Patricia Capello: DMT with Psychiatric Patients

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Unit: Psychiatric Patients

Theme: Patricia Capello

 

Introduction 

Patricia P. Capello was a Senior Dance/Movement Therapist and Acting Team Leader for the Therapeutic Activities Service at Maimonides. Ms. Capello currently is Associate Chair of the ADTA's International Panel and trains and supervises students in DMT with a specialty in Psychiatry. Her methodology is uniquely hers. She uses pop songs to stimulate her clients movement expression. She combines dance with lyrics that have meaning and connect those who are familiar with the songs. Hers sessions end with meaning making which she conveys by verbally asking every client in her group what the lyrics meant to them personally.

 

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Learning Objectives

 

  • Understand Capello's methodology 
  • Explain the meaning of a movement metaphor 
  • Gather an awareness of the role of DMT in psychiatric settings
  • Experience Capello's methodology by structuring a session using a song.

 

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Check In

 

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 Main Lesson

 

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Video

 Mind-Body Healing through the Arts Series: Creative Dance & Expression | The New School
(min. 1:04:00)

Question 1

What is your impression about Capello's methodology? 


 

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A Note to Remember



  • Rhythmic Group Activity
  • Song Lyrics and hidden Story in dance
  • DMT with Psychiatric Patients: Patricia Capello
  • Song dancing and Singing

 
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Case Study
 
Ted Ehrhardt

Ted Ehrhardt has facilitated dance/movement therapy groups within psychiatric hospitals for over 25 years.  He earned an MA in Dance Therapy at Hunter College and is certified in Laban Movement Analysis. He has participated as a movement analyst in psychoanalytic and forensic medicine research projects at New York University and John Jay College, respectively. He clinically supervises dance therapists and dance therapy interns and teaches at Pratt Institute and the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies. He is also on the faculty at Inspirees, a training program for dance/movement therapy in China.

 His work in the psychiatric setting is featured in the film, "Moving Stories", produced by the New York Chapter of the American Dance Therapy Association: http://nysadta.org/dvd/

 
 
Question 2

 Discuss movement metaphors and pop songs in reference to dance therapy.
 
 
 VII

 
ACTIVITIES

 
1

Listen to the music in these videos.


 Halo

 Born to Be Alive

 Roar

 
 Question 2

Based on the lyrics of the songs and the possible movement choices one can derive from them; what is a movement metaphor?

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Divide the group in 3 subgroups; each group chooses one of three songs and design a session using Capello's methodology.
 
Create your own 8 movements  phrase with one of the songs above. Record your phrase and post it on Discussion Board.

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VIII
 
 
Journaling
 
 

 IX

 Glossary

 

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Sources

 

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STUDENT"S WORK

 



 

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