Republic of the Philippines

PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Tiniguiban Heights, Puerto Princesa City

DANCE THERAPY

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

 Help individuals achieve emotional, cognitive, physical, and social integration.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:

 Promotes psychotherapeutic usage of body movements.

 Clients will learn to express his ideas, thoughts and feelings through their motor activity.

 Enhances interaction and communication pattern.

 Improves self-confidence and contentment.

 Relieves tension, stress, anxiety and worries.

 Serves as a sort of enjoyment and entertainment.

 Exhibits talents and abilities of the clients.

 Channelizes the emotional experiences into expression of body movements.

INDICATIONS:

 Autism

 Anxiety

 Mental retardation
  Deaf and hearing impaired

 Eating disorders

 Posttraumatic stress disorder

 Parkinson’s disease

 Depression

 Social phobia

 Obsessive-compulsive disorder

 Dissociative disorders

 Body dysmorphia

 Learning disabilities

 ADD / ADHD

 Schizophrenia / psychotic disorders

 Borderline personality disorder

 Low self-esteem

 Chronic stress

 Dementia / cognitive decline

 Grief and loss

 Feelings of loneliness

ACTIVITIES:

Jumping rhythms - Research has found that those with depression show a decreased level of
vertical movements, so jumping may be introduced for those with depressive symptoms.

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