The Self in Performance

Susana Pendzik is Head of the Drama Therapy Graduate Program at Tel Hai Academic College, Israel, and also lectures at the Swiss Dramatherapy and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. An experienced drama therapist and supervisor in private practice, Susana does extensive international work, is a prolific author, and co-editor of Assessment in Drama Therapy (2012).Renée Emunah is the author of the book, Acting for Real,  co-editor with David Johnson of Current Approaches to Drama Therapy (2nd edition), and author of numerous other publications on drama therapy.  Founder/Director of the graduate Drama Therapy Program at the California Institute of Integral Studies, USA, she is an international pioneer in the field, and recipient of the North American Drama Therapy Association's highest award for Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Drama Therapy.David Read Johnson is Co-Director of the Post Traumatic Stress Center, New Haven, CT, USA; Associate Clinical Professor at the Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine and Director of the Institute for Developmental Transformations.  He is one of the founders of the North American Drama Therapy Association, and author or editor of numerous articles and books on drama therapy, trauma treatment, and the creative arts therapies.