Dance Movement Therapy in the Time of COVID-19 Translated title: Covid-19 期间的舞蹈动作治疗

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.

Translated abstract

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。