This study introduced a new group recovery program combining dance movement therapy with evidence-based practices of recovery in mental health. Recovery-oriented dance movement therapy (RODMT) addresses core recovery topics using movement-based experiential activities for adults experiencing severe mental health conditions. Thus far, no published recovery-focused intervention has used embodied techniques and creative arts therapies methods as a primary tool for demonstrating and conveying central recovery principles to participants. This study aimed to evaluate RODMT’s suitability for recovery practice, comparing five RODMT groups with four active control groups who received an alternative recovery program in community-based psychiatric rehabilitation programs in Israel. All participants (N = 98) received 13 sessions that included three recovery topics: social support development, personal goal development, and stress management. Standardized measures for assessing participants’ perceptions of their recovery and activation level were administered pre-and post-intervention. Questionnaires about group content were administered throughout the intervention. Demographic variables were comparable between groups except for age. However, results showed no between-group differences in measures of recovery, engagement, and knowledge gained from group involvement. Because participation in RODMT yields similar results to the active control group, RODMT was found to be appropriate for supporting participants’ recovery process.

这项研究引入了一种新的团体康复计划，将舞蹈运动疗法与心理健康康复循证实践相结合。以康复为导向的舞蹈运动疗法 (RODMT) 使用基于运动的体验活动来解决核心康复主题，适用于经历严重心理健康状况的成年人。迄今为止，还没有已发表的以康复为重点的干预措施使用具体化技术和创造性艺术疗法作为向参与者展示和传达中心康复原则的主要工具。本研究旨在评估 RODMT 对康复实践的适用性，将五个 RODMT 组与四个在以色列社区精神康复计划中接受替代康复计划的积极对照组进行比较。所有参与者（N= 98) 接受了 13 个课程，其中包括三个恢复主题：社会支持发展、个人目标发展和压力管理。在干预前后实施了用于评估参与者对其恢复和激活水平的看法的标准化措施。在整个干预过程中对小组内容进行问卷调查。除年龄外，各组之间的人口统计学变量具有可比性。然而，结果显示在恢复、参与和从团体参与中获得的知识方面没有组间差异。由于参与 RODMT 产生与主动对照组相似的结果，因此发现 RODMT 适合支持参与者的恢复过程。