The Geese Theatre Handbook: Drama with Offenders and People at Risk

Best-selling and top practitioner and student work for people who run therapy groups of all kinds, explaining how drama can be used with offenders and similar target groups who find it easier to express themselves in this way - In use across the UK by therapists and groupwork specialists. First-rate reviews. Geese Theatre UK is an associate group of of Geese Theater USA where the method was originally developed by John Bergman.

The Geese Theatre Handbook explains the thinking behind the company's approach to applied drama with offenders and people at risk of offending, including young people.

Contains 100+ exercises with explanations, instructions and suggestions
Helps practitioners develop their own style and approach
Materials can be readily adapted to other settings including conflict resolution, restorative justice and interpersonal skills training

A Key Resource for

Offending behaviour groupworkers
Probation officers
Youth workers
Youth offending teams
Prison officers
Social workers
Criminologists
Community workers
Forensic psychologists
Psychotherapists
Mental health professionals
Community theatre workers and actors
Drama teachers
Drama-in-education and theatre-in-education practitioners
Drama therapists and other creative arts therapists
Adventure therapists
Group and individual therapists and counsellors
Psychodramatists
Sociodramatists
Professional team builders
Team supervisors
Family therapists
Staff training and development officers
Conflict resolution workers
Special needs workers and teachers
...and people training or studying in these and related fields.

Reviews

'A generous book [which] provides a treasure chest of games and exercise for any group setting . . . a wealth of food for thought . . . for trainers of all kinds . . . an invaluable addition to the Waterside list': Criminal Justice Matters

'An invaluable resource': Prison Service News

'Fascinating . . . Excellent . . . If you're involved with offenders or other risk groups, buy it': The Magistrate

'An absolute treasure trove for people who work with groups - in mental health, schools, training, social work - wherever': Mental Health Today