Mr Praveen Jain
Contact
- Email: k2244634@kingston.ac.uk
- Location: Kingston Hill
- Faculty: Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education
- School: Centre for Health and Social Care Research
Research project: Personal theatre of the broken hearts: processing post breakup trauma and masculinity through autobiographical performance
Abstract
Romantic relationship breakup can have a strong impact on mental health. Men find it difficult to express and process feelings arising from such significant life-events because of masculine gender norms. It can bring feelings of shame and impact their self-esteem. Issues of identity can also arise. Autobiographical therapeutic performance (ATP) plays an important role in processing current life crisis and transforming the identity.
The aim of this study is to explore the role and interplay of self-esteem and masculinity in mental health of men participating in autobiographical therapeutic performance after relationship breakup.
- Research degree: PhD
- Title of project: Personal theatre of the broken hearts: processing post breakup trauma and masculinity through autobiographical performance
- Other research supervisor: Professor Priscilla Harries
Biography
I am a Dramatherapist, registered with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) UK. I have worked with children and adults with ASD, disabilities and mental health in social care, SEN school and National Health Service (NHS) in the UK, and with homeless men and women in recovery shelters in India, where I offered group and individual Dramatherapy sessions and facilitated play groups, and process groups. I have also taught at Christ University NCR Campus, and National School of Drama (TIE Wing) in India. I am currently working as a Therapeutic Practitioner for children and youth at Groundwork London in UK.
I enriched my repertoire by practicing theatre for more than two decades in India, where I wrote, devised and directed plays with children and youth and acted in many plays. I worked with children, teachers, youth and adults using process drama in different settings including schools, colleges and NGOs.
Areas of research interest
- Dramatherapy
- Mental health and education
- Gender and mental health
- Mental health, culture, and theatre
- Religion and mental health
- Society, politics, and mental health
Qualifications
- MA Dramatherapy, University of Roehampton, London
- MA Performance Studies, Ambedkar University Delhi, India
- Certificate in Theatre-in-Education, National School of Drama (TIE Wing) India
Funding or awards received
- PhD Studentship from Kingston University, London
- International Excellence Scholarship from Roehampton University, London
- Merit Scholarship, Ambedkar University Delhi, India