Tsunami Dance Therapy: Mental Health and Livelihood NGO Aid in Indonesia

Dance Therapy was used to address tsunami trauma, build community, and help teens and children heal after the 2004 disaster. The IMC Sigli Psychosocial team turned to cultural resources of ritual, song, and dance to help the refugee barracks and camp communities come alive again . This clip follows Tanjong Harapan (Aceh: Cape Hope) as the troup came together in the barrack yard, participated in the festival and set out to visit their former homes sites. IMC (imcworldwide,org) staff took shopping 16 dance instructors dance, provided costumes, instruments, and training to create 12 dance troups with 208 Acehnese dancers.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Tsunami survivors
• trauma
• NGO
• humanitarian aid
• mental health aid
• PTSD
• dance therapy
• counseling

[DoctorStube]

Here it is: Jones, LM., Ghani, HA., Mohanraj, A., Morrison, S., Smith, P., Stube, D. et al. (2007). Crisis into opportunity: Setting up Community Mental Health Services in Post-Tsunami Aceh. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, Vol.19, Special issue.

[DoctorStube]

I made a 2-hour clinical documentary DVD with a HandyCam the six months with IMC, titled Warriors and Lovers: Overcoming Tsunami Emotional Aftermath. My IMC team collaborated on a professional paper Crisis Into Opportunity in a SouthEast Asian Journal. Psychiatrist Lynne Jones was the lead author. I have the reference and article at work. I will try to remember to bring it online.

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Thank you soooo much!  This is great!

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Hey, do you have a write up of this experience. I am doing a project for class and was wondering if you had any kind of formal or informal paper on this.