{"value"=>"<p> <span class=\"title\">An Integrated Approach In Dance Therapy/Social Work To Treat Narcissistic Deficit.</span></p> <p>Dance therapy and verbal psychotherapy in groups can separately promote the formation of a cohesive self in an individual group member by applying each field's theoretical concepts and techniques. However, combining the two disciplines in one group may prove to be more effective. This paper suggests an integrated approach combining dance therapy and psychotherapy in group work: examining how and why the combination of approaches might be more effective in treating patients with deficits in the formation of a cohesive self. The theoretical concepts and clinical application of the development of healthy narcissism are examined from a dance therapy perspective and a social work/psychotherapy perspective. Applying Heinz Kohut's concepts to group psychotherapy, how the group can function as mother to promote the formation of a cohesive self in the individual group member is explored. The use of the dance therapy group to treat individuals with narcissistic deficits is described. An attempt has been made to identify the similarities and differences in these modalities and to examine the movement and verbal parallels in clinical practice. By drawing from group work, dance therapy and Kohutian theoretical and practical concepts about the development of the self, a justification for an integrated dance-verbal therapy group is provided. Two case studies that illustrate the use of the dance-verbal therapy group are presented. The final section of the paper examines the consequences of an integrated approach.</p>"}