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Dmt For T1d: Using Dance/Movement Therapy To Facilitate Coping, Self-Awareness, And Positive Body Image In Adolescents With Type I Diabetes, Nicole L. Williams-Mulet
Dmt For T1d: Using Dance/Movement Therapy To Facilitate Coping, Self-Awareness, And Positive Body Image In Adolescents With Type I Diabetes, Nicole L. Williams-Mulet
Dance/Movement Therapy Theses
This paper explores type 1 diabetes (T1D) and the risk factors associated from its diagnosis. In particular, this paper addresses the onset of T1D in adolescence, which is a developmental period riddled with its own challenges. T1D is a chronic, autoimmune disease that affects the body’s ability to produce insulin. Unregulated, T1D affects the body in numerous ways and can ultimately lead to death. Research has suggested that children diagnosed with T1D should employ an integrated treatment team to account for the physical and emotional struggles that come from living with the disease. Dance/movement therapy (DMT) is a form of …
Accepting Mortality: Using Dance/Movement Therapy In Nursing Home Care, Wesley Johnson-Klein
Accepting Mortality: Using Dance/Movement Therapy In Nursing Home Care, Wesley Johnson-Klein
Dance/Movement Therapy Theses
As the elderly population continues to grow, there is new importance put on changing perceptions of the aging process. Long-term care in the form of nursing homes are seeing a shift in life expectancy as elderly individuals are living well into their eighties and nighties. This brings to light a lot of difficulties for the aging population who are experiencing major physical and cognitive declines. This also shows gaps in nursing home care when looking at the needs of elderly individuals who are facing their mortality. The medicalization of long-term care has put an emphasis on prolonging life, but is …
Group Dance/Movement Therapy And Attachment Theory With Female Survivors Of Domestic Violence, Brooke Taylor
Group Dance/Movement Therapy And Attachment Theory With Female Survivors Of Domestic Violence, Brooke Taylor
Dance/Movement Therapy Theses
One in three women in the United States has experienced physical abuse by an intimate partner (NCADV, 2015). Nearly half of all women in the US have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner (Black, et al., 2010). Survivors of domestic violence commonly face long-term psychological damage because of the abuse, which can lead to negative social implications throughout their lifetime. Illnesses stemming from abuse include post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety, and can further result in low self-esteem, or being unable to trust others and build healthy social or romantic relationships (Black et al., 2010). This thesis will discuss …
Moving Through Marianismo: Dance/Movement Therapy As A Means Of Empowering Hispanic Female Adolescents, Samantha Inez Aldana
Moving Through Marianismo: Dance/Movement Therapy As A Means Of Empowering Hispanic Female Adolescents, Samantha Inez Aldana
Dance/Movement Therapy Theses
This is a theoretical based study that focuses on the current disempowered state of Hispanic female adolescents in the United States. As the largest minority group in the country, Hispanics experience an array of issues that commonly plague minority populations, such as higher poverty levels and unemployment, substance abuse, increased school dropout rates, and lower accessibility to quality education and healthcare (American Psychological Association, 2013; McCaffrey, 2007). In addition to those challenges, Hispanic female adolescents face the added difficulty of navigating between the strict gender-specific norms of their Hispanic culture, and the independent and individualized norms present within the United …
Equine Therapy From A Dance/Movement Therapy Perspective, Cecilia Clasen
Equine Therapy From A Dance/Movement Therapy Perspective, Cecilia Clasen
Dance/Movement Therapy Theses
Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy (EFP) is a form of therapy that utilizes a team approach of a psychotherapist, an equine specialist and a horse or horses, all working together to aid individuals in experiencing personal emotional healing and growth. It can be particularly effective when there are barriers to communication. Grooming, leading and riding horses can provide opportunities for self-awareness and attunement to others. This thesis discusses how the discipline of dance/movement therapy may deepen the practice of equine facilitated psychotherapy. Specifically, dance/movement therapists are trained to observe subtle non-verbal movement cues, and to use skills such as mirroring and imagery …
Moving Together: Reintegrating The Body/Mind Connection Through Dance/Movement Therapy With All Operation Enduring Freedom And Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans, Taylor A. Deysher
Moving Together: Reintegrating The Body/Mind Connection Through Dance/Movement Therapy With All Operation Enduring Freedom And Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans, Taylor A. Deysher
Dance/Movement Therapy Theses
This thesis discusses the unique experience of veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the longest running military conflicts in United States history. Specifically, it explores how the focus on a diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) leaves many veterans without treatment, despite the presence of significant symptoms resulting from extended and repeated deployment in these war zones. An understanding of the impact of trauma on the body and the lack of integration of the body in traditional treatment leads to a discussion of how dance/movement therapy may provide a more comprehensive treatment model for this population. Dance/movement …
Performance As Part Of The Therapeutic Process And The Mirrored Experience Of The Therapist: A Self-Study, Christian Cerezmy Salcido
Performance As Part Of The Therapeutic Process And The Mirrored Experience Of The Therapist: A Self-Study, Christian Cerezmy Salcido
Dance/Movement Therapy Theses
Through literature review and self-analysis, the article extends the discourse of performance as a valuable component of dance/movement therapy and its impact on the therapist/facilitator. The article presents a comprehensive overview of dance/movement therapy philosophies and principles as it applies to individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Implications of such philosophies and principles comprise the disability experience, creative arts therapies as support, dance/movement therapy applications, performance-like elements in dance/movement therapy contexts, Authentic Movement, therapeutic aspects, settings, and goals of performance, and witnessing and mirroring the experience through the therapist’s lens. Based on a qualitative self-study the researcher examines how performance …
Laughing To Heal And Renew: Implementation Of Humor In Dance/Movement Therapy, Elisabeth Ritter
Laughing To Heal And Renew: Implementation Of Humor In Dance/Movement Therapy, Elisabeth Ritter
Dance/Movement Therapy Theses
This thesis aims to identify and investigate humor as a therapeutic resource in connection with the dance/movement therapy process. Laughter is a universal form of expression. This theoretical based study highlights laughter as a tool for enhancing relationships, and supporting both mental and physical health. Laughter is a component in dance/movement therapy, but the research is lacking on the implementation and advantages of humor within the practice.
