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Archive for category: Mental Illness

Feb 202019February 20, 2019

Steppin’ Towards Wellness: Dance for Veterans

By Isabel MulcahyIn Advocacy, Dance, Mental Illness, Military, Survivors, Trauma, Veterans, WellnessTags #GivingTuesday, ADTA, American Dance Therapy Association, dance, dance therapy, dance/movement therapy, DMT, Giving Tuesday, grant, Post traumatic, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, veterans, Veterans Affairs

Dance/Movement Therapist Collaborates with Steppin’ Dance Instructors to Foster Wellbeing and a Sense of Belonging for Chicago Veterans Editors Note:...

Mar 272018November 25, 2018

Celebrate 52-Years of Dance/Movement Therapy beyond #GivingTuesday

By ADTA Public Relations CommitteeIn Advocacy, Mental Illness, Military, Older Adults, Service, Social Activism, Support, Survivors, Trauma, Veterans, WellnessTags #GivingTuesday, ADTA, American Dance Therapy Association, dance therapy, dance/movement therapy, education, Giving Tuesday, refugee, refugees, service, veterans, Veterans Affairs

#GivingTuesday is about Giving Back with Dance/Movement Therapy Now in its third year, the American Dance Therapy Association’s (ADTA) #GivingTuesday...

Dec 212015December 21, 2015

Dance/Movement Therapy and the Holiday Blues

By Goldstein-Levitas, NatashaIn Grief, Mental Illness, Nonverbal Communication, Support, WellnessTags dance, dance therapy, dance/movement therapy, depression, Holiday, holidays, major depression disorder, MDD, mindbody connection, SAD, season, seasonal affective disorder, winter

For many of us, the holiday season brings cheer and excitement, an abundance of social gatherings, food and festivities. It...

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Dec 12015December 1, 2015

Inclusion Matters: International Day for Persons with Disabilities

By Goldstein-Levitas, NatashaIn Autism Spectrum Disorder, Brain Injury, Bullying, Children, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Illness, Public Relations, Social Activism, SupportTags advocate, aging, Alzheimer's disease, ASD, Asperger’s Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, dance therapy, dance/movement therapy, dementia, developmental disabilities, DMT, Down Syndrome, equal opportunity, IDPD, Inclusion matters, International Day with Persons with Disabilities, learning disabilities, older adults, TBI, trauma, traumatic brain injury

Worldwide there are approximately one billion individuals living with a disability; 80 percent reside in developing countries. This International...

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Nov 162015November 16, 2015

Caring for the Caregiver: National Family Caregiver Month

By Goldstein-Levitas, NatashaIn Advocacy, Dementia, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Illness, Older Adults, Palliative Care, Parenting, Service, Support

As a caregiver are you experiencing feelings of exhaustion, frustration and grief? Do you feel that you are always having...

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Sep 212015September 21, 2015

Unlocking Potential: Dance/Movement Therapy with Older Adults

By Goldstein-Levitas, NatashaIn Dance/Movement Therapist, Developmental Disabilities, DMT Skills, Group Process, Mental Illness, WellnessTags adults, Chicago, cognitively impaired, dance therapist, dance therapy, dance/movement therapist, dance/movement therapy, older adults, Parkinson's disease, physical impairments

In this inspiring video, board-certified dance/movement therapist Erica Hornthal leads a dance/movement therapy session at CJE Senior Life in Evanston, Illinois. The...

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Sep 102015September 10, 2015

Preventing Suicide: Reaching Out and Saving Lives

By Melinda Malher-Moran (she/her/hers)In Advocacy, Creative Arts Therapy, Education, Grief, Mental Illness, Nonverbal Communication, Self-Injury, Social Activism, Support, Survivors, Trauma, VeteransTags dance therapy, dance/movement therapist, dance/movement therapy, depression, International Association of Suicide Prevention, mental illness, protective factors, PTSD, reduce the risk, resilience, resources, risk factors, substance abuse, suicidal, suicidal ideation, suicide, suicide attempt, suicide awareness, suicide prevention, veterans, Webinar, World Suicide Prevention Day

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the...

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Jun 272015June 27, 2015

Five Ways Dance/Movement Therapy Can Empower and Support Veterans

By Amanda MitchellIn Body Image, Brain Injury, Dance, DMT Skills, Mental Illness, Military, Nonverbal Communication, Service, Support, Survivors, Trauma, VeteransTags Bartenieff, combat, dance therapy, dance/movement therapy, defense scale, DMT, Laban, Laban Movement Analysis, LMA, military, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, PTSD Awareness, PTSD Awareness Day, PTSD Awareness Month, Rudolph Laban, trauma, Vererans, Veterans Affairs, war

In the spirit of learning, connecting, and sharing on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness day, I offer some of...

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Jun 262015June 26, 2015

International Day to Support Victims of Torture: How Trauma Affects the Body

By Melinda Malher-Moran (she/her/hers)In Advocacy, Creative Arts Therapy, Dance, Mental Illness, Nonverbal Communication, Refugees, Social Activism, Support, Survivors, TraumaTags #ADTA50, ADTA, Amber Elizabeth Gray, American Dance Therapy Association, body-based therapy, dance therapy, dance/movement therapist, dance/movement therapy, Fear, human rights abuse, International Day to Support Victims of Torture, interpersonal trauma, natural disaster, Passing 4 Normal, podcast, PTSD, PTSD Awareness, R2R, resilience, restoration, Right to Rehabilitation, somatic psychology, Support Victims of Torture, survivors, torture, trauma, UN, United Nations, victims, war

Today, June 26th, is International Day to Support Victims of Torture. On this day, the United Nations invites individuals to...

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Jun 242015June 24, 2015

PTSD Awareness: Dance/Movement Therapy Helps Veterans Fight the Battle at Home

By Amanda MitchellIn Brain Injury, Mental Illness, Military, Service, Support, Survivors, Trauma, VeteransTags arousal, combat, dance/movement therapist, dance/movement therapy, fight flight, hyperarousal, military, mindbody connection, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, PTSD Awareness, service, solider, trauma, VA, veterans, Veterans Affairs, war, wounded

When I think of our Veterans, I think of resilience, hope, fervor, and valor. These are qualities they exhibit...

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