Dance/movement therapy for children and adolescents with cancer

Author(s): Walco, G. A.

Journal/Book: Cancer Pract. 1999; 7: 350 Main St, Malden, MA 02148, USA. Blackwell Science Inc. 34-42.

Abstract: PURPOSE: Dance/movement therapy is introduced as a holistic approach to children's health issues, incorporating an array of medical, psychological, social, and spiritual issues. OVERVIEW: Dance/movement therapy, with its unique emphasis on nonverbal communication in assessment and treatment, is presented as an innocative therapeutic approach to address the comprehensive needs of children and adolescents with cancer. Dance/movement therapy assessment and intervention strategies are discussed in the contest of cognitive, emotional! and social developmental processes, as well as models of stress and psychological adjustment in pediatric canter. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: The inclusion of dance/movement therapy as part of the interdisciplinary team addressing the psychosocial needs of children and adolescents with cancer facilitates greater integration of factors related to coping. By its very nature, this modality offers constructs that promote holistic approaches to cancer care.

Note: Article Cohen SO, Hackensack Univ, Ctr Med, Tomorrows Childrens Inst, Psychol Serv, 50 Prospect Ave, Hackensack,NJ 07601 USA

Keyword(s): NEGATIVE EMOTIONS; CHRONIC ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; EVENTS; IMPACT

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