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The Effectiveness of Dance and Movement Therapy in Children
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The Effectiveness of Dance and Movement Therapy in Children

A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Pediatric Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 December 2023) | Viewed by 2765

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Florin Filip

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Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences, Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, 720229 Suceava, Romania
Interests: pediatric orthopedics and trauma; pediatric surgical oncology; pediatric rehabilitation; tumor angiogenesis

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

I hereby invite you to join this Special Issue dedicated to the use of dance and movement therapy (DMT) in children. DMT is a revolutionary therapy that allows children to use movement to express a wide range of emotions. It allows young patients to develop sensory and creative experiences using movement and play. DMT is often included as a part of the rehabilitation process for children with chronic illnesses, including neurodegenerative conditions. The therapist can work with children and adolescents individually, in a group setting, or with an entire family. Each DMT therapy session addresses individual goals, but also generates increased cohesion and group awareness. Benefits of DMT include, but are not limited to: reducing chronic pain and body tension; facilitating communication skills and body awareness; and facilitating individual expression and communication with other people. During the COVID-19 pandemic, DMT was used by psychotherapists to continue treating their patients without the need for close contact.

The aim of this Special Issue is to promote the use of DMT in different areas of pediatric rehabilitation and increase the awareness of medical practitioners regarding this special treatment technique.

Dr. Florin Filip
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Children is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • dance and movement therapy (DMT)
  • children
  • rehabilitation
  • neurodegenerative disease
  • COVID-19

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Using Dancesport as an Educational Resource for Improving Institutionalized Children’s Learning Strategies
by Gabriela Tomescu, Monica-Iulia Stănescu, Mihaela Manos, Liliana Dina and Kamer-Ainur Aivaz
Children 2023, 10(6), 1039; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10061039 - 9 Jun 2023
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Introduction: Specialized studies mention that extracurricular activities (including dance) contribute to the stimulation of multiple intelligences, on whose development the educational process and academic success depend. The aims of the study were to investigate the benefits of dancesport for the development of institutionalized [...] Read more.
Introduction: Specialized studies mention that extracurricular activities (including dance) contribute to the stimulation of multiple intelligences, on whose development the educational process and academic success depend. The aims of the study were to investigate the benefits of dancesport for the development of institutionalized children’s learning strategies, and to examine gender-dependent differences in learning strategies, as well as to formulate possible recommendations regarding the practice of dance at the age of preadolescence, from the perspective of school success vectors. Methods: Through the School Motivation and Learning Strategies Inventory (SMALSI), we could observe the changes produced in children from the initial phase to the final assessment at the end of a dancesport program. The intervention took place over a period of six months with a frequency of two lessons per week, with each lesson lasting 60 min, and aimed to increase school motivation and performance, considering the learning strategies used by institutionalized children. Thirty institutionalized children, aged 11–12 years old, participated in the research, during which they did not engage in other extracurricular physical activities. The preadolescents were assessed using the School Motivation and Learning Strategies Inventory (SMALSI). This self-report rating scale measures nine areas associated with learning strategies, six of which focus on student strengths (study strategies, note-taking/listening skills, reading/comprehension strategies, writing/research skills, test-taking strategies, and time management/organization techniques), and three are aimed at student liabilities (low academic motivation, test anxiety, and concentration/attention difficulties). Results: The results show that the biggest improvements in the case of institutionalized children were recorded for study strategies, effectiveness of test-taking strategies, and concentration difficulties. Girls registered significantly better results than boys only in the case of study strategies and for writing/research skills (Mann–Whitney test was used). Discussion: The study demonstrates the benefits of dancesport practice for the development of institutionalized children’s learning strategies, creating a foundation for the improvement of their academic performance and school integration. Conclusions: At the end of the dance program, significant improvements in academic interest were observed due to the testing strategies used. Better results were also obtained for the scales of anxiety and difficulty concentrating during tests, where average scores decreased significantly. Full article
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