Teach sign language to the chorus. Depending on the functioning level of the patients, sign language could also be taught to the verses. Create a worksheet using the main words from the song. The patients can fill in the blanks with a goal or a wish that is appropriate for their lives. Responses can be discussed with the group.
Clients pair up and touch other partner's hands.
Now clients are meeting each other and must continue to do this while moving. Move around the room-up and down to the floor, into the center and out to the edges, and moving creatively. All the while, clients must be meeting each other and finding ways to meet both partners needs for movement and expression. Therapist turns music on and clients move individually, expressively around the room to the music. On cue, one partner will resist the movement of the other partner.