Dance/Movement Therapy for Trauma Survivors Theoretical, Clinical, and Cultural Perspectives

This book offers a timely, detailed, and comprehensive synopsis of dance/movement therapy (DMT) in the treatment of psychological trauma. Along with the foundational concepts of DMT, tied to traditional trauma theory and a neurobiological framework, contributions contain rich clinical examples that illustrate the use of dance, creative movement, and body awareness with a wide variety of populations including survivors of sex trafficking, military veterans, refugees, those with multigenerational trauma, and others. Chapters emphasize the underlying influences of power, privilege, and oppression on trauma, prompting practitioners to consider and understand the dynamics of sociocultural contexts and engage in continuous self-reflection. Featuring multiple perspectives, as well as cultural and contextual considerations, this book provides direct takeaways for clinicians and professionals and concludes with a roadmap for the trajectory of trauma-informed, healing-centered DMT.

Acknowledgments Foreword by Craig Haen Contributors Introduction Section 1: Foundational Concepts in Dance/Movement Therapy and Psychological Trauma 1. Theoretical Underpinnings of Dance/Movement Therapy in the Treatment of Psychological Trauma Amber Elizabeth Gray and Ashley Fargnoli 2. Embodied Conversations: Culturally and Trauma-Informed Healing Practices in Dance/Movement Therapy María Rivera, Charné Furcron, and Nancy Beardall 3. Neurobiological Considerations in the Treatment of Trauma from a Dance/Movement Therapy Perspective Rebecca Barnstaple and Rebekka Dieterich-Hartwell 4. Bridging the Chasm and Calming the Storm: The Relational Perspective on Dance/Movement Therapy for Trauma Marianne Eberhard-Kaechele and Andrea Goll-Kopka Section 2: Clinical Applications with Various Populations 5. Body, Brain, and Relationship: Dance/Movement Therapy with Children with Complex Trauma Christina Devereaux and Lauren Harrison 6. Trauma, Oppression, and Dance/Movement Therapy with Adolescents: An Inside out Approach for the Counselor/Therapist Carla Sherrell and Wendy Allen 7. A Trauma-Informed Approach to Dance/Movement Therapy for Persons Living with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Jacelyn Biondo and Karolina Bryl 8. Dance/Movement Therapy: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Engagement in the Treatment of Substance Use Mary Patterson and Anne Margrethe Melsom 9. Dance/Movement Therapy: Renewing Purpose when Emerging from Sexual Abuse and International Human Sex Trafficking Sohini Chakraborty and Lara Tant 10. Dance/Movement Therapy, Trauma, and Criminalization: Reflecting on Feminist and Participatory Approaches Ella Dumaresq and Rosey Puloka 11. Refugees Dealing with Complex Trauma: Dance/Movement Therapy for Survivors of the Genocide of the Yazidi Ilka Konopatsch and Sabine C. Koch 12. A Return to the Body: Trauma-Informed Dance/Movement Therapy for Individuals with Eating Disorders Elise Billock Tropea and Susan Kleinman 13. Dance/Movement Therapy with Active Duty and Veteran Military Populations Allison F. Winters Fisher and Elizabeth K. Freeman 14. Trauma-Informed Dance/Movement Therapy in the Context of Medical Illness Minjung Shim, Eri Millrod, and Monica Gaydos Section 3: Widening the Scope of Dance/Movement Therapy 15. Trauma-Informed Dance/Movement Therapy in the Age of Telehealth Annabelle Coote and Jennifer Ellyson 16. Multigenerational Cultural Trauma Considerations in Dance/Movement Therapy Selena Coburn, Angela M. Grayson, and Galit Zana Sterenfeld 17. Dance/Movement Therapy and Trauma Stewardship: A Practical Guide for Helping Professionals Dawn Morningstar and Amy V. Ruzic 18. Trauma-Informed Dance/Movement Therapy: Implications for Healing-Centered Education, Practice, and Research Jessica Young, Robyn Flaum Cruz, and Aisha Robinson Index

Rebekka Dieterich-Hartwell, PhD, BC-DMT, LPC is a dance/movement therapist and researcher interested in the neurobiological effects of trauma. She currently serves as member-at-large in the American Dance Therapy Association. Anne Margrethe Melsom, MA, BC-DMT, LPC, NCCis a dance/movement therapy educator at Drexel University’s Creative Arts Therapies Master’s Program and is past chair of the American Dance Therapy Association’s Committee on Approval.