（資料整理/姜愛玲，宇聯心理治療所 資深舞蹈治療師）
舞蹈治療，讓身體動覺療癒心靈
Dance/movement therapy, healing through kinesthetic awareness
「言之不足，則歌之舞之。」——《詩經》
When words are not enough, people express through song and dance. - The Chinese Book of Songs
身體語言在本質上是我們的「母語」，因人類早在學會說話之前，就已經用肢體來溝通。身心是相互連結影響的一體兩面，在舞蹈治療中，肢體動作是表達和互動的主要媒介，也是治療師用來進行觀察、衡鑑與研究的管道。因此，舞蹈治療就是讓個案在身體運作過程中產生覺知，讓身體和內心情感達到協調一致，以促進生理、情緒、認知及社會功能的整合。
In essence, body language is our “mother tongue” because we communicate through our bodies long before we learn to speak. Body and mind are interrelated and have mutual influence upon each other. In dance therapy, movement is the primary medium for expression and interaction, and for dance therapists, it is the vehicle for observation, assessment and research. So, dance therapy helps the individual become aware of their thoughts and emotions in the process of movement, making body and inner feelings congruent with each other, in order to further the physical, emotional, cognitive, and social integration of the individual.
舞蹈治療起源於1940年代早期的美國，經過近70年的發展，現已普及全球40餘國，世界各地約有50所以上的教育機構提供舞蹈治療專業訓練，培養學士、碩士和博士學生，超過1200名的專業舞蹈治療師服務於醫療院所、安養院、復健診所、日間照顧中心、社福機構、一般及特殊教育學校、諮商輔導中心、危機處理中心、煙毒勒戒所、監獄感化院、個別治療等，亦廣泛應用於身心疾病預防及健康促進等專案。
Dance therapy was originated in the United Stated during the early 1940s, and through almost 70 years of development, dance therapy is currently practiced in over 40 countries; there are more than 50 educational institutes offer dance therapy program training undergraduate, graduate and doctorial students, and over 1200 professional dance therapists provide services at hospitals, nursing homes, psychiatric and rehabilitation facilities, daycare centers, social welfare agencies, general and special education schools, counseling centers, crisis centers, drug treatment centers, prisons and through private practice, as well as projects on physical, mental disease prevention and health promotion.
舞蹈治療在美國獲得聯邦政府的官方認證，且已納入醫療院所的療程中。根據衛生與人力服務部所贊助的研究結果，舞蹈/動作治療對於促進患者身體功能如平衡感、節拍韻律之區分、心情、人際互動及體能皆有莫大的幫助。
Dance therapy has been recognized by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), Department of Health and Human Services as an integral part of treatment programs in Medicare facilities. According to a research sponsored by Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC, dance/movement therapy improved participants’ functional abilities such as balance, rhythmic discrimination, mood, social interaction and energy level.
舞蹈治療在亞洲的日本、韓國、印度、台灣、新加坡等地獲得較大的發展。1981年，台灣第一位舞蹈治療師李宗芹在台北榮民總醫院精神部從事舞蹈治療工作，2000年擔任表演藝術聯盟九二一大地震災後重建計畫藝術心理召集人，並於2002年成立「台灣舞蹈治療研究協會」，每年皆舉行年會，並不定期舉辦專業工作坊。2008年，協會授予台灣本土第一批舞蹈治療師專業認證，迄今共有20多位專業認證舞蹈治療師。
Dance therapy has enjoyed its prosperous development in Asia, espeically in Japan, Republic of Korea, India, Taiwan and Singapore. In 1981, Tsungchin Lee, Taiwan’s first dance therapist, began to work at Dept. of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; in 2000, Ms. Lee was the the convener of Art in Psychology Team, 921 Disaster Renovation Project, and later in 2002, she founded Taiwan Dance Therapy Association (TDTA); since then, the Association has been hosting annual conventions and several professional workshops. In 2008, TDTA awarded the first and foremost official certificates in Taiwan with a total of more than 20 certificate dance therapists.
在以往的刻板印象中，身體受傷或行動不便，就必須進行物理治療等復健，反之若心智障礙或行為問題，就得求助於心理師或行為治療師。然而，如此涇渭分明的醫療切割，卻讓許多患者即便接受了各種治療，其狀況的改善仍進度緩慢，只因他們無法覺察其症狀的產生極可能源於身、心兩者的相互作用及影響。舞蹈治療的應用範圍包括壓力抒解、復健、精神疾患、特殊教育、老年病、癡呆症、癌症、婚姻家庭諮詢、監獄，以及心理治療等領域。在宣導身心整體健康概念的今日，舞蹈治療在台灣，甚而推及廣大的亞洲華人地區，仍為正在發展的新興領域，充滿無限的契機與前景。
There has been a stereotypical view that people with injuries or physical disabilities must undergo rehabilitation such as physical therapy, and those who with mental disabilities or behavioral problems should go to a variety of psychologists or behavioral therapists. However, such a clear-cut treatment concept makes therapy patients progress slowly, and they are still unaware of their symptoms may very likely be resulted from the interaction and mutual influence of body and mind. Dance therapy enjoys a wide range of applications, including stress management, rehabilitation, mental illness, special education, gerontology, dementia, cancer, marriage and family counseling, prison and psychiatry. Nowadays, with the emphasis on holistic healthcare of body and mind, dance therapy is expected to thrive in Taiwan and other Asian countries.
無論人們是因為教育、療癒或治療目的而接觸舞蹈治療，都是一項「由內而外」的「重生」。他們有機會面對及體驗自身內在豐富的情感、徹底地重新認識自己，最終成為自身珍貴的心靈寶藏，他們的人格也在過程中漸趨成熟。每當我看到個案透過舞蹈治療逐漸開展身體、臉上露出燦爛的笑容、建立起新的人際關係時，心中真的感到非常欣慰，因為他們藉由身體的自由舞動打開了塵封已久的內心、重新尋回生命的原動力，並且在團體中持續建構與自己和他人的關係。靈活有力的身體動作，也為接下來的人生開拓了更多元豐富的可能性。因此，期盼社會各界共同關懷大眾的身心健康，一起來了解與支持舞蹈治療！
For people who undergo dance therapy, no matter the purpose is educational, healing or therapeutic, it is a “rebirth” from the inside out. They were given opportunities to face and experience their own abundant inner emotions, get to know themselves once again more thoroughly, and eventually become their own precious spiritual treasure. Moreover, their personality also matures along the way. I am sincerely happy whenever I see the client(s) expanded movement, brilliant smile and newly established friendships, because they have opened their hearts and minds, regained the energy for life, and continuously established relationships with themselves and others through dance therapy. Their agile physical movements also create more possibilities for life ahead. In this sense, we dance/movement therapists are looking forward to various supports from health professionals and the general public alike.
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