Journal article
Dance/movement therapy with resettled refugees: A guideline and framework based on empirical data
The Arts in psychotherapy, v 69, pNo. 101664
Jul 2020
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Abstract
•A background of the refugee experience for those refugees resettled in the USA is offered.•A dance/movement therapy guide with refugees, which is based on empirical data, is proposed.•A description of how this movement guide was utilized in a recent grounded theory study is provided.•Additional recommendations for the dance/movement therapy practice with refugees are given.
In this paper we offer a review of the refugee experience with a specific focus on those refugees recently resettled in the United States. We expand on the importance of trauma-informed care that is culturally sensitive, somatically informed, and strength/resource-based. Dance/movement therapy (DMT), with its emphasis on somatic and psychological issues, appears to be a fitting modality for refugees and has been applied in several studies. However, an empirically established clinical framework that offers guidelines for dance/movement therapists working with refugees has not yet been established. In order to fill this gap, we present a DMT guide that is based on a thematic analysis of some of the existing studies with this population. We go on to describe how this guide served as a useful structure in the work with refugees by example of its application in a recent grounded theory study and share additional skills that were found to be helpful. We close with overall clinical recommendations, challenges encountered, and reflections on the DMT work with refugees.
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- Title
- Dance/movement therapy with resettled refugees: A guideline and framework based on empirical data
- Creators
- Rebekka Dieterich-Hartwell - Drexel UniversitySherry Goodill - Drexel UniversitySabine Koch - Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences
- Publication Details
- The Arts in psychotherapy, v 69, pNo. 101664
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Creative Arts Therapies
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000539291200007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85102839073
- Other Identifier
- 991019167970904721
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- International collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Clinical
- Rehabilitation