58. Dance Therapy in End of Life Care

Mind Your Body
Mind Your Body
58. Dance Therapy in End of Life Care
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Molly Arney tells us what it’s like to work in End of Life Care!
Her key interventions include:
  • non-verbal expression through movement and breath
  • physical response to vibration and sound
  • therapeutic touch and the effects of “calm presence”
  • dance and movement in legacy and life review
  • grief relief through movement

Molly Arney, MS, R-DMT, CDP, CADDCT, is a dance/movement therapist, dementia practitioner, and thanatologist. She is the founder of Energy Dance Healing & Wellness, LLC, and is currently the volunteer and program coordinator for a NJ-based residential hospice. With degrees in both music therapy and dance/movement therapy, Molly often utilizes both music and movement in her work in memory care, hospice, and bereavement.