Authors: Bonnie Meekums
ISBN-13: 9780761957676, ISBN-10: 0761957677
Format: Paperback
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date Published: September 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Meekums, a UK-based clinical specialist in dance movement therapy and psychotherapy, provides an introduction to Dance Movement Therapy (DMT), a form of psychotherapy. Includes an overview of theory and practice; DMT practice as a creative process consisting of preparation, incubation, illumination, and evaluation; a "containment" approach to DMT; the role of DMT in deepening insight; and the role of DMT in processing and evaluating transitions. Includes ample vignettes, references, and useful addresses. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
List of Figures and Tables | ||
Foreword | ||
Preface | ||
Acknowledgements | ||
Abbreviations | ||
Pt. I | Mapping the Territory | 1 |
1 | The Regional Map: An Overview of this Book | 3 |
2 | The Detailed Map: DMT as a Creative Psychotherapy | 13 |
Pt. II | The Journey | 37 |
3 | Preparation: Warming Up and Getting Started | 39 |
4 | Incubation and Illumination: Letting Go into the Darkness and Seeing a Light | 83 |
5 | Evaluation: The Final Campfire | 102 |
App.: Useful Addresses | 119 | |
References | 120 | |
Index | 127 |