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I am Liz Freeman and I am Christine

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and we are dance movement therapists .

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Dance movement therapy or D . M . T .

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Is the psychotherapeutic use of

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movement to promote emotional social

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cognitive and physical integration of

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an individual for the purpose of

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improving health and well being . We

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focus on bringing the body into the

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treatment process by leveraging the

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natural intelligence of the mind , body

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connection , in addressing behavioral

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health and rehabilitative goals . The

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profession of D . M . T . Is rooted in

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a dance for communication program for

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traumatized veterans that occurred in

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the federal psychiatric hospital ST

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Elizabeth's During the 19 forties ,

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though many cultures have long used

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dance and movement for healing purposes .

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Dance was used as a means of motivating

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shell shocked and withdrawn World War

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two veterans to move through their

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trauma and to socially engage with

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others . And dance movement therapy

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continues to be a meaningful aspect of

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our interdisciplinary treatment program .

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Today we are embedded at the Nikko as

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part of the behavioral health team .

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And a day in our life here includes

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providing clinical D . M . T . Services

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to active duty service members and

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veterans as well as to their families

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and caregivers when treating behavioral

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health goals . D . M . T . Often

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focuses on improving emotional

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regulation through breath and movement

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practices , increasing the capacity for

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embodied social connection and engaging

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the physical aspects of the self and

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trauma processing . D . M . T . Can

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support the neuro rehabilitation of

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traumatic brain injury through dance

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interventions that engage movement

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sequencing and strengthen spatial

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awareness and can also address physical

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goals such as mitigating canoes , a

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phobia and improving mobility . Our

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bodies and our expression through

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movement are seen as the physical

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manifestation of our spirit . These

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movement based interventions can help

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to actively engage a patient in their

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treatment process , increasing a sense

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of self efficacy and helping patients

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reach their goals , mm hmm .