Main description:

* addresses the vital role dance-movement therapy plays in helping survivors of sexual abuse
* the book's chapters were written by highly experienced dance therapists who specialize in the field of sexual assault
* first book of its kind which offers in-depth and comprehensive knowledge of characteristics of therapeutic intervention using dance-movement therapy to treat sexual trauma

Contents:

Part I. Dance Movement Therapy with Children 1. Memory and Forgetfulness in Dance-Movement Therapy with Children who have Undergone Sexual Trauma 2. Diagnosis and Assessment of Sexual Abuse in Childhood Based on Bodily Expression Part II. Dance Movement Therapy with Adolescents 3. From the Freeze Response to Free Flow in Dance-Movement Therapy with Sexually Abused Adolescent Girls 4. A renewed observation of the treatment of sexual abuse in a therapeutic setting for eating disorders Part III. Dance Movement Therapy with Adults 5. Focused Therapy for Victims of Sexual Trauma in a Psychiatric Ward 6. The Dance not Danced: Working with Movement to Develop Compassionate Relationships and Emotional Growth 7. Identifying and Giving Meaning to Body and Movement Messages in Women Diagnosed with Complex PTSD 8. Intergenerational Transmission of Sexual Abuse from Mother to Son 9. 'Ground Zero Moments' - The Transformative Moments in Movement and in the Experience of the Mind 10. Whose Body is in the Room? One Question, Changing Answers