[Adta] Authentic Movement in a PHP & OP setting

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Hi Lauren

It is my opinion that you will have to be very careful re the use of AM w/
these populations & I would suggest that d/mt w/ select AM techniques be
used. It is my experience that the people you are serving may not be best
served by a process that may offer little structure & may not address all
their needs.

 

Susan Kleinman, MA, ADTR, NCC

 

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Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 10:15 AM
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Subject: [Adta] Authentic Movement in a PHP & OP setting

 

Hi-

I've been asked to co-lead an Authentic MOvement Group ( 8 weeks duration)
with patients from both a Partial Hosp Program -- our longer term clients---
and outpatient clients, combined.  The co-leader is a male who is not a
movement therapist and works with outpatients only.  My supervisor would
like me to co-lead this group, and wants to be sure that the other leader is
aware that some of our patients here in PHP are more acute than his
outpatient clients, and bring some more safety to the group.

 

IN my experience, I have only practiced Authentic mvmt with other dancers,
grad students, etc, and have never applied this to a mental health setting (
many of the potential clients have diagnoses of PTSD, dissociative d/o,
borderline personality, bipolar, depression, etc).

 

I am wondering if anyone has had experience doing authentic movement with
these populations ( PHP clients most specifically), what your experience
was, and if you have suggestions about how I might make this style of
movement still feel authentic but also safe for my clients.  Most of them
have some trouble fully being in their bodies, and the co-leader has little
experience with movement groups.

for me, at times, authentic movement was even challenging and felt SO deep
in my body-- I am wondering how to allow this group to feel authentic AND
contained ( safe) for clients that have had a good deal of truama or body
shame, etc.

 

Thanks for any suggestions you may have.

 

You can email me at lreedy11 at comcast.net, or on the listserve,

 

 

Lauren Reedy, MA, DTR

Substance Abuse Clinician

Retreat Healthcare

Brattleboro, VT

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