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An Introduction to Dance Movement Therapy in Psychiatry

• By Kristina Stanton-Jones

• Price: $87.95
• Binding: Hardback
• Pages: 288
• Published by: Routledge
• Publication Date: 4th June 1992
• ISBN: 978-0-415-06101-8

About the Book

Dance Movement Therapy, like the other arts therapies, can provide a safe and effective therapeutic intervention for psychiatric clients in community health care. An Introduction to Dance Movement Therapy in Psychiatry uses historical background and extensive clinical material to introduce the reader to the theoretical foundations and practical techniques of the therapy. The book also outlines a new school of practice, based on the 'symbolic' approach, which combines traditional Dance Movement Therapy methods with the theories of W.R. Bion and D.W. Winnicott.

Table of Contents

Preface. 1: Introduction. 2: History of Dance Movement Therapy in Psychiatry. 3: Theoretical Approaches and Current Schools of Practice of Dance Movement Therapy in Psychiatry; Part 1. Work with Individuals; Part 2. Work with Groups. 4: Movement and Meaning. 5: Theory into Practice: Clinical Examples and Techniques. 6: DMT with Adult Outpatients. 7: DMT with Long-Term Patients. 8: DMT in Child and Family Psychiatry. 9: A Symbolic Approach to DMT. Appendix. Addresses of Training Institutes and Professional Organisations. References