Category Archives: creative arts therapy

We walk together

In my work with clients/patients I sometimes use the written word to help process what they are feeling and what I am feeling about working with them. Last year I spent some time working at a residential drug/alcohol rehab center and wrote … Continue reading

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Dance/Movement Therapy: Analyzing “Body Language”

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Dance/Movement Therapy: Mindfulness, Substance Abuse Recovery

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Dance/Movement Therapy & Dementia

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Dance Movement Therapy at Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA

Great video about what Dance Movement Therapy is and how its done in a Medical setting with children.

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Assessment and evaluation

In therapy at some point the counselor will engage in an assessment/evaluation  process that generally involves examining how the therapy sessions are going and hopefully includes feed back from the client/patient. If the counselor is trained as a dance movement … Continue reading

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Movement Therapies May Aid Those with Schizophrenia

Interesting post from Psych Central: A study using a procedure called the “rubber hand illusion” has found new evidence that people experiencing schizophrenia have a weakened sense of body ownership. It has also produced the first documented case of a … Continue reading

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