Dance/Movement Therapy

The integration of the arts in treatment can potentially strengthen the therapeutic experience, specifically when combining complementary modalities such as dance/movement and music therapies. Using video footage, the presenters will illustrate the value of co-facilitated movement and music therapy groups for adult psychiatric inpatients. They will discuss the beneficial therapeutic processes as well as novel structures and techniques that emerged from the collective experience. The presenters will lead an experiential process exploring how the integration of dance/movement therapy and music therapy principles and interventions can be incorporated into a collaborative practice that will better serve the varying needs of patients/clients.

The integration of the arts in treatment can potentially broaden and strengthen the therapeutic experience, specifically when combining complementary modalities such as dance/movement therapy and music therapy. Moreover, collaboration among clinicians is undeniably valuable and can simultaneously enhance treatment approaches and methods
The dance/movement therapist will discuss the implications of this research and specify methods to diversify our practice and develop greater adaptability to the range of emotional and creative preferences of the patients/clients. Noteworthy outcomes of this collaboration will be delineated including live, empathically attuned music, novel music and movement structures, the use of vocal expression and handheld percussion, and multi-modal explorations of imagery. Finally, the presenters will lead an experiential process exploring how the integration of dance/movement therapy and music therapy principles and interventions can be incorporated into a collaborative practice that will better serve the varying needs of