[Adta] Research action ready to be taken!

[Hervey, Lenore]

Dear colleagues,
 
I'm so happy that this conversation is happening, and that so many people are passionate about it. From my experience on the Research Subcommittee, and from suggestions made here, I think we might be ready to take some action in a few of very realistic ways.
 
First, as some of you may know, there are two comprehensive bibliographies posted on the Research pages of the ADTA website. (http://www.adta.org/resources/research.cfm) They are on DMT with children and DMT with the elderly. They include theses, books, articles, chapters, videos and even some conference procedings. Though they both need updating (I think they were done in 2002), they are helpful to those wishing to do research in either of those fields, by saving a lot of leg work searching for the sources for a lit review.  
 
If there were similar comprehensive bibliographies on other populations, just think how helpful that would be to those who wish to do research and publish it! We are badly in need of bibliographies on trauma and eating disorders. I believe that there are probably many at least partial bibliographies our there already done, and if they were compiled, they could be posted on the website too.
 
The specialists in various DMT fields of practice probably know what the most recent studies are in that field.  If we could get one person from each specialty to serve as collector, that person could compile all the smaller bibliographies that others sent them (thesis students are a wealth of knowledge in this area) and we could post them with the other two. Someone on the Research Subcommittee could help put it inot APA format.
 
The specialist, with the help of the Research Subcommittee, could discern which articles might best be included in a short list of 4-6 of the best, most useful, most evidence-based studies to use in the ways that have been identified by others in earlier emails - for PR, marketing, job development, grants, etc.
 
Second, I think it would be so helpful to have a section on the Research webpages that listed measurement tools that DMTs have used successfully, with brief descriptions of how they are used (for instance can a DMT use them or must a psychologist) how much they cost and where to get a hold of them.. We would need a volunteer to be the soliciter and compiler of that list as well. Beth's wonderful tool, (the BRIAAC I think it was called) and Ilene Serlin's new tool are examples of measures developed by dance/movement therapists, but there are other DMT friendly measures as well. 
 
Please, if there are people who would be willing to be actively involved in either of these efforts, please let me know, and we'll get right on it!!!
 
Lenore Hervey
Chair, Research Subcommittee, ADTA
312-344-8548
 
 
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