It’S A Bird? No. It’S A Plane! No, It’S A Dance/Movement Therapist!, Dominique Andriese Fickling
It’S A Bird? No. It’S A Plane! No, It’S A Dance/Movement Therapist!, Dominique Andriese Fickling
Dance/Movement Therapy Theses
This thesis explores how Dance/Movement Therapy can support children in palliative care, and provide models for the role of the dance/movement therapist using superhero imagery. The work of five dance/movement therapy pioneers, Marian Chace, Liljan Espenak, Blanche Evan, Trudi Schoop, and Mary Starks Whitehouse, and one foundational theorist, Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen are discussed and used as models for the development of dance/movement therapy archetypal superheroes. Case material from a dance/movement therapist’s work in a pediatric palliative care setting is used to illustrate the application of the superhero model.
Dancing At The Crossroads Of Body And Mind: The Therapeutic Use Of Irish Set Dancing As Storytelling For The Elderly, Caitlin Kelly
Dancing At The Crossroads Of Body And Mind: The Therapeutic Use Of Irish Set Dancing As Storytelling For The Elderly, Caitlin Kelly
Dance/Movement Therapy Theses
Dance/movement therapy (DMT) is a strengths-based therapeutic intervention that focuses on the mind-body connection and its role in behavior, expression, cognition, and communication. Dance has served a purpose beyond entertainment for thousands of years – even, and especially, before recorded history. Cultures worldwide developed dances to celebrate, to mourn, to worship, and to work. The folk dances of ancient societies, now enjoyed and performed primarily for their cultural and aesthetic value, showed evidence of an inherent understanding of the tenets of dance/movement therapy. Originally representing and working within the rhythmic context of nature, figures such as chains and circles continue …
The Integration Of Hip-Hop Culture And Cyphering In Dance/Movement Therapy, Starr Montalvo
The Integration Of Hip-Hop Culture And Cyphering In Dance/Movement Therapy, Starr Montalvo
Dance/Movement Therapy Theses
This thesis explores the benefits of using hip-hop culture and cyphering within dance/movement therapy. Beginning with a discussion of hip-hop culture, the thesis describes how break dancing and the cypher developed in New York City in response to violence and environmental uncertainty. These forms continue to provide a crucial element of communication and non-verbal expression among at-risk youth. The thesis suggests that hip-hop may be used as a culturally sensitive form of therapy for adolescents, and examines the benefits of the integration of the cypher into dance/movement therapy practice.
Dancing With Cops: A Strengths-Based Approach Toward Revitalizing Police Training, Emiko Okamoto
Dancing With Cops: A Strengths-Based Approach Toward Revitalizing Police Training, Emiko Okamoto
Dance/Movement Therapy Theses
Unreasonable amounts of force used during police-civilian interactions have led to a significant number of arrest related deaths. The Department of Justice identified lack of effective training as a key factor in the use of force. This thesis investigates the current state of officer training programs and identifies deficits in focus on emotion regulation, stress management and interpersonal skills. The role of dance/movement therapy in developing these skills is discussed.
Ballet And Dance/Movement Therapy: Integrating Structure And Expression, Valeria Gómez-Guzmán
Ballet And Dance/Movement Therapy: Integrating Structure And Expression, Valeria Gómez-Guzmán
Dance/Movement Therapy Theses
Classical Ballet is an ancient style of dance that was born in 16th century and was one of the principal forms of dance for years. Ballet dancers move according to what they are taught, following precise directives and form. Dancers that noticed the missing elements that ballet did not offer began exploring their bodies in more primitive and organic movements that were driven by inner emotions. This style of dance is known as modern dance, and is considered one of the bases of dance/movement therapy. Modern dancers and dance/movement therapists rejected ballet and its form, due to its structural precision …