Etiqueta: PTSD
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Effectiveness of Dance Movement Therapy techniques when working with PTSD – V Conclusion & Bibliography
CONCLUSION Despite relatively wide use and application, the efficacy of the creative arts therapies has not been established through empirical research (Foa 2010 – 586) Case studies, personal experience and interviews is the main source of research in DMT. However, the selection of three DMT techniques and the subsequent support with similar concepts from other fields of therapy…
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Effectiveness of Dance Movement Therapy techniques when working with PTSD – IV Anger release in movement
ANGER RELEASE TECHNIQUE IN MOVEMENT Alice’s case: I used to bite my arms a lot when I was a child. Not when I was growing up, because I didn’t want to be angry – I recognised I had a lot of anger inside me that I needed to deal with. I started dealing with…
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Effectiveness of dance movement therapy techniques when working with PTSD – III Metaphoric use of Space
Bust of a woman an self portrait – Pablo Picasso METAPHORIC USE OF SPACE Alice created metaphorical “pockets” in the green cushion and when she was able to connect a physical sensation to her story she would put it into her pocket. “For later” she said. (…) We identified Alice’s diagonal pathway across the space as…