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Social And Emotional Effects Of Language-Based Learning Disabilities On Adolescents Approached Through Dance/Movement Therapy: A Literature Review, Lindsey V. Spratt
Social And Emotional Effects Of Language-Based Learning Disabilities On Adolescents Approached Through Dance/Movement Therapy: A Literature Review, Lindsey V. Spratt
Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses
Over the past few years there has been a growth in research about the social and emotional effects of having a language-based learning disability. However, most of the interventions and assessments used with this population still primarily focus on the academic effects and do not always recognize the connection between the two. This literature review connects how identity development during adolescence in a school setting is impacted by the social and emotional effects of having a language-based learning disability. Individuals who experience learning difficulties often also experience internal and external academic criticism causing a decrease in self-esteem and an increase …
Utilizing Dance/Movement Therapy To Help Alleviate The Physical And Emotional Effects Of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: A Literature Review, Cara Spilsbury
Utilizing Dance/Movement Therapy To Help Alleviate The Physical And Emotional Effects Of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: A Literature Review, Cara Spilsbury
Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses
This capstone thesis literature review investigates dance/movement therapy as a complementary intervention to address the physical, mental and emotional effects of thoracic outlet syndrome. No research currently exists linking DMT and TOS in any capacity, so the author analyzes her own experience of utilizing various DMT techniques throughout her TOS recovery and reviews literature regarding DMT and conditions with similar symptoms to TOS, such as chronic pain, chronic illness, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, depression, stress and anxiety. The author hypothesizes that dance/movement therapy would be an effective complementary treatment to combat the physical, mental and emotional effects of TOS. The …
Fostering Resilience Through Breath: A Literature Review, Savannah Weatherington
Fostering Resilience Through Breath: A Literature Review, Savannah Weatherington
Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses
This literature review focuses on utilizing dance/movement therapy with mindfulness aligned to the Attachment, Self- regulation and Competency —framework. This paper highlights how each dance/movement therapy, mindfulness and the Attachment, Self-regulation and Competency - framework support one another. Research has shown that trauma significantly changes not only an individual’s brain, body, but also how they are present in day-to-day life. This literature not only focuses on these effects, but also goes into details of how dance/movement therapy, mindfulness and the Attachment, Self - regulation and Competency - framework supports a child who has experienced a type of trauma or stressful …
Dance/Movement Therapy For Competitive Dancers: A Community Engagement Project, Melanie Ryder
Dance/Movement Therapy For Competitive Dancers: A Community Engagement Project, Melanie Ryder
Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses
Young dancers often struggle to portray emotions and connect to meaningful choreography on a deep level. From September to April of this year, I have been applying dance/movement therapy theories and techniques to a competition dance class hoping to improve each dancer’s ability to emotionally execute a piece and improve the studios scores. I have worked toward meeting the adolescent pro-social needs through restructuring a dance class and encouraging self-esteem to be built through arts-based experientials. I did this by using several methods from dance/movement therapy theorists and applying them to a dance class that meets once a week for …
Using D/Mt To Elicit Social Change For The Incarcerated: A Literature Review, Courtney Bieda
Using D/Mt To Elicit Social Change For The Incarcerated: A Literature Review, Courtney Bieda
Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses
This literature review focuses on dance/movement therapy and other creative arts interventions that will help the incarcerated during and after incarceration. The incarcerated do not receive the help they need to successfully reintegrate into society, leading to increased recidivism rates. This population is often stigmatized as subhuman, and it is important for them to build self-worth and develop appropriate coping skills to better themselves. Creative arts programs display promising results, for they allow the incarcerated a break in their routine and an opportunity for creativity. Studies show that art and music therapy can help the incarcerated with emotional regulation, self-expression, …
Deconstructing Embodied White Supremacy Through Dance Movement Therapy Community Engagement Project, Jessica White
Deconstructing Embodied White Supremacy Through Dance Movement Therapy Community Engagement Project, Jessica White
Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses
Transforming institutional racism and personal prejudice is a heated topic in the counseling profession and broadly in society. An imperative cultural and individual step to be taken towards addressing racism is making white supremacy visible in order to dismantle it. Part of that step is separating whiteness from supremacy and creating an ethical, humanist, and compassionate model of whiteness. This capstone thesis was a community engagement project focused on arts as therapeutic social action. The author explored oppression and dominance through body and movement with white women who are engaged in anti-racism. Group activities included observing how white supremacy and …
