Le jeu théâtral comme inducteur de changement dans les habiletés sociales

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This article presents a case study on the use of acting with six people suffering from severe and long-lasting psychotic state. The study aims at elaborating the hypothesis on the use of this activity in readaptation. The effect of expression therapy on the development of social skills has rarely been substantiated by empirical studies. The literature review points out a poor generalization of social skills following social skills training ; it also allows a description of the acting and its therapeutic potential. A qualitative methodology is applied to an investigation conducted in a psychiatric day center and uses the description of behavior before and after the program. The results indicate resemblances between the therapeutically acquired social skills and the social behavior from everyday life. The use of acting in therapy would contribute at the generalization of social skills.