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ItemNo Preview AvailableReprezentasaun arte fatuk iha kostume kulturál ema Fataluku iha Tutuala, Lautem (Representation of rock art in cultural elements of the Fataluku people of Tutuala, Lautem)(Swinburne Press, 2018-05-16)The Tutuala region in far eastern Timor-Leste is one of the richest regions of rock art in island South East Asia. More than 30 sites of rock art on cave walls include hundreds of painted images, estimated to be at least 2000-3000 years old. Traditional life is strong in this isolated region of the small island nation of Timor- Leste. Villagers enjoy cultural practices that have spanned generations, connecting the Fataluku people to their ancestors and stories of creation. Findings of this small research project indicate that cultural elements reflecting motifs of the rock art are still in regular use. Tais, traditional weavings used for ceremonial and practical functions, include the largest number of motifs. Images of the cloud, eagle mouth, horse, three boats and poria leaves regularly appear in tais woven in the area. Stories shared by elders connect the rock art with the images in the tais, as well as sacred objects and items not able to be depicted. A song in the vaihoho style, of unaccompanied call and response, is still sung about the rock art, although this is sacred (lulik) and is unable to be documented for public information. Villagers alsoknow a voton, an ancient singing prayer, in which sailors call for safe passage. While they report that this song does not relate directly to the rock art, its themes connect contemporary villagers with ancestors who came from over the sea and depicted their journeys in drawings in the caves.
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ItemTaka lakuna jerasaun iha Timor-Leste: Oinsá mak programa kriativu bele kontribui. (Connecting between generations in Timor-Leste: how creative programs might contribute).(Swinburne Press, 2018)Povu Timor-Leste hasoru dezafiu polítiku, ekonómiku, sosiál no kulturál durante tinan atus ba atus, maibé liu-liu durante dékada tolu okupasaun Indonesia ne'ebé violentu, no transformasaun ikus ne'e ba nasaun independente. Timor-oan nia jerasaun foun sai boot iha tempu ne'ebé diferente loos husi sira-nia inan-aman no avó. Sira boot iha demokrasia ho sirkunstánsia di'ak liu no bainhira iha mudansa boot ho ligasaun ba mundu li'ur. Iha potensiál boot atu kompriende-sala no hetan dezligasaun entre ema husi esperiénsia moris diferente, no iha posibilidade atu fratura relasaun sosiál no sosiedade jerál. Artigu ida-ne'e hato'o revee literatura kona-ba programa ne'ebé dezenvolve atu hadi'ak komunikasaun no kompriensaun entre ema husi jerasaun diferente. Artigu ne'e mós introdús pratika entre-jerasaun no dokumenta programa entre-jerasaun ne'ebé hala'o iha Timor-Leste nia li'ur, hamutuk mós ho rezultadu ne'ebé programa sira-ne'e kontribui no prosesu saida mak kauza mudansa ne'e. Autór tau foku partikulár ba programa ne'ebé uza arte partisipativu no kriatividade atu aumenta ligasaun pozitivu entre juventude no sira-nia avó. Posibilidade ne'ebé programa hanesan ne'e oferese povu Timor-Leste bainhira iha transformasaun sosiál no kulturál lalais mak ezamina. Posibilidade sira-ne'e inklui konsiderasaun ba oinsá mak programa sira-ne'e bele kria abordagem iguál no inklusivu, oinsá mak sira bele haforsa ligasaun família no komunidade, no oinsá mak bele suporta transferénsia koñesimentu no aprendizajen foun.
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ItemNo Preview AvailablePsychotherapy and Counselling Journal of Australia(Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia, 2018)
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ItemNo Preview AvailableKultura Fataluku Lautem(https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/kulturalautem/, 2019)
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ItemOutcome-Focused Dance Movement Therapy Assessment Enhanced by iPad App MARA (Dunphy 2018a)(FRONTIERS MEDIA SA, 2018-10-29)Healthcare and human services are increasingly required to demonstrate effectiveness and efficiency of their programs, with assessment and evaluation processes more regularly part of activity cycles. New approaches to service delivery, such as the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) scheme in Australia, require outcome-focused reporting that is responsive to the perspectives of clients. Eco-systematic approaches to service delivery and assessment consider the client as part of an interconnected web of stakeholders who all have responsibility for and contribute to their development and progress. These imperatives provide challenges for modalities for which there are not well-established assessment approaches. Dance movement therapists face particular difficulties in this respect, as they have few assessment tools that are practical for regular use. Existing dance movement therapy (DMT) assessment approaches largely do not yet prioritize input from clients. This article addresses these challenges in reporting a trial of iPad app MARA (Movement Assessment and Reporting App) developed for assessment in DMT. MARA is applied in a program for adults with intellectual disability (ID) over 16 weeks. Assessment data is gathered utilizing the app's features: two researcher-therapists undertake quantitative scoring that MARA aggregates into graphs, substantiated by qualitative note-taking, photos, and videos; and clients provide feedback about their progress stimulated by viewing photos and videos. A sample graph generated by MARA and supporting notes and a report drawn from data are provided. Responses to reports from program stakeholders (12 participants, 12 families, 11 center staff) gathered through interviews and focus groups are discussed, and researcher-therapists' reflections are detailed. The benefits of using MARA reported by researcher-therapists include strengthened capacity to focus on participant outcomes, assess efficiently, plan and make decisions for the program, and communicate participants' progress to stakeholders. Family members perceive reports drawn from data gathered in MARA to be useful in enabling better understanding of the DMT program and participant outcomes and potentially to support NDIS service planning. Managers perceive the potential value of data in these reports for quality control and resource decisions, while other staff confirm the therapists' perspective that reports offer the possibility of improved communication and collaboration between center staff.
