Drama Therapy Specialization

 

Drama therapy invites you to join in — to make art, create music, write poetry, move to the music, tell your story and sing your song.  Drama therapy is called “the great umbrella” for that reason.  Training in drama therapy coursework sharpens the intuitive lens to help you bring what is needed into multiple settings.  NWCEAI follows the requirements of the North American Drama Therapy Association, so our coursework leads to your certification. Through embodied action methods we encourage spontaneity, playfulness, and attunement in our courses and activities.

Core Faculty, Bobbi Kidder will be directing the NWCEAI Pathway to Drama Therapy, as part of our Professional Training Program.  If you are interested in becoming a Registered Drama Therapist, we will be providing essential coursework towards that goal.

For more information, please contact us.

Bobbi Kidder is a drama therapist, facilitator, and teacher. Her emphasis is story, devised and scripted performance, therapeutic improvisation, and mindfulness. She believes in multimodal arts therapies to promote healing and has collaborated with visual, dance and movement, poetry, music, and narrative arts therapists to create breakthroughs for individuals, educators, families, and communities — from her home base in the Pacific Northwest to around the world.

Bobbi has been on the faculty of NWCEAI since 2017. She was on the Drama Therapy faculty at Antioch University in Seattle 2011-2024. She leads local, national, and international workshops on Resolving Conflict and Active Learning. She is emeritus faculty at Rogue Community College and served as Executive Director of Southern Oregon Impact Theatre. She has served on the Executive Board of the North American Drama Therapy Association and is currently chair of the Board-Certified Trainer committee.

Bobbi is Core Faculty and the Director of Drama Therapy in the Professional Training Program and is a workshop facilitator for NWCEAI.