Mind in Motion: Dance/Movement Therapy Center for Trauma Healing
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2021-05
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The Ohio State University
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The purpose of this research project aims to envision a partnership with Sanctuary Night, a non profit in Franklinton, to support those who visit Sanctuary Night. To heal and transform their lives from a life of victimization and sex trafficking. The women of Franklinton need to feel supported. Prioritizing health and empowering women is proven to create a more balanced socioeconomic community. My research methods include Dance/Movement Therapy as psychosomatic healing, case study analysis, and Franklinton, Ohio. Dance has deep roots in community building and can help express what we cannot put into words. Across the globe, dance and therapy are being paired together to connect the mind and the body for a more holistic recovery. This research enables me to propose an adaptive reuse for Sanctuary Night to advance their social service programming they have begun with their drop-in center.
The purpose of this research project is to study how an interior design environment can nurture the needs of victims of sex trafficking and those who serve them in a psycho-somatic therapy center. I aim to demonstrate these aesthetic, functional, and symbolic guidelines. This speculative project aims to foster an environment that will support and connect this vulnerable yet resilient population to the Franklinton community. While statistics gathered about Franklinton paint a grim picture, there are also glimmers of hope in the community. Ohio is ranked fifth among all states in total reported human trafficking and 1,032 Ohio citizens are victims of human sex trafficking every year. However, there are several non-profits in Franklinton working together to both help and support people caught in the cycle of sex trafficking.
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trauma, dance, movement, design, healing