Social Justice in Dance/Movement Therapy: Practice, Research and Education

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This book demonstrates the use of dance/movement therapy to directly counteract social injustices and promote healing in international settings. It also demonstrates the potential for dance/movement therapy in prevention and wellness in clinical and community settings. The use of improvisational and creative dance is presented throughout the book as a tremendously clear, strong and powerful inroad to healing in every setting. The chapters in this book do not directly address social justice in dance/movement therapy, but rather provide provoking social justice related positions. This call for a provoking re-examination of the definition of dance/movement therapy is fitting as we―as a community―challenge our identity as dance/movement therapists, educators, supervisors and as human beings who have internalized oppression in various forms through our many identifiers and the unique intersections of those identifiers. The editors and authors posit that social justice cannot be fully addressed by focusing solely on the social issues. Rather, we must be aware of where and how the social issues come into the individual(s), the setting, and the therapy process itself. Chapter “‘Breaking Free': One Adolescent Woman's Recovery from Dating Violence Through Creative Dance" is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license via link.springer.com. Contents Editors’ Note ADTA 2018 Keynote Plenary Panel: Power and Privilege Within the ADTA Historical Perspectives Angela M. Grayson, PhD, LPC, BC-DMT, NCC Power and Privilege in Education Settings Lindsay Howard, MA, BC-DMT, RYT200 It’s Okay to be Uncomfortable Know Your Social Positionality TeacherStudent Interaction in the Classroom Conversations About Power and Privilege in the Classroom A Step in the Shoes of a POC Recommendations for Moving Forward References Theory and Practice Rosey Puloka, MA, LCPC, BC-DMT, GL-CMA, RYT​ Grace and Grit: A Meditation on Dance Movement Therapy’s Locations and Aspirations Abstract Our Historical Roots DanceMovement Therapy in the 21st Century What This Means for Us as DanceMovement Therapists Conclusion References Breaking Free: One Adolescent Woman’s Recovery from Dating Violence Through Creative Dance Abstract Introduction Conceptualizing the Gender-Based Nature of Violence Against Adolescent Women Methodology Creative Dance Box Dance Findings Shirley’s History and Context Restorative Movement Psychotherapy Perspective: In the Box Observations and Responses RMP and Feminist Perspective: Out of the Box Observations and Responses Immobilized Understanding How Creative Dance Can Help Mobilize an Immobilized Victim of DVAAW​ Conclusion Acknowledgements References Empowerment-Focused DanceMovement Therapy for Trauma Recovery Abstract Introduction Background A Cultural Lens for Working in the Global Community An Approach Grounded in the Pioneering DanceMovementWord Therapy of Blanche Evan Healing the Negative Impacts of Trauma: An Overview Expanding Dance Vocabulary Creative Dance: The Power of Imagery and Symbolic Expression Dance Improvisation and Themes of Empowerment Healing Developmental Gaps Through Dance and A Brief Discussion About the Neurobiology of Imagery Making Group DanceMovement Therapy Expressive Voice in DanceMovement Therapy Rehearsal: Building Bridges Between Dance and Life Change Dancing Stories and Time Travel Music in Empowerment-Focused DanceMovement Therapy Self Expression Through Drumming DanceMovement Therapy with Visual Arts Expression Professional Development for Trauma Recovery Conclusion References Past, Present, Future: A Program Development Project Exploring Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome (PTSS) Using Experiential Education and DanceMovement Therapy Informed Approaches Abstract Introduction Intergenerational Trauma Racism and Mental Health Oppression PTSS PTSS and Segregation Programming for African American Youth Approaches to Healing Building BlocksHealing Domains Methodology Program Development Healing in Motion Program Theory into Application Repetition of Healing in Motion Program Beyond Healing in Motion: Scaling the Scope of the Program Conclusion References Applying Critical Consciousness to DanceMovement Therapy Pedagogy and the Politics of the Body Abstract The Gap Between Multicultural Education and the Systemic Embodiment-Enactment of Power Critical Pedagogy Critical and Liberatory Consciousness Counternarratives White Supremacy as the Ubiquitous Norm The Politics of the Body in DMT Embodied Dialectics Epistemological Struggle of DMT Dominant Narratives in DMT Applying Critical Consciousness and Decentering the DMT Curriculum Color Privilege Language Privilege Varieties of English Writing and Learning Non-verbal Communication International Students DMT Curriculum DMT Theories and Foundations Assessment Ethics and Cross-Cultural Communication Supervision Research Discussion Acknowledgements References DanceMovement Therapy in Cross-Cultural Practice: Fostering Assertiveness with Torture Survivors Abstract Introduction: Dilemmas of Cross-Cultural Therapy Case 1: Adamos Assertiveness in the Face of Traumatic Memories Case 2: Meinah Case 3: Fatima Coda: Adamos, Worldview, and the Heart of Sleep References (Re-) Defining DanceMovement Therapy Fifty Years Hence Abstract Defining a Profession Derrida’s Declaration Implications for the Profession A Suggestion for Re-Direction References Moving Towards Wellness in Long-term Care: Considerations for Dementia-Associated Aggression Abstract Introduction Dementia: Beyond the Facts and Figures More Than Just Bingo DMT, Dementia, and Quality of Life Vignette One Vignette Two Conclusion References Ghosts in the Bedroom: Embodiment Wishes in Couple Sexuality: Qualitative Research and Practical Application Abstract Introduction From Childhood to Adulthood: Embodied Sexual Knowledge Method Participants Procedures Research Tools Data Analysis Ethics Findings Desire and Its Embodied Experience of Security A Wish for Magical Compatibility Discussion From Feeling to Emotional Experience: Knowing the Psychosomatic Secrets of Desire Sowing Security to Reap Desire A Wish for Magical Knowledge and Letting It Go Limitations of Research and Further Studies Conclusion References The Embodied Teen: A Somatic Curriculum for Teaching Body-Mind Awareness, Kinesthetic Intelligence, and Social and Emotional Skills References