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Dance Therapy Assignment (Brianna Jane Mainprize)
- 1. Wellness Through Music &Dance Christina, Brianna, Lexie, Jacqueline, Carrera, Carmen
- 2. WELCOME • HelloEveryone and welcome to our Wellness Through Music & Dance program! • Through assessments we determined that to benefit your specific needs, free movement activitieswould bring about a positive outcome. • First we will start of with a brief introduction to our program through the use of models!
- 3. What is Depression? •A medical condition with various emotional, physical, behavioural and cognitive symptoms
- 4. Symptoms • Sad • Irritability •Extreme tiredness • Withdrawal • Suicidal thoughts
- 5. If you everNeed a Helping Hand • www.depressionhurts.ca • Suicide hotline 1-800-273-TALK (8255) • Kids Help Phoneline 1-800-668-6868 • Facebook page - Depressed Teens • Twitter page – CAMH , KidsHelpPhone
- 6. Why Dance? • Exerciseand dance is generally inexpensive • Encourages a sense of health • Encourages a sense of power over recovery • During exercise the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus release endorphins as neurotransmitters which produce a feeling of well-being • Allows a means to socialize in a structured event “Dancing is an excellent form of exercise because it not only burns calories and builds muscles, but it also contributes to an overall sense of happiness”
- 7. Contd. • Achieve newskills and accomplish goals, which can be empowering • Gets the mind away from depressive thought onto other activities • Encourages nonverbal exploration and expression • Interaction between the mind and the body • Releases endorphins into your blood stream My teacher always said to us, “just dance and you’ll feel better.”
- 8. Therapeutic Recreation Accountability Model •Therapeutic Recreation Accountability Model(TRAM): Purpose, Interventions and Outcomes • Determines what is an effective therapeutic program, by examination of previous programs/treatments used to provide the right outcomes for the client. • “The right services” must be delivered to produce the “right outcomes”(Navar, 1991,p. 92) • TRAM is being accountable for documenting what happens in the programs and to the clients. If it is not documented it did not happen. • Benefits can be seen through connections and relationships between tasks • Well-design program are nothingwith out proper evaluations and assessments.
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- 13. Leisure Ability Model 3Stages 1. Functional Intervention 2. Leisure Education 3. Recreation Participation
- 14. Functional Intervention • TRacts as a therapist • Goal: Improve functional ability • Client is dependent
- 15. Leisure Education • TRacts as a counselor • Goal: Acquire leisure knowledge and skills • Us educating you on the program
- 16. Recreation Participation • Ourapproach: • TR becomes a leisure resource for the client • Goal: Engage in organized participation opportunities(Dance) • Client is independent, and follows along • Client has an overall happier outlook on life
- 17. Degree of Freedom ObligatoryBehavior • Constrained, prescripted, dependent • Following along with the dance steps • Doing what one’s told (following the rules)
- 18. Contd. Leisure Behavior • Independent,self-regulated • Adding ones own creativity to the movements prescribed • Finding the rhythm to the music • Letting go and having fun
- 19. Itinerary • Managing YourDepression • Monday – Support Group 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm • Tuesday – Music & Dance 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm • Wednesday – Lifestyle Change Workshop 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm • Thursday – Medications 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm • Friday – Exercise 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- 20. RULES DON’TS • No sittingdown • No judgement • No STORMING OUT • No pressure • If you don’t want to dance, you can still sing along • Don’t doubt yourself
- 21. RULES DO’s • Be yourself •Let go of your worries • Be silly • Be confident • BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY HAVE FUN “Your true colors show in your dance, don’t hide them flaunt them.” (Miramar, 2014)
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- 23. Wellness Through Dance Program •Step touch (with clap, arms up/down, spiral arms up/down) • Jump Clap • Fist pump • Box step • Grape vine (both ways, with clap) • Open turn (both ways, with clap) • Shake your hips
- 24. References • Miramar, S.(2014).What are the rules of Dancing Retrieved from http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_rules_of_dancing?#slide =1 • Levy, F. J., Fried, J. P., & Leventhal, F. (1995). Dance and other expressive art therapies: when words are not enough. New York: Routledge. • Walsh, L. (2009). Depression care across the lifespan. Chichester, U.K.: Wiley-Blackwell. • Hanson, R. (2014). How does dance affect the mind. Retrieved from http://dance.lovetoknow.com/How_Does_Dancing_Affect_the_Mind • Stumbo, Norma J., and Carol Ann Peterson. "Chapter 4: Therapeutic Recreation Accountability Model." Therapeutic Recreation Program Design:Principles and Procedures. Fifth ed. San Francisco, Calif. ;London: Pearson/Benjamin-Cummings, 2009. 91-104. Print.