®
A Publication
forthe
Employees
and Friends
of the
Moses H. Cone
Memorial
Hospital
March 1993
Actions speak
louder than words
or Sarah Campbell, ADTR, a
movement therapist at
Moses Cone Hospital, chiffon scarves, Nerf balls and bright-
colored ribbons are tools of her
trade. Much like a teacher who uses
toys to teach, movement therapists
help patients increase self-awareness
and expression of feelings using
movement to music.
"It's not always fun and games
though," Campbell said. "It can be
very powerful. Sometimes people
have startling memories in the middle of a movement therapy group."
For a patient who has been
physically abused, the scarves or ribbons may evoke painful memories
of being tied up. Or, a certain song
played during the session might
remind a patient of something
unpleasant. Although these flashbacks are hard on patients initially,
they often help therapists identify
and approach problem areas.
As one of only two movement
therapists in Greensboro, Campbell
sees between 130 and 150 patients a
week in the hospital's psychiatry and
rehabilitation units. Each group ses-
Sarah Campbell, center, demonstrates her movement therapy techniques to
stajfmembers.
sion lasts around 45 minutes and
addresses emotional issues such as
anger, depression and frustration.
"It's not just about moving
your body but how your body is connected to your spirit, your feelings
and all those intangible components
that make you who you are," Campbell explained. "Movement therapy
is the avenue in which to explore
feelings, to understand more about
yourself and to understand how you
express yourself to others."
For rehab patients, movement
therapy helps them regain an intact
body image by combining music
and dance movements. It also forces
patients to address the emotional
disturbances that are often associated with physical traumas such as
paralysis and amputations.
"Because traumas happen to
the body, we address the body very
directly," Campbell said. "But movement therapy addresses how it really
feels to get better or not get better."
At the start of group therapy,
Campbell feels out the patients'
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®
A Publication
forthe
Employees
and Friends
of the
Moses H. Cone
Memorial
Hospital
March 1993
Actions speak
louder than words
or Sarah Campbell, ADTR, a
movement therapist at
Moses Cone Hospital, chiffon scarves, Nerf balls and bright-
colored ribbons are tools of her
trade. Much like a teacher who uses
toys to teach, movement therapists
help patients increase self-awareness
and expression of feelings using
movement to music.
"It's not always fun and games
though," Campbell said. "It can be
very powerful. Sometimes people
have startling memories in the middle of a movement therapy group."
For a patient who has been
physically abused, the scarves or ribbons may evoke painful memories
of being tied up. Or, a certain song
played during the session might
remind a patient of something
unpleasant. Although these flashbacks are hard on patients initially,
they often help therapists identify
and approach problem areas.
As one of only two movement
therapists in Greensboro, Campbell
sees between 130 and 150 patients a
week in the hospital's psychiatry and
rehabilitation units. Each group ses-
Sarah Campbell, center, demonstrates her movement therapy techniques to
stajfmembers.
sion lasts around 45 minutes and
addresses emotional issues such as
anger, depression and frustration.
"It's not just about moving
your body but how your body is connected to your spirit, your feelings
and all those intangible components
that make you who you are," Campbell explained. "Movement therapy
is the avenue in which to explore
feelings, to understand more about
yourself and to understand how you
express yourself to others."
For rehab patients, movement
therapy helps them regain an intact
body image by combining music
and dance movements. It also forces
patients to address the emotional
disturbances that are often associated with physical traumas such as
paralysis and amputations.
"Because traumas happen to
the body, we address the body very
directly," Campbell said. "But movement therapy addresses how it really
feels to get better or not get better."
At the start of group therapy,
Campbell feels out the patients'
(Continued on page 4)
