Dance movement therapy Open Studio- A Safe Studio in time of war (Abstract)

‫הפקולטה למדעי הרווחה והבריאות‬ ]‫[הקלד טקסט‬ Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences ‫בית הספר לטיפול באמצעות אמנויות‬ Graduate School ofAcademic CreativeJournal of Creative Art Therapies Arts Therapies August 2024 June 2019 Vol. 14, Issue 1 Vol. 9,... More

‫הפקולטה למדעי הרווחה והבריאות‬ ]‫[הקלד טקסט‬ Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences ‫בית הספר לטיפול באמצעות אמנויות‬ Graduate School ofAcademic CreativeJournal of Creative Art Therapies Arts Therapies August 2024 June 2019 Vol. 14, Issue 1 Vol. 9, Issue 1 Dance movement therapy Open Studio- A Safe Studio in time of war Einat Shuper Engelhard, Tamar Dvir & Maya Vulcan In response to the tragic events of the October seventh massacre and the subsequent war, numerous open studio facilities for arts therapy have been established across the country. These facilities aim to provide support to thousands of survivors and displaced individuals. While the open studio model in art therapy has a well-established foundation in theory and research, the same cannot be said for its application in dance movement therapy (DMT). This article describes fundamental principles of the open studio model in art therapy, emphasizing its unique characteristics. It also addresses the existing gap in knowled Less