國立虎尾科技大學 |

Dance Therapy for the Special Child : = An Integrative Treatment Model.

Record Type:	Language materials, manuscript : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Dance Therapy for the Special Child :/
Reminder of title:	An Integrative Treatment Model.
Author:	Leventhal, Marcia Binnie.
Description:	1 online resource (287 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 43-07, Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International43-07B.
Subject:	Psychotherapy. -
Online resource:	click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9798403486910

Dance Therapy for the Special Child : = An Integrative Treatment Model.
Leventhal, Marcia Binnie.

Dance Therapy for the Special Child :An Integrative Treatment Model. - 1 online resource (287 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 43-07, Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Florida Institute of Technology, 1982.

Includes bibliographical references

The potential of dance therapy as a viable treatment alternative for emotionally disturbed and learning disabled children is the focus of this study. From a survey of dance historically, including a discussion of its ancient role as a healing art, dance as therapy is viewed from several perspectives. In order to help isolate it as a discrete phenomenon, it is discussed in relation to pure and basic dance, in relation to the body therapies, in relation to body-mind interaction as described by Darwin, Freud, Reich, Deutsch, Mittlemann, and Fries, in relation to the mother-child relationship as developed by Modell, Winnicott, Escalona, and Kestenberg, and in its relation to perceptual motor development. The review includes a discussion of the major pioneers in dance therapy and an analysis of the theories and methods of dance therapists specializing with children. From the analysis it was suggested that dance therapy for the special child is presently nomenclature for a wide variety of techniques and methods with few uniquely developed conceptual theories. Based upon abstractions from several key constructs, including mother-child attunement, object relations theory, body-image and self-concept development, energy flow and developmental movement, an "integrative treatment model" of dance therapy is offered as a possible cohesive system of treatment. Characteristics of special children exhibiting behavioral and learning disorders are presented in order to relate the model to the treatment needs of such children. The treatment model suggests interventions related to the child's manifest behavior, developmental and pre-learning skill needs, and personality development. One conclusion offered is that dance therapy may have the potential for reaching special children at an early developmental level, possibly as a recapitulation of the early, dyadic, mother-child relationship. How this nonverbal interaction between a therapist and child can be achieved through a planned, rhythmical-flow relationship which in turn causes mutually interactional synchrony and attunement to be realized, is developed in this dissertation.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2024

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798403486910Subjects--Topical Terms:

555943
Psychotherapy.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

Dance Therapy for the Special Child : = An Integrative Treatment Model.
LDR:03325ntm a22003137 4500 001 1145548
005 20240624103723.5
006 m o d
007 cr bn ---uuuuu
008 250605s1982 xx obm 000 0 eng d
020 $a 9798403486910
035 $a (MiAaPQ)AAI8305271
035 $a AAI8305271
040 $a MiAaPQ $b eng $c MiAaPQ $d NTU
100 1 $a Leventhal, Marcia Binnie. $3 1470714
245 1 0 $a Dance Therapy for the Special Child : $b An Integrative Treatment Model.
264 0 $c 1982
300 $a 1 online resource (287 pages)
336 $a text $b txt $2 rdacontent
337 $a computer $b c $2 rdamedia
338 $a online resource $b cr $2 rdacarrier
500 $a Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 43-07, Section: B.
500 $a Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
502 $a Thesis (Ph.D.)--Florida Institute of Technology, 1982.
504 $a Includes bibliographical references
520 $a The potential of dance therapy as a viable treatment alternative for emotionally disturbed and learning disabled children is the focus of this study. From a survey of dance historically, including a discussion of its ancient role as a healing art, dance as therapy is viewed from several perspectives. In order to help isolate it as a discrete phenomenon, it is discussed in relation to pure and basic dance, in relation to the body therapies, in relation to body-mind interaction as described by Darwin, Freud, Reich, Deutsch, Mittlemann, and Fries, in relation to the mother-child relationship as developed by Modell, Winnicott, Escalona, and Kestenberg, and in its relation to perceptual motor development. The review includes a discussion of the major pioneers in dance therapy and an analysis of the theories and methods of dance therapists specializing with children. From the analysis it was suggested that dance therapy for the special child is presently nomenclature for a wide variety of techniques and methods with few uniquely developed conceptual theories. Based upon abstractions from several key constructs, including mother-child attunement, object relations theory, body-image and self-concept development, energy flow and developmental movement, an "integrative treatment model" of dance therapy is offered as a possible cohesive system of treatment. Characteristics of special children exhibiting behavioral and learning disorders are presented in order to relate the model to the treatment needs of such children. The treatment model suggests interventions related to the child's manifest behavior, developmental and pre-learning skill needs, and personality development. One conclusion offered is that dance therapy may have the potential for reaching special children at an early developmental level, possibly as a recapitulation of the early, dyadic, mother-child relationship. How this nonverbal interaction between a therapist and child can be achieved through a planned, rhythmical-flow relationship which in turn causes mutually interactional synchrony and attunement to be realized, is developed in this dissertation.
533 $a Electronic reproduction. $b Ann Arbor, Mich. : $c ProQuest, $d 2024
538 $a Mode of access: World Wide Web
650 4 $a Psychotherapy. $3 555943
650 4 $a Clinical psychology. $3 649607
655 7 $a Electronic books. $2 local $3 554714
690 $a 0622
710 2 $a ProQuest Information and Learning Co. $3 1178819
710 2 $a Florida Institute of Technology. $3 1180216
773 0 $t Dissertations Abstracts International $g 43-07B.
856 4 0 $u http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=8305271 $z click for full text (PQDT)