1. SylabUZ
2. Faculty of Social Sciences
3. winter term 2022/2023
4. WNS - oferta ERASMUS / Psychology - Erasmus programme
5. Dance and movement therapy

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Dance and movement therapy - course description

Aim of the course

Equipping students with basic competences in the field of dance and movement therapy and in the field of choreotherapeutic methods of working with the body.

Prerequisites

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Basic psychophysical efficiency.

Scope

Selected concepts of choreotherapy. Exercises in the field of authentic and developing movement. Free movement expression as part of the therapy. Introduction to the concept of body work Bartenieff Fundamentals. Feldenkreis method. Body Mind Connection method. Pilates CORE method. Learning to design a choreotherapeutic workshop in specific social groups.

Teaching methods

Workshops on individual methods of dance and movement therapy, as well as supportive forms. Expressive methods.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description	Outcome symbols	Methods of verification	The class form

Assignment conditions

The basis for getting credit is active participation in classes (50%). Mastering the presented methods of dance and movement therapy (25%) and designing and conducting a workshop from a selected thematic area of the classes (25%).

Recommended reading

• Chodorow, J. (1991) Dance Therapy and Depth Psychology, London
• Levy Fran J. (1992) Dance/Movement Therapy. Reston, US
• Meekums, B. ( 2002) Dance Movement Therapy. London: Sage
• Naess Lewin, J. L. (1998) Dance Therapy Notebook, Washington D.C: Marian Chace Foundation
• Payne, H. ed. (1992) Dance Movement Therapy: Theory and Practice. London: Routledge

Further reading

Notes

Modified by dr Magdalena Pokrzyńska (last modification: 25-04-2022 07:52)