Abstract

Abstract

This study reviews the usage of the video camera as an adjunct to the practice of drama therapy, beginning with a review of the development of video camera technology and its past usage in the mental health profession, up to the practical usage of a video camera in drama therapy in the present. Studies from various disciplines will be presented from the past with a connection to the ability to use the technology in drama therapy work, noting limitations throughout. Care shall be employed in offering an ethical perspective to the future usage of a video camera in drama therapy by providing a critical analysis of the history of video camera usage within the mental health profession, and providing samples of ethical guidelines present in the creative arts therapies highlighting the need for further discussion and research of the topic. This paper will encourage the drama therapy profession to capitalize on a medium that is a natural addition to the tools and techniques of drama therapy work.