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ItemCreative Arts Interventions to Address Depression in Older Adults: A Systematic Review of Outcomes, Processes, and Mechanisms(FRONTIERS MEDIA SA, 2019-01-08)Depression experienced by older adults is proving an increasing global health burden, with rates generally 7% and as high as 27% in the USA. This is likely to significantly increase in coming years as the number and proportion of older adults in the population rises all around the world. Therefore, it is imperative that the effectiveness of approaches to the prevention and treatment of depression are understood. Creative arts interventions, including art, dance movement, drama, and music modalities, are utilized internationally to target depression and depressive symptoms in older adults. This includes interventions led by trained arts therapists as well as other health and arts professionals. However, to date there has not been a systematic review that reports effects and examines the processes (why) and mechanisms (how) of creative arts interventions are used to address depression in this older age group. This systematic review of studies on creative arts interventions for older adults experiencing depression examined: outcomes of four creative arts modalities (art, dance movement, drama, and music); with particular attention paid to processes documented as contributing to change in each modality; and mechanisms considered to result from these processes. Our analysis of 75 articles (17 art, 13 dance, 4 drama, and 41 music) indicates mostly significant quantitative or positive qualitative findings, particularly for interventions led by creative arts therapists. Mechanisms of change gleaned from the studies that were common across modalities include physical (e.g., increased muscle strength; neurochemical effects, such as endorphin release), intra-personal (e.g., enhanced self-concept, strengthened agency and mastery; processing and communication of emotions), cultural (e.g., creative expression, aesthetic pleasure), cognitive (e.g., stimulation of memory), and social (e.g., increased social skills and connection), that were all considered to contribute to reduced depression and symptoms. Recommendations for future research includes stronger focus on testing of processes and mechanisms.
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ItemSafeguarding the critically endangered cultural heritage of the Fataluku people: an e-inventory of intangible cultural elements(Institute of Literature and Tradition, 2017)The protection and celebration of cultural practices are vital for all people, but particularly those whose ways of life have been damaged by colonization, as has occurred in Timor‐Leste for five centuries. This article introduces an e‐inventory of forms of cultural expression of the Fataluku people of eastern Timor‐Leste which are considered by their protagonists to be critically endangered. These 30 elements from across UNESCO's five domains of cultural expression are documented and available online in video, photo and text. Statistics offered by YouTube indicate pleasingly large numbers of people accessing this material, from within and outside Timor. The potential of new technology to contribute to transmission and distribution of cultural information is evident.
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ItemNo Preview AvailablePromoting wellbeing in Timor-Leste through the creative arts: a resource for counsellors, therapists and facilitators.(Many Hands International, 2016)This resource was developed to provide ideas and inspiration to individuals and organisations seeking to include creative arts activities in approaches to promote wellbeing. It includes a description of activities that use creative arts practices such as dance, movement, mindfulness, writing and visual art to promote health and wellbeing. This resource was requested by community organisations that Many Hands International collaborated with in 2014 and 2015 to offer women’s wellbeing workshops in the communities of Baucau and Lospalos in Timor-Leste. Our intentions in these activities were to offer participants experiences that: • promoted enjoyment, self-expression, spontaneity and creativity • assisted improved communication and relationships • supported healing and recovery and working through of experiences of trauma.
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ItemDance movement therapy and student learning and well-being in special education(Oxford University Press, 2017-08-04)Dance movement therapy (DMT) is often applied to advance the education and development of children with special needs and intellectual disabilities. However, the relationship between DMT and contemporary educational theory, particularly the recently acknowledged link between learning and wellbeing has not yet been properly explicated. This chapter addresses this issue by examining how DMT programs in special education can contribute to student wellbeing and, therefore, learning. The practice of creative educational dance, the philosophy underpinning existential phenomenology and influential ideas from education on relational learning and constructivist pedagogies are discussed with regard to the way they inform dance movement therapy for this client group. A detailed example of a dance movement therapy program in a special developmental school in Melbourne, Australia, illustrates the theoretical material.
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ItemThe dance of life with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples(Dance Movement Therapy Association of Australasia, 2017)Dance and ritual have been essential parts of the cultural and spiritual life of Australian Indigenous peoples for more than 40,000 years, used to promote health and wellbeing and share cultural knowledge. Dance movement therapy utilises dance and movement to assist in integration of body, mind and spirit, in a professional modality that was identified only in the mid-twentieth century. Parallels between these practices observed by dance movement therapists include a holistic approach to wellness and priority on non-verbal communication achieved through shared rhythmic movement. Many of the significant challenges faced by Indigenous communities in contemporary Australia, including transgenerational trauma, have been impacted positively by dance movement therapy interventions in other countries. However, currently there is no documented evidence that the practice is being utilised in Australia. This chapter responds to that issue in offering ideas to support dance movement therapists to be culturally competent and respectful in efforts to engage with Indigenous peoples of their nation. Recommendations include the development of genuine partnerships and relationships that enable two-way learning, to develop culturally safe programs that acknowledge and respect Indigenous ways of knowing and living.