Dance movement therapy with children who have undergone sexual trauma

Einat Shuper Engelhard

doi:10.1080/17432979.2022.2126526

Dance movement therapy with children who have undergone sexual trauma

Einat Shuper Engelhard

School of Creative Arts Therapies

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Abstract

Children who have experienced sexual trauma carry body memories not recorded in the mind. In such circumstances, the trauma is expressed in actions, with no ability to speak it and give it meaning or interpretation. The article describes manifestations of the dissociation mechanism in childhood and the significance of attention and sensitive orientation to embodied knowledge, for achieving a life not governed by the trauma. The ideas of Anne Alvarez accompany the theoretical thinking throughout the article.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	110-121
Number of pages	12
Journal	Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy
Volume	18
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/17432979.2022.2126526
State	Published - 2023

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Keywords

Dance movement therapy
dissociation
sexual abuse
sexual trauma

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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Dance movement therapy with children who have undergone sexual trauma

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