The Personal Development Group in Dance Movement Therapy Training in Higher Education

Qualitative studies - The Personal Development Group in Dance Movement Therapy Training in Higher Education

The Personal Development Group in Dance Movement Therapy Training in Higher Education

Payne, Helen
Professor Dr.
University of Hertfordshire
h.l.payne@herts.ac.uk
1996

Αbstract

see publications

Aims of research

To explore the experience of a DMT personal development group with students in training at post graduate level in a higher education setting

Principal research question(s)

What is the students' lived experience of a personal development training group as part of a post graduate training in DMT in higher education?

Principal findings

see publications for findings

Research Supervisors

Professor Dr. Helen Simons

Client group

mature students

Nature of data collection

interviews (individual) and focus groups over three years, covering during and post training

Ethical board approving research

University of London, Institute of Education

Research design

Qualitative

Registered Academic Institution

University of London

Academic level of research

PhD

Related publications by members of research team

Payne, H. (2006) The lived experience of students in a dance movement therapy group: loss, physical contact and the DMT approach. In H. Payne (ed.) Dance Movement Therapy: Theory, research and practice. London and New York: Routledge.Payne, H. (1999) Personal development groups in the training of counsellors and therapists: A review of the research. The European Journal of Psychotherapy, Counselling and Health, 2, 1, 55-68.
Payne, H. (2001) A comparison between personal development groups in arts and psychotherapy training: An international survey. On line International Journal for Arts Therapies, University of Derby.
Payne, H. (2001) Students' experiences of a Dance Movement Therapy Group: The Question of Safety. The European Journal of Psychotherapy, Counselling and Health, 4, 2, 167-292.
Payne, H. (2002) Ferocious polar bears: Student perceptions of a dance movement therapy group. German Dance Therapy Journal, 1, 22, 60-77.(in German)Payne, H. (2004) Becoming a client, becoming a practitioner: Student narratives from a dance movement therapy group. British Journal of Guidance & Counselling,32, 4,512-532.

Keywords

DMT student, higher education, personal development groups, practice, training