{"value"=>"<p> <span class=\"title\">Planning and Implementing a Dance Therapy Program</span></p> <p>The many variables that need to be considered in planning and implementing a dance therapy program are reviewed. Topics included in this investigation are: Organizational theory, Organizational Change theory, Planning theory, Organization of Educational Programs (emphasis on Special Education), and Dance Therapy Settings Interviews were conducted with dance therapists who have implemented programs successfully. The author's participation in beginning a dance therapy program in a supportive environment (Infants Home of Brooklyn) is described, then analyzed in light of the theoretical material. Guidelines are offered to dance therapists who are planning and/or implementing programs, bearing in mind that this is a beginning effort, and that further research is indicated. Several recommendations are made to the American Dance Therapy Association, including: the hiring of specialists in fields related to innovation in organizations so that their skills be learned and applied by dance therapists as a tool for furthering the field, and; to begin integrating the reviewed theoretical material with the advice of experienced dance therapists, and include this information in the curriculum of graduate dance therapy programs, so that students graduate with skills necessary to successfully propose and implement programs.</p>"}