APPROACHES USED IN DANCE MOVEMENT THERAPY WITH ADULT WOMEN INCEST SURVIVORS/

Little has been written about dance/movement therapy approaches used i n assisting adult women incest survivors in their recovery. Five San F rancisco Bay area dance/movement therapists, who specialize in this po pulation, were interviewed. Each therapist answered five open-ended qu estions about her background and theoretical framework, approaches use d, and issues observed. The answers revealed a high degree of congruen ce with each other and with current incest literature. Four therapists used some type of Jungian, Gestalt, or Authentic Movement framework, and one used Blanche Evan's constructs. Issues of assertiveness, body image, sexuality, and boundaries were common themes. Safety, trust, an d shame issues were stressed by all therapists.