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1984
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1984
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{"value"=>"SHEPPARD, Paula E....."}
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{"value"=>"<p> <span class=\"title\">Becoming a Dance Therapist: A Case Study of Personal Growth</span></p> <p>This paper begins with the hypothesis that personal growth is an integral and important part of training. The author surveys the literature on the training of dance therapists and group psychotherapists to find out how educators view the role of personal growth. She then reconstructs a narrative of her own experience as a student in a dance therapy training group.</p> <p>Training was found to facilitate emotional growth by helping the student to become aware of and to resolve interpersonal difficulties that would otherwise detract from leadership effectiveness.</p> <p>The specific issues that arose for the author during training were: distrust of peer group members, fear of self-disclosure, need for group acceptance, vulnerability toward and over-dependence on the group, and transference toward instructors. The two activities that were found to be most helpful for resolving these difficulties were introspective log-keeping and process commentary discussions.</p> <p>The growth process that took place during training was found to provide the author with a new level of interpersonal ease -- one that positively influenced not only her professional interactions, but also her personal relationships.</p>"}
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1984-12
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1984-12
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1984-12