Also called: Registered Drama Therapist
Uses acting, role-play, and storytelling to help people work through trauma and build confidence.
A drama therapist leads a group of veterans through a role-play scene, then helps them talk about the feelings it brought up. With kids, they might use puppets or storytelling to help them express what is hard to say.
Approximate; similar to creative arts therapists.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's in drama therapy and RDT credential.
Ways in: Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Drama Therapy, Theater, Psychology.
Growing about average. Small field.
Low risk for 10 years. Role-play and storytelling therapy depends on live human connection and clinical judgment.
Classes: Drama or theater, AP Psychology, English.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1129.
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