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{"value"=>"SCAPINI-BURRELL, Isabella....."}
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{"value"=>"<p> <span class=\"title\">Analysis of Empathic and Countertransference Reactions of the Therapist, in a Dance/Movement Therapy Session with MICA clients</span></p> <p>This paper investigates empathic and countertransference (CT) phenomena experienced by the beginning therapist in relation to a dance/movement therapy (D/M Tx) group of MICA (mentally ill chemically abusing) clients. The group consisted of four clients, one female and three males, who ranged between the ages of 31 and 36. 28 minutes of a videotaped D/M Tx session was analyzed, and CT reactions in movement were identified. The results showed that the group members depended on the therapist to structure the session and to maintain the flow of movement. The leader facilitated the group interaction through the use of rhythm and dance actions. The group members used verbalization to relate to each other but also as resistance to connect to the movement task. The therapist empathized with the group members through mirroring. CT reactions arose in relations to (1) the client's inability to become fully involved in the movement, (2) the clients' indirect expression of rage at this therapist and (3) the client's lack of boundary awareness. It is concluded that this group needs the therapist as a mirroring self object. The leader needs to use more direct verbal observations. The beginning therapist's struggle to contain and channel the clients' hostile impulses and the importance of awareness of CT reactions in movement are discussed.</p>"}
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