Dance Movement Therapy in the Time of COVID-19
Keywords:
dance movement therapy, trauma, COVID, pandemic, resilience, loss, transformation, China, US, ZoomArticle Information
Creative Arts Educ Ther (2022) 8(1):32–41 DOI: 10.15212/CAET/2022/8/6
Dance Movement Therapy in the Time of COVID-19
Abstract
During the time of COVID-19, many therapists tried to help with the trauma and suffering caused by lockdowns and loss of life. Dance movement therapy is a nonverbal, symbolic way of helping people use creativity, rhythm and attunement to cope with trauma and loss, and can be an effective means for personal and community transformation. During COVID-19, two dance therapists and mental health professions from the United States and China created Zoom Tool Kits that were used on a hotline in China and internationally to express grief and recover resilience. Here we explain those efforts to use dance movement therapy for trauma recovery.
Keywords: dance movement therapy, trauma, COVID, pandemic, resilience, loss, transformation, China, US, Zoom
摘要
在全球新冠疫情期间，许多治疗师努力尝试处理因隔离和损失导致的创伤和痛苦。 舞动治疗，通过非语言的、象征性的方式， 帮助人们激发创造力、借助节奏和协调等多种形式应对创伤和损失，有效促进个人和社区转变。 在 新冠疫情 期间，来自美国和中国的两位舞动治疗师和心理健康专业人士创建了 Zoom 工具包，这些工具包在中国和国际热线上用于表达悲伤和恢复复原力。 这篇文章阐述运用舞动治疗恢复创伤的专业实践。
关键词： 舞动治疗, 创伤, 新冠疫情 , 流行病, 复原力, 损失, 转型, 中国, 美国, Zoom
