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Korean Expressive Arts Therapy Students’ Experiences with Movement-Based Supervision: A Phenomenological Investigation

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This study explored the experience of six native Korean expressive arts therapy students (four art therapy and two dance/movement therapy) in movement-based supervision (MBS) at a Korean university. The overarching research question was how Korean expressive arts therapy students experience MBS. Two specific research questions were explored: (a) How does MBS impact comfort levels within the supervisory relationship and among peers? and (b) How does movement experience impact verbal sharing? To address these two questions, a phenomenological analysis was conducted by coding and categorizing data to identify emergent themes in a total of 30 individual weekly journal entries and individual interviews. Finally, four themes (emotional experience, new experience, the role of art media, and professional experience) and nine categories emerged from 203 meaning units. These results indicated that, in the experience of these participants, movement was significant in creating less authority in the supervisory relationship and in enhancing verbal sharing in clinical supervision.

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Acknowledgments

I would like to acknowledge Dr. Robyn Cruz for her guidance, suggestions, and support. Also, I thank my clinical supervisor, Kris Larsen, for his continuous support and compassion. Finally, I am grateful to the six Korean expressive arts therapy students who generously shared their experiences, thoughts, and time.

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Ko, K.S. Korean Expressive Arts Therapy Students’ Experiences with Movement-Based Supervision: A Phenomenological Investigation. Am J Dance Ther 36, 141–159 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10465-014-9180-7

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