Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0

• 51. - Health professions and related programs
• 51.23 - Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions

51.2315 - Drama therapy/therapist

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals, in association with a rehabilitation team or in private practice, to use dramatic play, theater, role play, psychodrama, and dramatic ritual in therapeutic relationships to address the physical, psychological, cognitive, emotional, and social needs of clients. These programs include courses in drama theory and performance, human growth and development, biomedical sciences, abnormal psychology, disabling conditions, patient assessment and diagnosis, treatment plan development and implementation, clinical evaluation, record-keeping, and professional standards and ethics.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • drama therapist
  • drama therapy

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • arts in medicine(51.3206)
  • drama(50.0501)