본문 바로가기
  • Home

Study of Dance/Movement Therapy Trainee’s Burnout and Coping

Kim Na Yung 1

1서울여자대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

Burnout is an inherent risk for those working as a dance/movement therapist,given the nature of their work. Factors affect to burnout were figure out by usingin -depth interviews to 5 trainees of dance/movement therapists who have workedfor 2 years or more in inpatient mental health hospitals. Factors of burnout were asfollows:Firstly, ‘unconcerned environment’. Unconcerned environment was a factorof burnout due to ignorance of medical personals for the nature of dance/movement therapist’s work. Secondly, ‘risk of identity’. The risk of identity was confusion or misunderstandto dance/movement therapists as an educator or a dancer. Thirdly, 'characteristics of session rooms'. Rooms for dance/movementtherapy was held in an open space of hospitals, there could be watch by medicalstaffs that could made feeling of inferiority. Fourthly, ‘conflicts between theory and practice’. Even though, they havelearned theories in their graduate school, they demonstrated confusion of practicalmethods. Whenever therapists felt conflicts between theory and practise, they gotburnout for their working. Fifthly, ‘personality and experience’. Dance/movement therapists’ passivedisturbed harmonious relationships between therapists and patients. High levelsof burnout were reported among those who possess un or less experiencedprofessions. Two factors, 'supervision' and 'work experience' were considered as methodsfor cure burnout. A well organized supervision was considered as a way to provideself-esteem of trainee. The trainees had experienced healing their burnoutsymptoms when they led dance/movement therapy sessions for patients. Thehealing experience can be another factor to cure burnout in current work-setting.

Citation status

* References for papers published after 2023 are currently being built.