Table of contents

TABLE OF CONTENT

Dedication………………………………………………………………………………………………….. i Acknowledgement……………………………………………………………………………………..iii

Authors Note ……………………………………………………………………………………………. v

Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………….. vii

CHAPTER 1: The Issues Confronting the Challenged Child……………… 1

CHAPTER 2: The engagement of Transformative Learning Theories in rehabilitative and educational efforts ………………………. 5

Transformative Aspects in Art Therapy and the Psychodrama approach …………………………………………….. 11

CHAPTER 3: Oral Tradition in Africa as a component in the RehabDramatics approach…………………………………………23

CHAPTER 4: Data Sourcing and Preliminary Research Activities for Applied theatre engagements with RehabDramatics………………………………………………… 29

The “My Mother’s words” Project, School for
the Blind. Ivbiore, Benin, Edo State …………………………… 42

The “Free” Project, Psychiatric Hospital Nawfia ………… 44

The “I am Special” Project, Amaenyi.
God’s Care Special School …………………………………………. 47

The “Be Kind” Project, Salvation Army Rehabilitation Center, Oredo Edo State ……………………………………………. 50

CHAPTER 5: Rehabilitative Approaches through Drama in the Ivbiore, Nawfia, Oredo and Amaenyi Projects ……………. 53

Evaluations from the Projects …………………………………….68

CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………………………………… 73

RESEARCH PICTURES ……………………………………………………………………………77

WORKS CITED……………………………………………………………………………………….. 83 APPENDIXES………………………………………………………………………………………….. 93