Our Experiences of Using Forum Theatre. Alan Baillie, Jenny Wade, Helen Hadden and Alex McQuin

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1 Our Experiences of Using Forum Theatre Alan Baillie, Jenny Wade, Helen Hadden and Alex McQuin

2 Boal (1995) In our daily lives we are the centre of our universe and we look at facts and people from a single perspective, our own.in daily life, we see the situation; on stage, we see ourselves and we see the situation we are in.

3 Three Main Categories of Theatre of the Oppressed 1) 2) 3) Image Theatre Invisible Theatre Forum Theatre It is never didactic to its audience Involves a process of learning together rather than one way teaching It assumes that there is as much likelihood of the audience knowing the answers as the performers

4 Forum Theatre Creation of the play Role of the Joker First run-through Audience participation Image from: firehallartscentre.ca

5 Boal (1998) I taught a peasant how to write the word plough ; and he taught me how to use it as a rural teacher put it. It is only possible to teach something to someone who teaches us something back

6 Application To Nurse Education The nurse s ability to communicate with care and compassion is central to the Chief Nursing Officer s Strategy for Nursing (Dept of Health 2012). Communication skills form a core component of undergraduate nursing curricula, as mandated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2010). Yet there are known gaps in the provision of communication skills training within nurse education (Chant, 2002) evaluation of course outcomes?

7 Application to Nurse Education Shortages in communication skills training for dealing with certain groups of patients in particular contexts (e.g. dementia care). (Chant,2002) Bias towards mechanistic rather than relational communication with emphasis on technical know-how over interpersonal skills. (Chant 2002)

8 (Tuxbury J. et al, 2012)P. 464 You never want to say the wrong thing, but this simulation taught me that there is a lot that I can say and it taught me that it is important to be well informed so that the family will be well informed. I feel that this simulation gave me the tools to deal with this situation when it does arise.

9 Ekebergh et al., 2004) They described how drama and the reflective activity gave them different forms of expression and enabled them to gain a greater understanding of the enigma of care, e.g., that enabled them to encounter the patients and their lifeworld, than can be achieved by traditional teaching. (

10 References Baillie & Gallagher, B.L.&.G.A. (2012) Raising awareness of patient dignity. Nursing Standard [online]. 27 (5), pp [Accessed: January 2013]. Boal, A. (1992) Games for Actors and Non-Actors. London: Routledge. Boal, A. (1995) Rainbow of Desire: the Boal method of theatre and therapy. London: Routledge. Boal, A. (1998) Legislative Theatre: using performance to make politics. London: Routledge. Department of Health, NHS Commissioning Board (2012) Compassion in Practice: Nursing, Midwifery and Care staff. Our vision and strategy. London: Department of Health and NHS Commissioning Board. Ekebergh M et al, E.M..L.&.D.K. (2004) Reflective learning with drama in nursing education - a Swedish attempt to overcome the theory praxis gap. Nurse Education Today [online]. 24, pp Available from: intl.elsevierhealth.com/journals/nedt [Accessed: April 2013]. Freire, P. (1972) Pedagogy of the Oppressed. London: Penguin Books. Mezirow, J. (1978) Perspective Transformation. Adult Education Quarterly. 28 (2), pp [Accessed: 12 Nov 2012]. NMC (2008) Standards to support learning and assessment in practice. NMC standards for mentors, practice teachers and teachers [online]. Available from: [Accessed: 26 April 2013]. The Willis Commission (2012) Quality with Compassion: the future of Nursing education. Report of the Willis Commission on Nursing Education. London: Royal College of Nursing The Willis Commission. Tuxbury J. et al, T.J..M.P.&.L.W. (2012) Nursing and Theatre Collaborate: An End-of-Life Simulation Using Forum Theatre. Journal of Nursing Education. 51 (8), pp

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