An Introduction to Dance Movement Therapy in Psychiatry [Hardcover]

Kristina Stanton-Jones (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0415061016 | ISBN-13: 978-0415061018 | Publication Date: June 19, 1992 | Edition: 1

Dance Movement Therapy, like the other arts therapies, can provide a safe and effective therapeutic intervention for psychiatric clients in community health care. An Introduction to Dance Movement Therapy in Psychiatry uses historical background and extensive clinical material to introduce the reader to the theoretical foundations and practical techniques of the therapy. The book also outlines a new school of practice, based on the 'symbolic' approach, which combines traditional Dance Movement Therapy methods with the theories of W.R. Bion and D.W. Winnicott.

Editorial Reviews

Review

`...draws on a multitude of sources to describe and define dance movement therapys history, theory and current practice ... well organized, starting with general information and moving, in later chapters, to case material ...the books organization allows it to be read as a narrative or used as a reference. - British Journal of Medical Psychology

`..invaluable resource book - British Journal of Occupational Therapy

About the Author

Kristina Stanton-Jones studied Dance Movement Therapy at the Laban Centre for Movement and Dance, London, and during the writing of this book worked as a dance movement therapist in the Department of Child and Family Psychiatry for the Kent Health Authority.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (June 19, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415061016
• ISBN-13: 978-0415061018
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,631,810 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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