Wellness Through Music & Dance

Christina, Brianna, Lexie, Jacqueline, Carrera, Carmen

WELCOME

• Hello Everyone and welcome to our Wellness Through Music & Dance program!

• Through assessments we determined that to benefit your specific needs, free movement activities would bring about a positive outcome.

• First we will start of with a brief introduction to our program through the use of models!

What is Depression?

• A medical condition with various emotional, physical, behavioural and cognitive symptoms

Symptoms

• Sad

• Irritability

• Extreme tiredness

• Withdrawal

• Suicidal thoughts

If you ever Need a Helping Hand

• www.depressionhurts.ca

• Suicide hotline 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

• Kids Help Phoneline 1-800-668-6868

• Facebook page - Depressed Teens

• Twitter page – CAMH , KidsHelpPhone

Why Dance?

• Exercise and dance is generally inexpensive

• Encourages a sense of health

• Encourages a sense of power over recovery

• During exercise the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus release endorphins as neurotransmitters which produce a feeling of well-being

• Allows a means to socialize in a structured event

“Dancing is an excellent form of exercise because it not only burns calories and

builds muscles, but it also contributes to an overall sense of happiness”

(Hanson, 2014)

Contd.

• Achieve new skills and accomplish goals, which can be empowering

• Gets the mind away from depressive thought onto other activities

• Encourages nonverbal exploration and expression

• Interaction between the mind and the body

• Releases endorphins into your blood stream

My teacher always said to us, “just dance and you’ll feel better.”

Therapeutic Recreation Accountability Model

• Therapeutic Recreation Accountability Model (TRAM): Purpose, Interventions and Outcomes

• Determines what is an effective therapeutic program, by examination of previous programs/treatments used to provide the right outcomes for the client.

• “The right services” must be delivered to produce the “right outcomes”(Navar, 1991,p. 92)

• TRAM is being accountable for documenting what happens in the programs and to the clients. If it is not documented it did not happen.

• Benefits can be seen through connections and relationships between tasks

• Well-design program are nothing with out proper evaluations and assessments.

Therapeutic Recreation Accountability Model

Therapeutic Recreation Accountability Model

Therapeutic Recreation Accountability Model

Leisure Ability Model

Leisure Ability Model

3 Stages

1. Functional Intervention

2. Leisure Education

3. Recreation Participation

Functional Intervention

• TR acts as a therapist

• Goal: Improve functional ability

• Client is dependent

Leisure Education

• TR acts as a counselor

• Goal: Acquire leisure knowledge and skills

• Us educating you on the program

Recreation Participation

• Our approach:

• TR becomes a leisure resource for the client

• Goal: Engage in organized participation opportunities (Dance)

• Client is independent, and follows along

• Client has an overall happier outlook on life

Degree of Freedom

Obligatory Behavior

• Constrained, prescripted, dependent

• Following along with the dance steps

• Doing what one’s told (following the rules)

Contd.

Leisure Behavior

• Independent, self-regulated

• Adding ones own creativity to the movements prescribed

• Finding the rhythm to the music

• Letting go and having fun

Itinerary

• Managing Your Depression

• Monday – Support Group 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

• Tuesday – Music & Dance 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

• Wednesday – Lifestyle Change Workshop 4:00 pm –6:00 pm

• Thursday – Medications 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

• Friday – Exercise 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

RULES

DON’TS

• No sitting down

• No judgement

• No STORMING OUT

• No pressure

• If you don’t want to dance, you can still sing along

• Don’t doubt yourself

RULESDO’s

• Be yourself

• Let go of your worries

• Be silly

• Be confident

• BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY HAVE FUN

“Your true

colors show

in your

dance, don’t

hide them

flaunt them.”

(Miramar,

2014)

EVERYBODY ON YOUR FEET!

Wellness Through Dance Program

• Step touch (with clap, arms up/down, spiral arms up/down)

• Jump Clap

• Fist pump

• Box step

• Grape vine (both ways, with clap)

• Open turn (both ways, with clap)

• Shake your hips

References

• Miramar, S. (2014). What are the rules of Dancing Retrieved from http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_rules_of_dancing?#slide

=1

• Levy, F. J., Fried, J. P., & Leventhal, F. (1995). Dance and other expressive art therapies: when words are not enough. New York: Routledge.

• Walsh, L. (2009). Depression care across the lifespan. Chichester, U.K.: Wiley-Blackwell.

• Hanson, R. (2014). How does dance affect the mind. Retrieved from http://dance.lovetoknow.com/How_Does_Dancing_Affect_the_Mind

• Stumbo, Norma J., and Carol Ann Peterson. "Chapter 4: Therapeutic Recreation Accountability Model." Therapeutic Recreation Program Design: Principles and Procedures. Fifth ed. San Francisco, Calif. ;London: Pearson/Benjamin-Cummings, 2009. 91-104. Print.