Located in Manhattan, Kansas, Sally is the Director of Graduate Studies in Theatre and Director of the Drama Thearpy program at Kansas State University. She is the director of Barrier-Free Theatre through Manhattan Parks and Recreation.

Sally has an MFA in Playwriting and Directing and an MSW Clinical Specialization and Alternative Training. She has a Certificate in Gestalt Therapy from The Gestalt Therapy Training Center of Washington, D.C.

Sally was a member of the NADTA Board of Directors from 1995-2001 and President from 2001-2003. She is the Founder and Treasurer of the Drama Therapy Fund. She has bee awarded the following honors: 2018 NADTA Teaching Excellence Award for teaching and mentorship; 2011 AATE Distinguished Book Award for Barrier-Free Theatre; 2007 Distinguished Service Award in Arts and Disabilities, Accessible Arts, Kansas City, Kansas; 2006 Gertrud Schattner Award in recognition of distinguished contribution to the field of drama therapy."

For more information on Sally's work visit her website.

CLINICAL POPULATION:

• Recovering Substance Abusers
• Adolescent and adults
• People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities including Autism, K-adult
• Older Adults with normal cognitive functioning
• Adults with mental illness

DRAMA THERAPY APPROACH:

• Five Phase Model
• Sociodrama
• Ethnodrama
• Devised Theatre

APPROACH TO WORKING WITH STUDENTS:

• A generalist who is student-centered
• Helping students follow their interests, explore their unique talents, and expand their skills
• Giving students a strong general knowledge of the breadth of drama therapy

COURSES & TRAINING OFFERED:

• Principles of Drama Therapy
• Creative Arts Therapies
• Playwriting for Drama Therapists
• Drama Therapy for Special Populations

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