Zvika Frank
Zvika Frank | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship |  Netherlands,  israel |
| Occupation(s) | Dance and Movement, |
| Known for | dance-movement therapist |
Zvika Frank (born 1948) is a Dutch-Israeli dancer, movement educator, university lecturer, and dance movement therapist.[1] In the American Dance Therapy Association, he is registered as a dance therapist (BC-DMT).[2] He is specialized in trauma treatments, depression, obsessive–compulsive disorder, phobias, child sexual abuse, addiction, psychosomatic problems, interpersonal problems, and many more.[3] As a dance therapist, Frank has been living in China since 2012.[4] In Chinese media, his name is popularly known and transcribed as Zīwéikǎ·fúlánkè (茲維卡•弗蘭克).[5][6][7]
Biography
[edit]Frank was born in the Netherlands in 1948. In 1951, he came to Israel. He started studying Israeli folk dance at the age of 7. In 1978, Frank went to the United States to study dance therapy as a registered dance therapist.[8]
Career
[edit]Frank started his career at Delta Psychiatric Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands, one of the largest psychiatric hospitals in the Netherlands,[9] where he was a teacher for 27 years.[1] He is a steering committee member of the International Dance Therapy Master Program at the Rotterdam Dance Academy.[10] He is also a member of the Dutch Action Psychotherapist.[11]
In 2006, Frank co-operated with Chinese psychological institutions for the first time to open a dance therapy workshop in Mainland China, which has drawn great attention from the industry.[12][11] Since then, he has been promoting dance therapy in China, and giving workshops on a combination of DMT and therapy.[4][1] In 2011, he was awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award from American Dance Therapy Association, making him the first non-American dance therapist awarded by the association.[13][citation needed] He not only introduced dance therapy from the United States to the Netherlands, but also trained many young dance therapists.[citation needed] He also introduced dance therapy to China.[2] He gave lecture on dance psychotherapy and trained many students up in many institutions, including Peking University, Zhejiang University School of Management, Putian University and more.[12][14][15] He adopted an interdisciplinary approach that combines interactive communication analysis with dance movement therapy. The program has been introduced as a unique treatment model worldwide.[citation needed]
Bibliography
[edit]- Frank, Zvika (1997). "Dance and Expressive Movement Therapy: An Effective Treatment for a Sexually Abused Man". American Journal of Dance Therapy. 19 (1): 45–61. doi:10.1023/A:1022323401222.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "BC-DMT". Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ^ a b "Zvika Frank 美国ADTA注册高级舞动治疗师" (in Chinese). 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ^ "2105上海 Zvika舞动治疗课程" (in Chinese). 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ^ a b "Zvika舞动治疗深度小组" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ^ "他是國際著名舞動治療師，下周來成都，幫你排放靈魂的痛苦" (in Chinese). 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ^ "能量舞动～赵千莹导师" (in Chinese). 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ^ "www.newton.com.tw/wiki/Zvika/2143980" (in Chinese). 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
- ^ "[转载]初遇Zvika Frank于09年第一场雪夜" (in Chinese). 2014-12-03. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ^ "荷兰舞蹈治疗师Zvika Frank：女性解压适合用"舞蹈治疗"" (in Chinese). 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ^ "戏剧疗愈 Pesso派索心理剧工作坊（Zvika Frank） 已结束" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ^ a b "荷兰顶级舞蹈心理治疗师弗兰克做客北音大讲堂" (in Chinese). 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ^ a b "兹维卡 弗兰克（Zvika Frank）/Zvika" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ^ "ADTA Recognition Award Recipients". Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ^ "浙大MBA成功举行"对话著名心理学家——倾听身体答案，唤醒内在智慧讲座"" (in Chinese). 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ^ "关于举办辅导员舞动体验心理沙龙的通知" (in Chinese). 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2019-11-24.