Dance/Movement Therapists in Action: A Working Guide to Research Options

Practitioners of dance/movement therapy (DMT) have traditionally viewed their healing modality as inherently incompatible with empirical research. Cruz (expressive art therapies, U. of Pittsburgh Medical Center) and Berrol (emerita, DMT, California State U., Hayward) thus introduce a dozen chapters pursuing ways to validate their practices—to insurers among others. Contributors discuss the relevance of research to the field, and present a range of qualitative and quantitative approaches beyond d…