This thesis collection represents graduate student work from the Creative Arts Therapies department (formerly Dance/Movement Therapy & Counseling) in the School of Fine & Performing Arts at Columbia College Chicago.
Rooted in the rich history of dance/movement therapy, the department is guided by student‐centered practitioners and scholars who value artistic excellence. The Department of Creative Arts Therapies educates students to become leaders in the professional application of the arts within a discernible scope of credentialed practice.
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
The Effects of a Single Session of Dance/Movement Therapy with Adults in Crisis Stabilization: A Mixed Methods Study, Ashley Duquette
See the Path: Using Laban's Movement Scales to Address Spatial Awareness After Brain Injury, Kristina Fluty
Reminiscence of an Elderly Woman: An Artistic Inquiry, Cathy Gamby-Weideman
A Heuristic Investigation of Intuition in Dance/Movement Therapy Practice, Jessica Melville Goodin
Support for the Supporter: Dance/Movement Therapy with Community Dwelling Spouses of Long Term Care Residents Diagnosed with a Dementia Related Illness: A Clinical Case Study, Karla Jean Karpowicz
Using the Body to Investigate the Impact of Verbal and Physical Aggression While Working on an Acute Psychiatric Unit: An Artistic Inquiry Through Movement, Kimberly Brooke Kaufman
Multidimensional Analysis: A Video Based Case Study Research Methodology for Examining Individual Dance/Movement Therapy Sessions, Amanda Mitchell
Teacher Attunement to Kestenberg Movement Profile Tension Flow Attributes in Preschool Transition Planning, Anna Carolyn O'Connell
Strengthening the Therapeutic Relationship Through Mirroring in a Dance/Movement Therapy Group for People with Alzheimer's Disease: A Descriptive Study, Jennifer A. Pierce-Knapp
The Space Between Us: The Experience of Relationship in the Argentine Tango, Greta Polo
Dance/Movement Therapy and Responsive Classroom: A Theoretical Synthesis, Shawna L. Solsvig
Chakra Self-Care: A Heuristic Exploration, Alexandra L. Starrett
A Dance/Movement Therapist's Experience of Vicarious Trauma and Burn-Out: An Autoethnography, Elliotte Munnell Trif
Inviting Consciousness: Authentic Movement and the Injured Brain, Ande Welling
African American Adolescents at Risk: Their Stories Revealed Through Dance/Movement Therapy, Alicia Marie Williams
Emerging Therapist, Growing Child: Developing a Relationship with a Child with Reactive Attachment Disorder, Kirsten Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Trudi Schoop: Passing On Her Legacy, Jeff Gilbert