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Friendship And Dance/Movement Therapy With Adults With Developmental Disabilities, Elise Moore
Friendship And Dance/Movement Therapy With Adults With Developmental Disabilities, Elise Moore
Creative Arts Therapies Theses
The purpose of this research study was to understand the role and impact of dance/movement therapy on friendships between adults with developmental disabilities. The primary question this study answered was: how does dance/movement therapy contribute to the formation and maintenance of friendships between adults with developmental disabilities? This study followed the single instrumental qualitative case study methodology and involved adult participants with developmental disabilities who were part of a day services program. The data were collected in the form of a research journal documenting signs of friendship during the sessions and interviews with group participants. The data were analyzed using …
Exploring Empathy: A Dance/Movement Therapy Program For Adults With Developmental Disabilities, Krista Samborsky
Exploring Empathy: A Dance/Movement Therapy Program For Adults With Developmental Disabilities, Krista Samborsky
Creative Arts Therapies Theses
The purpose of this program development project was to assess how Rena Kornblum’s (2002) activities from Disarming the Playground: Violence prevention through movement and pro-social skills could be adapted for adults with developmental disabilities (DD), resulting in a Dance/Movement Therapy (DMT) treatment program focusing on empathy. The project set out to answer the following question: How can Rena Kornblum’s activities from Disarming the Playground be adapted for adults with DD, resulting in the development of a DMT treatment program? The program development cycle created by Rossman and Elwood Schlatter (2008) with formative evaluation was used in the development of Exploring …
Performance As Therapy: An Intervention For Adults With Developmental Disabilities, Emily A. D'Annunzio
Performance As Therapy: An Intervention For Adults With Developmental Disabilities, Emily A. D'Annunzio
Creative Arts Therapies Theses
The research thesis titled, “Performance as therapy: An intervention for adults with developmental disabilities” examined how adults with developmental disabilities (DD) respond to this specific dance/movement therapy intervention. It shows how this intervention method addresses the psychosocial goal of increasing interpersonal skills. The research took place at a day rehabilitation center, located in Chicago, IL. The co-researchers are participants of a day rehabilitation program, which offers creative arts therapies. The co-researchers are both male and female who range in age from 21 to 60. Caucasian, African American and Hispanic ethnic backgrounds are represented. Co-researchers have DD, which include diagnoses of …