Waking up the bear: dance/movement therapy group model with depressed adult patients during Covid-19 2020

Abstract

This article introduces a dance movement therapy group model used with adults diagnosed with depression and its adaptation to the conditions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic that helped preserve continuity of the therapeutic group and the therapeutic relationships. The model was initially researched as a pilot project and was offered as an option in the available treatment plan. The evaluation indicates that the DMT group model increased patients' motivation to play, which then led to an increased experience of affective vitality and alleviated symptoms of depression. All participants in the groups were recruited from psychiatric units and an outpatient clinic. Because of the pandemic, the meeting spaces moved to virtual spaces allowed by mobile phone videos, online therapy and the outdoors. Work in the open air inspired new interventions that were welcomed by the groups.

Loss, adaptation and growth: The experiences of creative arts therapists during the Covid-19 pandemic

“…Similar to therapists in other areas of mental health, creative arts therapists needed to adapt their practices to the new limitations imposed by the pandemic. In order to maintain contact with their clients, many therapists used telecommunication devices such as phone calls ( Kordova & Keisari, 2020 ) and videoconferencing programs ( Biancalani et al, 2021 , Keisari et al, 2022 , Power et al, 2021 , Sajnani, 2020 , Zubala et al, 2021 ), whereas others worked outdoors or used hybrid solutions ( Lotan Mesika et al, 2021 ).…”

“…Since the outbreak of the pandemic, several studies have examined the experience of clients and therapists in the virtual and distanced space. For example, psychodrama ( Biancalani et al, 2021 ), drama therapy ( Atsmon et al, 2022 , Wood et al, 2020 ), music therapy ( Lee et al, 2021 ), art therapy ( Biro-Hannah, 2021 , Zubala et al, 2021 ), dance movement therapy ( Lotan Mesika et al, 2021 ) and expressive writing therapy studies ( Bechard et al, 2021 ) all indicate that despite the challenges, tele-CAT is perceived as a good-enough alternative under some circumstances, such as social and geographic distancing, and may even have some benefits ( Feniger-Schaal et al, 2022 ).…”

Dance Movement Recognition Based on Modified GMM-Based Motion Target Detection Algorithm

“…Early human posture estimation mainly focused on human contour features or part models. For example, the literature [16,17] designed a human pose estimation algorithm based on part detection by extracting edge force field features through boosting classifier. Literature [18,19], on the other hand, proposed an appearance model combining histogram of oriented gradients (HOG) and color features for human pose estimation.…”

Alternative Mental Health Therapies in Prolonged Lockdowns: Narratives from COVID-19

“…2) during prolonged lockdowns. The methods analysed include M 1 : cinema therapy [11]; M 2 : film/video-based therapy [12,13]; M 3 : therapeutic filmmaking [14]; M 4 : Virtual Reality [15]; M 5 : video art (remix) therapy [16]; M 6 : psychotherapy [17][18][19]; M 7 : expressive arts therapy [20]; and M 8 : creative arts therapies (art therapy) [21,22]; M 9 dance/movement therapy [23][24][25]; M 10 drama therapy [26,27]; music therapy [28]; M 11 : poetry therapy [29][30][31], and psychodrama [32]. Some of the data sources (for the case study-action research) on how these methods are applied during Covid- 8) social media.…”