Read: Foundations of Dance Movement Therapy p. 98-112
Due Feb. 6, 2014
The American Dance Therapy Association has defined dance therapy as: “the psychotherapeutic use of movement as a process which furthers the physical and psychic integration of an individual.”
The dance therapist combines the expressive and creative use of movement with the insights of psychotherapy.
As a therapist or guide we become sensitive to the other person’s presence and to their reality. In dance therapy we enhance the development of kinesthetic intelligence, of sensing. It is called kinesthetic empathy and it is a cornerstone in building communication on a nonverbal level. To establish a therapeutic relationship on a movement level the dance therapist visually and kinesthetically perceives the patient’s movement expressions and incorporates the emotional content of the patient’s behavior in her own movement responses.
According to Susan Sandel, the 3 stages in the process of empathetic reflection are:
(Found in your textbook p. 98-112.
Please write a short description of each.
Information gathering
Engagement
Mutuality
Please write a short description of each only base on the materials that I uploaded ,don’t copy and paste . paraphrase and analyze the materials
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