Dance/Movement Therapy As Influence On Sense Of Self: A Community Engagement Project, Jasmine Yahid
Dance/Movement Therapy As Influence On Sense Of Self: A Community Engagement Project, Jasmine Yahid
Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses
This community engagement project seeks to explore the influence of dance/movement therapy and authentic movement techniques on one’s sense of self. This project focused on these techniques as an approach toward self-actualization and finding one’s essence. This study considered the potential implications of these practices on populations whose bodily experience can be perceived as a barrier toward self-actualization, such as in eating disorders and trauma. Six expressive therapy students from Lesley University participated in two sessions of dance/movement therapy. This included: a movement-exploration warm up, authentic movement, and a visual artistic representation of their perceived essence based on the experiential. …
Treating The Trauma Within: Dance/Movement Therapy And Survivors Of Child Sexual Abuse, A Literature Review, Alexandra Welych-Miller
Treating The Trauma Within: Dance/Movement Therapy And Survivors Of Child Sexual Abuse, A Literature Review, Alexandra Welych-Miller
Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses
Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is a form of sexual assault that affects a large percentage of the world population. Whether the abuse occurs once or chronically across a period of time, sexual trauma caused by CSA can contribute to severe post-traumatic symptoms throughout the lifespan. These symptoms can affect an individual’s mental health and relationship to their body. Because sexual abuse directly violates an individual’s body, it is important for practitioners to find creative ways to treat its lingering effects. Many researchers have turned to body-based interventions, such as dance/movement therapy (DMT), to explore the treatment of trauma symptoms in …
Creativity And Movement Maintain Synaptic Activity, Improving Qol In Older Adults: A Critical Review, Caitlin Pilette
Creativity And Movement Maintain Synaptic Activity, Improving Qol In Older Adults: A Critical Review, Caitlin Pilette
Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses
People are living longer. Hence, the global population of older adults is increasing. Likewise, the population of individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease, other forms of dementia, and general cognitive decline is also growing and is expected to double within the next ten years. This literature review examines the effects of exercise, movement, and creative cognition seeking a positive connection to improvement in an individual’s brain function, cognitive abilities, and synaptic plasticity while focusing on their relation to memory recall abilities. It is suggested that exercise and movement increases a chemical within the brain that is involved with memory recall and …
The Use Of Dance/Movement Therapy To Improve Stabilization Of Trauma Responses In Survivors Of Intimate Partner Violence: A Literature Review, Genevieve Fuller
The Use Of Dance/Movement Therapy To Improve Stabilization Of Trauma Responses In Survivors Of Intimate Partner Violence: A Literature Review, Genevieve Fuller
Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a traumatic experience that requires trauma informed care. Because trauma effects the body and often places a survivor in a state of flight, fight or freeze, it is important that the body be involved in recovery from IPV. This includes stabilization of the body’s physical responses to trauma, which is part of the first phase of trauma recovery—safety. Through a review of the literature on trauma treatment, IPV programs, and body-based therapies such as dance/movement therapy (D/MT) and somatic psychotherapy (SP), stabilization that addresses the body is found to be an important part of trauma …
Observing, Understanding, And Treating Disordered Attachment Patterns: A Dance Movement Therapy Perspective, Arika Schultz
Observing, Understanding, And Treating Disordered Attachment Patterns: A Dance Movement Therapy Perspective, Arika Schultz
Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses
This literature review discusses attachment patterns formed in infancy and its implications for early childhood development and later life functioning. The impact of attachment patterns on the quality of a child’s interpersonal relationship, body action tendencies, emotion regulation and fear response patterns are explored. The attachment process as facilitator of these patterns is revealed as well as the disruption of healthy and adaptive attachment bonds as predictors of psychopathologies. Healthy neuropsychobiological development is shown to be facilitated by the nonverbal communications between the right brains of the mother-infant dyad. Mismatching in these nonverbal communications are shown to thwart the child’s …
Dance/Movement Therapy As A Tool To Address Racism And Injustice In Service Learning, Melody Gamba
Dance/Movement Therapy As A Tool To Address Racism And Injustice In Service Learning, Melody Gamba
Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses
This author developed a community engagement project within a predominately white, higher education service-learning course to explore racial identity, unrealized bias, and privilege through movement and other artistic modalities. The students explored how movement could aid in fostering community dialogue, bring awareness to their racial identity, and create a more empathetic and compassionate campus community. Through the exploration of a traditional service-learning program delivered in a primarily dominant group, this research investigates how applying a critical service-learning model in conjunction with dance/movement therapy theory may strengthen the understanding of personal and community values around racial awareness and how shared art …