生活角色及身心功能的演練、適應和療癒。 戲劇治療師運用多元媒材、扮演活動及戲劇歷程，協助案主改變與成長，去探索表達心理困擾、創傷經驗、抒解情緒、重整思想、修正行為和演練技巧等，以促進和維持身心適應與健康。

本課程主旨在講授戲劇治療的基礎理論、操作技術、核心歷程、實施媒材、特殊族群的工作應用與案例研討等，並配合戲劇媒材活動進行實務操作演練，包括肢體、故事、偶類、角色、面具等；以及引導學生運用自身生命故事進行自傳劇創作及展演；此外引導學生設計戲劇治療教案，並在課堂上操作演練，最後撰寫期末書面報告統整學習歷程。

Drama therapy is the use of drama and theater media, activities and techniques to engage in the goals and methods of physical and mental treatment. "Drama is like life, life is like drama". Situation creation and role playing in drama activities can explore and express various social situations, personality roles, interpersonal relationships and life experiences, and enhance the practice, adaptation and healing of life roles and physical and mental functions. Drama therapists use multiple media, acting activities and drama processes to assist clients in changing and growing, exploring the expression of psychological distress, traumatic experiences, expressing emotions, restructuring thoughts, modifying behaviors and practice skills, etc., to promote and maintain physical and mental adaptation and health.

The main purpose of this course is to teach the basic theories, operating techniques, core processes, implementation media, working applications and case studies of special ethnic groups, etc. of drama therapy, and to conduct practical exercises in conjunction with drama media activities, including body parts, stories, puppets, roles, masks, etc.; and to guide students to use their own life stories to create and perform autobiographical dramas; in addition, guide students to design drama therapy teaching plans, practice them in class, and finally write a final written report to integrate the learning process.

戲劇治療 （洪素珍、郭玟伶等譯，五南出版）
創作性戲劇-在團體工作的應用 （張曉華等譯，心理出版）

Drama therapy (translated by Hong Suzhen, Guo Minling, etc., Wunan Publishing House)
Creative Drama-Application in Group Work (Translated by Zhang Xiaohua et al., Psychological Publishing)