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From Pam ,
From Pam ,
How wonderful it would be for every individual to have the tools to creatively and authentically exercise their voice while having a safe place to be heard and validated. How wonderful it would be for each individual to have the tools to listen to their neighbor, inquire about things misunderstood with a sincere curiosity, have hard conversations, embrace differences, and have a healthy awareness of who benefits and who suffers from allowing divisiveness, injustice, and oppression in our communities.
According to the Los Angeles Human Relations Commission 2024 Annual report, there were 1,355 reported hate crimes across multiple groups in Los Angeles County in 2024, the second highest ever in the 44-year history of this report. I’m sure this is not what we want in our communities. We owe it to ourselves to equip ourselves with healthy and safe ways to heal, understand each other, be critical thinkers, use our authentic and creative powerful voices to share the stuff that touches the heart, move mountains, and be the ones who benefit from a community of social cohesiveness.
Our communities should be a sense of belonging, a protective factor, a place to work together & play together, learn together, enjoy the things we build together, and foster a strong, resilient, healthy, and inclusive community culture. Yet, in a system that shatters imagination, divides communities, and devalues humanity, individuals and communities can fall short of optimal health & well-being, social cohesion, and their dreams. So, in our hopes for our future, our need for healing, our compassion for our neighbors, and our actions toward a healthy community culture, obtaining the correct tools to listen, be heard, and guide social change is essential.
As we each do our internal work in understanding our whole self and who we truly are while growing individually and collectively, let's connect, launch & support activities of health, well-being, humanity, and social change. The Scene Drama Works, Inc. is here to help and provide the needed tools.
About Pam
About Pam
It was not long after working with a community theatre named the New Freedom Theater of Philadelphia, following Pam's undergrad at SUNY Albany (theatre major and music minor), that she realized her passion for the healing and therapeutic quality of the theatre and theater techniques. She also developed a love for community through her experiences with drama as a therapeutic tool in organizations such as in shelters, churches, revitalization events, nursing homes, summer programs, and such. The therapeutic connection and space for expression provided a sense of freedom and a refresh button for the participants. Pam's love for healing, theatre, and community led to her career in drama therapy and psychology. More than a career, it is her purpose - her calling.
When learning that there was such a thing as drama therapy, Pam immediately enrolled in the North American Drama Therapy Association (NADTA) Drama Therapy program, which involved obtaining her master’s of science degree in psychology from the University of Phoenix.
Personal growth and a strong resilient inclusive community are a passion within Pam's 30-year journey in this field as a playwright, director, community drama group leader & founder, drama instructor, summer program creative drama director, expressive arts facilitator, drum circle facilitator, program director of an adult day program, trained advocate for all victims of domestic violence/intimate partner violence, and drama therapist. As a drama therapist, Pam has worked with individuals and groups of young and older adults of various populations, needs, and goals. Her approach is client-centered and engages the whole person using evidence-based practices.
Drama Therapy Mindfulness Positive Psychology Behavioral Health Psychology
Culturally Sensitive Cognitive Behavior Therapy Expressive Art Therapies Client Centered
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