Research Projects
Dissertations &
Evaluations
Current Research Project
“WOW-Moments in drama therapy practice”
The first presentation of the research project took place on November 11, 2022 at this year’s WFKT conference “Evidence of Art – Art of Evidence” as a poster presentation: download poster here.
Further research projects in the archive
Dissertationen
Current doctoral candidates in the field of theater therapy & therapeutic theater/performance:
- Simone Klees, Lehrbeauftragte HfWU Nürtingen:
Grounded Theory Studie / Grounded theory study / “How do patients/clients of an inpatient, general psychiatric theater therapy group experience theater therapy play situations?” - Ilil Land-Boss, Lehrende ITT:
Liminal and ritual spaces in participatory performance – The use of embodied ritual structures and principles and therapeutic elements to create transitional and liminal experience
Further Information: http://doctorartium.kug.ac.at/deutsch/projekte.html
R-ITT 2025 Survey
A short survey on the relevance of our own practice for research and of research for practice was conducted at the beginning of March 2025. The call for participation was made via the ITT newsletter. A total of 16 people took part. Given a total of 238 DGfT members, 73 of whom are still in further training, this is a low response rate. The significance of the results should be interpreted accordingly. Of the estimated 165 working DGfT members, around 33 work in clinics, which is around 20% of all working DGfT members (as of 19 August 2024). Of the R-ITT survey participants, 62.5% stated that they work in the clinical field. This percentage divergence suggests a lower response rate from DGfT members who work predominantly outside clinics and should be taken into account when interpreting the results. The relevance of one’s own practice for research (5) was agreed upon by more than half, but 43.8% saw this as only partially true. An in-depth study going beyond the answers in (6) could be interesting here. The question of desirable research in theatre therapy was answered in more detail by 6 of the 16 participants (8). One respondent voted decisively in favour of evidence-based clinical research. Overall, research in theatre therapy was seen as desirable.
UMFRAGE-ERGEBNISSE – basierend auf Antworten von 16 Umfrage-Teilnehmer*innen
1. Dauer Tätigkeit als Theatertherapeut*in:
Die Tätigkeit im Feld der Theatertherapie erstreckte sich zwischen eins bis vierzehn Jahren, mit ca. 60 % von den TN zwischen 2 bis 6 Jahren Tätigkeit. D.h. Theatertherapeut*innen mit längerer Berufserfahrung als vierzehn Jahre nahmen nicht an der Umfrage teil oder erhielten diese eventuell auch nicht. (Hier fehlt es für einen Vergleich an weiteren Statistiken zu DGfT Mitgliedern.
2. Aktuelle Arbeitsfelder
3. Arbeitsfelder Erfahrung
4. Ausbildung
5. Eigene Praxis als relevant für Forschung
6. Erkenntnisse
7. Bestehende Erfahrungen mit verschiedenen Forschungsmethoden
8. Relevanz Forschung für die Theatertherapie Praxis: Welche Forschung wünschenswert?
