Dance Movement Therapy - C / Spring 2024

 Unit: Body Integration  Theme: Trudi Schoop / Action & Fantastic Beings     I    Check In   II Introduction   Today we will watch a video, " Come dance with me," in which dance/movement therapist Trudi Schoop is shown working with a group of long-term patients at a psychiatric clinic in Switzerland. You will see how through her gentle and perceptive guidance these patients, who suffer from schizophrenia, are encouraged to respond and to express their emotions through dance and movement.   III  Learning Objectives Understand the motivation Trudi Schoop had to work with patients with schizophrenia Explain the role of the therapist in the exploration of innermost fantasies Gain an awareness of the depth of innermost fantasies as well as the underlying issues they hide Experience the use of actions words and fantastic beings to warm up and explore inner fantasies respectively.   IV Main Lesson Students watch the video Come da...

I   Unit: Body Integration Theme: Innermost Fantasy    Introduction   Trudi Schoop believed in exploring, through dance/movement, the fantasy life of clients diagnosed as psychotic. In order to bring the client to the world as others saw it, Schoop believed in the importance of engaging the patient in understanding and temporarily joining the client in his/her delusions, hallucinations and ideations. II Learning Objectives   Understand the role of the dance/movement therapist in helping patients with schizophrenia Explain  the therapist approach when working with patients diagnosed with schizophrenia Gain an awareness of how joining the clients' innermost fantasy positively affects the clients' well-being Experience the therapeutic process through a personal recollection on one's own innermost fantasy  III   Mindful Walking practice will be played the weeks of Feb 26 and March 25 Check file on email. Mindful Walking You will engage in a mi...

  I Research   - Focused attention (FA)  practices will be played t he weeks of Feb 19 and March 18   10 min_FA_SR_MaleVoice     FA Instruction You will be engaging in a focused attention practice. During this practice, you will be instructed to notice when your mind has wandered to external distractions, like a light, or to internal distractions, like your thoughts. When you notice these distractions, you will be instructed to become aware of them without judgment and to redirect your attention back to your breath. You will continue to bring your attention back to the breath, over and over again, throughout the practice. If at any time you feel uncomfortable or agitated, know that you can always choose to stop the practice Post-practice Now that the practice has finished, I'd like to hear from two students. Please share in 1-2 words what you observed as you engaged in the practice. When students respond, please say, “thank you for your r...