Developmental Items of Human Figure Drawing: Dance/Movement Therapy for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify and describe the characteristics of human figure drawing in adults with intellectual disabilities, and to evaluate the developmental items after a 3-month intervention program using dance/movement therapy. The program consisted of 26 sessions lasting 1-h each held twice weekly for 3 months. A group of 30 adults with intellectual disabilities participated. Before and after the program, the Koppitz human figure drawing test was applied to evaluate body knowledge through the developmental items, evaluating elements of the person’s cognitive developmen...
Source: American Journal of Dance Therapy - December 1, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Using a Dance/Movement Therapy-Based Wellness Curriculum: An Adolescent Case Study
This study examined the relationship between an adolescent female’s overall wellness, defined by quality of life, and her participation in a dance/movement therapy (DMT)-based holistic wellness curriculum. The curriculum focused on the topics of nutrition, mindfulness, movement, body image, and friendships. Research indicates that the curriculum topics, holistic wellness models, and DMT are each relatively effective for work with adolescent females, but their combination had yet to be explored using the format of the current study. Quantitative and qualitative data were gathered using the Youth Quality of Life-Research V...
Source: American Journal of Dance Therapy - December 1, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
The Dance of Cultural Identity: Exploring Race and Gender with Adolescent Girls
This article examines the use of embodied narrative, a movement-based interpretation of narrative identity theory, with adolescent participants to create a performance piece centered on the question: What does it mean to be a girl in the twenty-first century? The three reasons for using dance in this project were: (a) to facilitate understanding of one’s identity through movement as narrative; (b) to gather and analyze qualitative data through the vehicle of movement; and (c) to disseminate the findings of the project in an informative and easily accessed performance format. Community-based-participatory-research (CBPR) ...
Source: American Journal of Dance Therapy - December 1, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Dance and Aging: A Critical Review of Findings in Neuroscience
The objective of this review is to critically examine the existing literature on observed neurological effects of dance interventions within the elderly population. A comprehensive literature search was performed using six different databases, and included dance interventions involving ballet, ballroom, tango, several cultural dances, and dance/movement therapy, with five elderly population types comprised of both healthy individuals and those exhibiting neurological impairments. The articles were critically appraised using formal research guidelines. In total, 44 appropriate and relevant studies were identified and short ...
Source: American Journal of Dance Therapy - December 1, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
The Lived Experience of Dance/Movement Therapists Working with Patients with Eating Disorders
Abstract
This qualitative study highlighted the lived experiences of five dance/movement therapists who work with patients diagnosed with eating disorders. Using a phenomenological research approach, participants’ lived experiences were explored through semi-structured interviews and seven themes were developed using Kvale’s interview analysis. Findings also highlighted somatic countertransference as identified through differing body tensions as well as a need for constant self-care among participants. Implications highlighted how essential it is to bring the body of the client and the body of the c...
Source: American Journal of Dance Therapy - December 1, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Judith Lynne Hanna, Dancing to Learn: The Brain’s Cognition, Emotion, and Movement
(Source: American Journal of Dance Therapy)
Source: American Journal of Dance Therapy - December 1, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Of Note
Abstract
Of Note features a list of recent publications, films, and other media that inform the theory and practice of dance/movement therapy. In this issue, 13 publications and one film are included. Each noted reference focuses on a topic of interest to dance/movement therapy such as embodying empathy, attunement, research approaches, gender and sexual identity, trauma, and cancer. (Source: American Journal of Dance Therapy)
Source: American Journal of Dance Therapy - December 1, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
In Memoriam: Claire Schmais, 1928–2015
(Source: American Journal of Dance Therapy)
Source: American Journal of Dance Therapy - December 1, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Editorial
(Source: American Journal of Dance Therapy)
Source: American Journal of Dance Therapy - December 1, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Judith Lynne Hanna, Dancing to Learn: The Brain ’s Cognition, Emotion, and Movement
(Source: American Journal of Dance Therapy)
Source: American Journal of Dance Therapy - November 30, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
In Memoriam: Claire Schmais, 1928 –2015
(Source: American Journal of Dance Therapy)
Source: American Journal of Dance Therapy - November 30, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
An African Igbo Perspective on Mourning Dances and Their Application to Dance/Movement Therapy
Discussion centers on how integrating techniques of African Igbo mourning dances into DMT treatment approaches may help alleviate overwhelming suffering and a sense of fear associated with pain of bereavement and loss. (Source: American Journal of Dance Therapy)
Source: American Journal of Dance Therapy - June 1, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Of Note
Abstract
Of Note features a list of recent notable publications, films, and other media that may inform the theory and practice of dance/movement therapy. In this issue, 14 publications on topics such as infancy and attachment, expressive arts interventions in school counseling, somatic awareness, emotional regulation, sexuality and gender issues, and dance/movement therapy and eating disorders are included. (Source: American Journal of Dance Therapy)
Source: American Journal of Dance Therapy - June 1, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Film Review: Alive Inside
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Alive Inside is a documentary film promoting the use of music, specifically the creation of playlists of preferred music on a digital media player such as an iPod, among elders living in long-term care. In the United States, 5.4 million individuals are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and researchers anticipate that number to increase 30 % by 2025. Viewers of Alive Inside can empathically climb inside the experience of an elder living with memory loss who is hearing his or her favorite song and feel overwhelmed with joy, sadness, memory, and sensation. In this way, mu...
Source: American Journal of Dance Therapy - June 1, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Bindings, Boundaries and Pathways: Dancing on the Edge
(Source: American Journal of Dance Therapy)
Source: American Journal of Dance Therapy - June 1, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
