Site Home
Contact Us
å

iDEA: DREXEL LIBRARIES E-REPOSITORY AND ARCHIVES

iDEA: DREXEL LIBRARIES E-REPOSITORY AND ARCHIVES

Main sections

A dance/movement therapy treatment model for foster children.

Details
Title
A dance/movement therapy treatment model for foster children.
Author(s)
Kaban, Melissa Joy
Advisor(s)
Gates, Gayle
Keywords
Dance Therapy
Date
2003-08
Publisher
Drexel University
Thesis
M.A., Creative Arts in Therapy -- Drexel University, 2003
Abstract
Foster children represent a growing population in the United States and are atincreased risk for psychological and behavioral disturbances. The purpose of thisliterature-based study is to examine these unique problems, looking specifically atexternalizing behavioral disturbances, determine the possible nonverbal manifestations, and then design a treatment model that may best address these disruptive behaviors. The hypothesis is that dance/movement therapy techniques that are focused on clarifying and managing the behavioral manifestations and identifying the related social-emotional issues are well suited for therapeutic work with foster children. The methods of research include an extensive review of the literature comprising of theories of etiologies of the foster child's psychological and emotional development, research on the prevalence ofdisturbance, current treatment models for foster children, and dance/movement therapyconcepts. The literature review culminates in a dance/movement therapy treatment modelto specifically target the disruptive externalizing behaviors and identify the underlying social-emotional issues of the foster child. Although the proposed treatment model is limited due to the nature of this study, implications are given for future research on the efficacy of the treatment and the relevance in supplementing current dance/movement therapy research on abused and neglected children.
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1860/2651
In Collections
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

Search iDEA

Advanced Search