Keywords: Dance Movement therapy, psychiatric, mind/body relationship, body awareness, body image, movement range, movement patterning, social interaction
Page #: 15
This article describes a therapeutic dance program offered to patients of diverse functioning in a private psychiatric hospital. The article focuses on the aims and principals of the program and includes a review of relevant theorists supporting these. A range of case studies illustrate the potential of such a program to create shifts in awareness for the client group. The article concludes with comments regarding both the limitations and contribution of the program in this particular setting.
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