<p>The present qualitative study examines participants’ perspectives and experiences in Theater Forum pieces on the connection between their participation and their sense of psychological empowerment. The research pursued aim of the study is to broaden the knowledge about the limits and potentialities that Theater Forum practices offer to interventions aimed at catalyzing processes of psychological empowerment in the field of praxis in Community Psychology.</p>
<p>The research pursued the following questions: What experiences reported by the participants can be related to experiences - results of psychological empowerment? And how can they be interpreted as experiences indicative of psychological empowerment?. 15 semi-structured interviews were conducted with people linked to 7 organizations that develop Theater Forum practices in the city of Barcelona. The analysis and discussion of the data revealed 16 themes about the participants’ experiences that can be connected with the 4 components of psychological empowerment proposed. The findings suggest that Theater Forum practices may play an important role in prompting processes of psychological empowerment among participants and, consequently, a useful tool for the practice of Community Psychology.</p>