Abstract
This article seeks to explore the following themes when examining how we can address the role of the silent bystander within the therapeutic practice: ‘Healing’, ‘Acknowledgement’, ‘Racism’, ‘Silent bystander’, ‘Witnessing’, ‘Privilege’, ‘Awareness’ and ‘Whiteness’ through the lens of dramatherapeutic practice. These themes are illustrated in the analysis of lived experience of racism.
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