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Dance/movement therapy: a profile of the field
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| Title: | Dance/movement therapy: a profile of the field |
| Authors: | Stepek, Heather Lee |
| Keywords: | Dance Therapy
Movement
Mental Disorders
Psychotherapy, Group |
| Issue Date: | Jun-1995 |
| Abstract: | The objective of this study was to derive an Occupational
Personality Profile of dance/movement therapists who have
obtained the A.D.T.R. (Academy of Dance Therapists Registered)
level of registry.
Using the Occupational Personality Questionnaire (Saville
& Holdsworth Ltd., 1984-1987) and a brief supplemental
demographic survey, A.D.T.R.s attending the 1994 National
Conference of the A.D.T.A. (American Dance Therapy
Association) were surveyed on October 23, 1994. Due to a low
number of responses, additional subjects were recruited from
the Pennsylvania and nearby Chapters of the A.D.T.A., for a
total of 34 respondents.
Results showed that the dance/movement therapists
surveyed scored high on the independent, caring, artistic,
behavioral, conceptual, and worrying scales. They indicated
low scores on the persuasive, controlling, data rational,
forward planning, detail conscious, conscientious, relaxed,
tough-minded, emotional control, competitive, achieving, and
social desirability scales. These findings indicate that
although well matched for the service aspect of the
profession, the occupational personality of dance/movement
therapists as a group shows limitations of the field and its
potential for growth in the marketplace.
These data will be useful when seeking ways to motivate
individuals within the field to respond to government alerts
and to increase their publications. It also provides graduate
schools with more discerning criteria to look for in
prospective students in order to select new members who will
be strong contributors to the field of dance/movement therapy. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1860/1108 |
| Appears in Collections: | Health Sciences Theses and Dissertations
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