Cultural Competency in Dramatherapy Training
PhD Thesis
Authors | Sunday, L. |
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Type | PhD Thesis |
Qualification name | Doctor of Philosophy |
Abstract | This research grew out of the researcher’s experience encountered during their Dramatherapy training. It explores the concept of cultural competency and ways in which it can be embedded in the training. Many definitions of cultural competency have been put forth in the growing body of literature related to this subject. Each definition indicates that to become culturally competent, healthcare professionals must actively engage with people who differ from themselves. All the definitions identified in this research indicate that it is a journey that one never fully arrives at. The question that this research poses is ‘when should this journey into cultural competency begin?’ Does it start when one is in training to become a therapist or when one qualifies? All the participants that took part in this research indicate the importance of this journey starting earlier, while one is still undertaking the training. This research also examines the policies of the British Association of Dramatherapists (BADth), who are the professional organisation for Dramatherapists in the UK, along with the Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC), who are the regulator for the Dramatherapy profession in the UK. In terms of discovering what emphasis is placed by BADth and HCPC’s policy documents in relation to cultural competency, the findings indicate that not much prominence is placed on the concept. This research uses a qualitative approach and the rationale for choosing this approach is that it’s about discovering the experience of participants with regards to their Dramatherapy training. This forms the descriptive aspect of this study’s methodology, where data is generated through words rather than numbers (Bricki, 2007). A triangulation approach was also used to check and establish the validity of the research by analysing the research questions from multiple perspectives. |
Keywords | Cultural Competency, Training, Dramatherapy, HCPC, BADth |
Year | 2022 |
Publisher | College of Arts, Humanities & Education, University of Derby |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.48773/9v101 |
File | License |
Output status | Unpublished |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 24 Nov 2022 |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/9v101/cultural-competency-in-dramatherapy-training
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