About

The Drama Therapy Fund
is a Not-for-Profit
Charitable Organization

Drama Therapy is the intentional use of drama processes and/or theatre productions to achieve therapeutic goals. Drama therapists use improvisation, theatre games, role-play, storytelling, puppetry, masks, psychodrama, sociodrama, therapeutic performance, and many other active, embodied, experiential techniques to access and address clients’ needs and therapeutic goals. Drama Therapy is used for prevention, intervention, and treatment in a wide variety of settings. Most Drama Therapists work with groups, but some work with families, couples, and individuals.

The North American Drama Therapy Association, created in 1979 as the National Association for Drama Therapy, is the professional organization for drama therapists in the U.S. and Canada. NADTA also has many international members. For more information on NADTA, visit their website at: www.nadta.org 

The British Association for Drama Therapy, created in 1976, is the professional organization for drama therapists in the U.K. For more information on BADth, visit their website at: www.badth.org.uk

The Drama Therapy Fund was organized in 2003 and received IRS approval as a not-for-profit charitable organization in 2004 to support the development and growth of drama therapy. It is a separate entity from NADTA.

Priorities of the Drama Therapy Fund include:

  • Raising awareness of the value and uses of drama therapy with the public and with mental health, medical, and education professionals.
  • Promoting research on the efficacy of Drama Therapy as a therapeutic modality.
  • Promoting educational and professional development opportunities for students of Drama Therapy and for practicing professionals.
  • Sponsoring meetings, conferences, seminars, and publications in the area of Drama Therapy.
  • Please visit pages found under the Grants and Scholarship menus detailing various funding opportunities available this fiscal year:

    • Scholarships to this year’s North American Drama Therapy Association Conference
    • Expanding the Field Grant
    • Empirical Graduate Research Grant for Graduate Students
    • Research Grant for Post-Graduates and Drama Therapy Professionals
    • Continuing Education/Professional Development

HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT THE DRAMA THERAPY FUND

Consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Fund
 to help support our funding projects and further our work.

FIVE WAYS YOU can help!

1. Click on the Donate button above the menu on the left-hand side to donate through PayPal.

2. Send your donation by check to:

Drama Therapy Fund
1626 Leavenworth Street
Manhattan, KS 66502

3. Buy Drama Therapy T-Shirts, Mugs, and other “Swag” by clicking the Shop for DT Items link and a portion of your purchase will be sent to The Drama Therapy Fund. See link on this website.

4. Purchase DVDs of Past Conference Panels and Keynote Addresses by clicking the DVD Store link.

5. Participate in the raffle held at each National Drama Therapy Conference.

The Drama Therapy Fund is a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit organization approved by the IRS in 2004 and incorporated in the State of Kansas in 2003. The fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30. Donations made to The Drama Therapy Fund are tax-deductible as approved by law.