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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Goodill, S. (Sherry). Introduction to medical dance/movement therapy. Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2005 (DLC) 2004017937 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
S Goodill |
ISBN: | 9781843107859 1843107856 |
OCLC Number: | 567941346 |
Description: | 1 online resource (240 pages) |
Contents: | Psychological Concepts for Medical Dance/Movement Therapy -- The Science behind Medical Dance/Movement Therapy -- Applications of Medical Dance/Movement Therapy Prologue -- Dance/Movement Therapy in General Medical Care -- Dance/Movement Therapy in Cancer Care -- Related Applications -- Research and Education -- Research Issues in Medical Dance/Movement Therapy -- Patient-Provider Communication: Implications for Dance/ Movement Therapy -- Professional Preparation for Medical Dance/Movement Therapy. |
Responsibility: | Sharon W. Goodill ; foreword by John Graham-Pole. |
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Goodill's efforts provides the needed manna to help cultivate the scope of DMT training, practice and research in a domain few have heretofore sought to traverse. This publication is at once a welcome and a significant contribution to the DMT profession. -- The Arts in Psychotherapy Cost effective and non-invasive, dance therapy is now functioning as part of integrative health care treatment. Sharon W. Goodill's new book, An Introduction to Medical Dance/ Movement Therapy: Health Care in Motion, bridges the gap between old and new and provides a valuable overview for dance therapists as well as all other health care students and professionals about exciting new applications of dance/ movement therapy in medical settings. -- PsycCritiques Goodill's efforts provide the needed manna to help cultivate the scope of DMT training, practice and research in a domain few have heretofore sought to traverse. This publication is at once a welcome and a significant contribution to the DMT profession'. -- Book Review We now have a text that can encourage additional therapists to venture into the medical realm and will show those within the great value that these services can bring to the healing process. -- American Journal of Dance Therapy This outstanding work brings together science, neuroscience, psychology and dance/movement therapy in superb documentation of mind/body integration. This book is a must read not only for any dance/movement therapist but for all body-oriented clinicians and practitioners. -- Keeping in Touch The United States Association for Body Psychotherapy Presenting dance/movement therapy (DMT) as a viable and valuable psychosocial support service for those with a medical illness. Sharon W. Goodill shows how working creatively with the mind/body connection can encourage and enhance the healing process. The author offers many real-life examples of medical DMT working with people of different ages with different medical conditions, for instance by describing case studies. Interviews with dance/movement therapists bring fresh and exciting perspectives to the field. -- Journal of Vaktherapie Read more...

