The Practical Path of Dance Healing Intervention in the Psychological Counselling of Youth Groups
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Dance Healing, Youth Group, Psychological Counselling, Emotional RegulationAbstract
With the increasing pressure faced by young people in learning, employment, interpersonal communication and life adaptation, the implementation of psychological counselling also needs to pay attention to individual emotional expression and social interaction needs. Dance healing takes physical movements, musical rhythm and group interaction as the medium, integrates psychological adjustment into specific physical experience, and provides a new practice space for young people to release their emotions, perceive their own state and improve social interaction. Based on the needs of young people's psychological counselling, the article analyses the actual basis of dance healing intervention in psychological counselling, sorts out its mechanism in terms of physical expression, movement participation, group interaction and positive experience, and further puts forward a scientific practice path. By combining dance activities with the actual life situation of young people, it can expand the implementation scenarios of psychological counselling, enhance the active participation and self-adaptation experience of young people, and provide a supplementary way with practical value for young people's mental health services.
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