Role Play

Krysia Yardley-Matwiejczuk is Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Associate Clinical Director at the North Glamorgan NHS Trust.

`This book offers a comprehensive survey of the literature of role play and delves deeply into the associated theory... it is an important contribution in that it seeks to offer "an explanation of the theory and practice of role play" in a way which has not been done previously. The literature of role play is thoroughly investigated and reported... for anyone wishing to make a case for role play or writing up a project which makes use of role play, this is excellent source material′ - British Journal of Psychodrama & Sociodrama`[A] meticulous exploration of the origins, underpinnings and applications of role play in research, training and clinical contexts. Yardley-Matwiejczuk takes a rigorous scientist-practitioner approach, carefully examining the theoretical and methodological foundations of the technique. For many of us, I suspect, these have never been made explicit... Role Play: Theory and Practice represents a long overdue critical review of current practice, and certainly challenged me to question my approach to role play both as a facilitator and a participant... should interest trainers, researchers and practitioners alike′ -Clinical Psychology Forum

• IntroductionAn Epistemological Context for the Use of Role PlayAn Overview of Current Role Play PracticeRole Play Practice TodayFocusing Specifically on TechniqueReflections upon Extant Definitions of Role PlayRedefining Role Play and General Methodological and Technical ConsiderationsOn Involvement, Engagement and Technique in Role PlaysConceptual Underpinnings of Three Key Induction PrinciplesOverview of Practical Implications for Good InductionPractical Overview of Induction PrinciplesAfterwordConcluding Remarks