The Therapeutic Movement Relationship in Dance/Movement Therapy: A Phenomenological Study

Young, Jessica

doi:10.1007/s10465-017-9241-9

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“…The therapeutic movement relationship (TMR) is a physical and movement experience of the therapeutic relationship for a dance/movement therapist (Young, 2017). This physical experience includes kinesthetic attunement, embodied self-awareness, sensory experience, and movement to create change (Fogel, 2009;Tortora, 2010;Vermes, 2011).…”

Section: Therapeutic Movement Relationshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Rooted in the tents of humanism, it is born out of one's ability to kinesthetically attune and respond to the implicit and explicit movements of another informed by knowledge of one's own body sensations and movements as well as continual observation and assessment of the client's movement. (Young, 2017) Just as the therapeutic relationship serves as a major component of change, TMR represents this experience for a dance/movement therapist. This includes the use of empathy that is experienced on an embodied level, kinesthetic attunement, shared presence and movement connection, contained creative collaboration, and human connection (Young, 2017).…”

Section: Therapeutic Movement Relationshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(Young, 2017) Just as the therapeutic relationship serves as a major component of change, TMR represents this experience for a dance/movement therapist. This includes the use of empathy that is experienced on an embodied level, kinesthetic attunement, shared presence and movement connection, contained creative collaboration, and human connection (Young, 2017).…”

Section: Therapeutic Movement Relationshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In order to better understand the therapist's experience of the relationship, the themes identified in Young's article may provide greater information here (2017). Young described the TMR as an implicit experience of listening and moving with the client and a fundamental and integral piece of the therapeutic work (Young, 2017). She included presence, relationship with one's own body, intuition, and relationship to space and time (Young, 2017).…”

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“…Young described the TMR as an implicit experience of listening and moving with the client and a fundamental and integral piece of the therapeutic work (Young, 2017). She included presence, relationship with one's own body, intuition, and relationship to space and time (Young, 2017). This information described the TMR as having a very similar relationship to therapy as attachment has to relationships and healthy development.…”

Section: Experience Of the Therapistmentioning

confidence: 99%

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An Embodied Artistic Inquiry into Attachment-Oriented Therapeutic Relationships

Mamis

2020

Am J Dance Ther

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In this study, I utilized an embodied artistic inquiry self-study to explore my experience of attachment in the therapeutic movement relationships (TMR) created as a dance/movement therapy intern at a psychiatric residential treatment center for children. The research was guided by three questions: How do I experience the TMR with children in a psychiatric residential treatment setting using attachment theory? How is my personal attachment style influencing and guiding the therapeutic relationship? How does my identification of salient moments relate to my own attachment style and aesthetic preference? Data were collected using journal entries that reflected on the researcher’s experience of attachment, saliency, and Tortora’s D.A.N.C.E. qualities of attachment (Clin Soc Work J 38(1):37–50, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10615-009-0254-9, 2010). I analyzed the data using discussion and Authentic Movement with a research consultant in order to synthesize and describe the experience of each salient moment. Repeated movements included grounded and unstable walking, changing of levels, core-distal movements, circling and carving arms, and recuperation. The themes that resulted from repeated movements and discussion with the research consultant include foundational movements, holding discomfort, connection to a specific client, and playfulness. These results reinforced the importance of stability and self-awareness for a therapist especially in relationship to how their movement and nonverbal preferences may have been learned from attachment relationships. Furthermore, results show the impact of saliency and the clinician’s aesthetic preference. In addition, the results reflected the strong relationship among nonverbal qualities of attachment and the TMR. These results suggested that qualities of attachment underlie the effectiveness of the TMR. Although limitations of the study prevented me from drawing correlative conclusions, the therapist may be able to strengthen the therapeutic relationship by targeting primary attachment models, and suggestions for further research are included.

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Section: Therapeutic Movement Relationshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Therapeutic Movement Relationshipmentioning

confidence: 99%