Proposal Title
Influence of Psychoanalytic Theories & Dance/Movement Therapy with Survivors of Domestic Violence
Location
Room 3-085
Start Date
9-11-2018 10:45 AM
End Date
9-11-2018 11:45 AM
Presentation Type
Paper
Abstract
Every minute, twenty people experience physical violence by an intimate partner in the United States. Domestic violence is an issue that does not discriminate based on race, gender identity, socio-economic status, religion, or sexual orientation. It is an issue that has been around since before Freud, when women experiencing abuse came to him with what we now know as typical traumatic symptomology, but were labeled as having “hysteria.” In order to make informed treatment decisions for any population, it is important to have an understanding of the history and psychotherapy of that group. Psychoanalytic theorists such as Freud and Fairbairn, when used with an informed biopsychosocial lens, offer numerous perspectives that can be used to increase understanding of domestic violence, therefore improving therapeutic services and the client-therapist relationship. Drawing on clinical material, this paper addresses how psychoanalytic theories can be applied to domestic violence work, and how dance/movement therapy can be implemented at each stage of recovery to establish safety and foster empowerment, reconnection, and resilience.
Influence of Psychoanalytic Theories & Dance/Movement Therapy with Survivors of Domestic Violence
Room 3-085
Every minute, twenty people experience physical violence by an intimate partner in the United States. Domestic violence is an issue that does not discriminate based on race, gender identity, socio-economic status, religion, or sexual orientation. It is an issue that has been around since before Freud, when women experiencing abuse came to him with what we now know as typical traumatic symptomology, but were labeled as having “hysteria.” In order to make informed treatment decisions for any population, it is important to have an understanding of the history and psychotherapy of that group. Psychoanalytic theorists such as Freud and Fairbairn, when used with an informed biopsychosocial lens, offer numerous perspectives that can be used to increase understanding of domestic violence, therefore improving therapeutic services and the client-therapist relationship. Drawing on clinical material, this paper addresses how psychoanalytic theories can be applied to domestic violence work, and how dance/movement therapy can be implemented at each stage of recovery to establish safety and foster empowerment, reconnection, and resilience.
