Suzanne Naville

Suzanne Naville

Suzanne Naville (born June 1, 1932 in Zurich ) is the founder of psychomotor therapy in Switzerland.

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Suzanne Naville grew up in Kilchberg near Zurich and attended the daughter school of the city of Zurich with a diploma in 1951.

This was followed by training at the Rhythmics Seminar 1950–1952 (Conservatory / Musikhochschule Zürich) with Mimi Scheiblauer and training in movement pedagogy (State Diploma SBTG 1953, Swiss Professional Association for Dance and Gymnastics) with Grete Luzi.

In 1966 she obtained the Diplôme de rééducateur de la Psychomotricité Université de Genève (Institut des Sciences de l'Éducation, Genève) in Geneva.

Suzanne Naville began her professional activity as a freelance movement pedagogue with children and adults (1950–1959) and expanded her work in the context of Pro Juventute courses in the curative education and therapeutic environment.

From 1959 the collaboration with Prof. Dr. Julian de Ajuriaguerra at the University of Geneva. Together they developed the clinical-diagnostic and practical professional basis for the development of psychomotor therapy in Switzerland. The research and publications of Prof. Dr. Julian de Ajuriaguerra from Paris and the psychomotor-oriented movement theory from Suzanne Naville complemented each other and enabled training at the University of Geneva in collaboration with the Service médico-pédagogique. This resulted in a university education and a new therapeutic profession within child and adolescent psychiatry.

From 1960 to 1970 she practiced as a psychomotor therapist in the institutions of the Service médico-pédagogique in Geneva, mainly in the Center d'Observation la Petite Ourse with behavioral children.

With the professional transfer of her husband to Zurich (1969), the introduction of psychomotor therapy began in German-speaking Switzerland. In 1969, in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Alfons Weber set up an outpatient clinic for psychomotor therapy in the child psychiatric department of the Children's Hospital Zurich.

From 1969 to 1971 she continued her work as a lecturer in Geneva.

In 1970, special training for psychomotor therapy was set up at the Curative Education Seminar in Zurich, today's Intercantonal University for Curative Education Zurich HfH, which she took over from 1970 to 1995. In addition to theoretical and practical basics, movement and music as well as precise observation and practical relevance were important. The experiences and the exchange with Mary Wigman , Kurt Jooss , Mimi Scheiblauer and Charlotte Pfeffer influenced her movement theory.

In 1972, together with the child psychiatrist Prof. Alfons Weber at the Children's Hospital in Zurich, she developed the Naville / Weber screening test, a preliminary assessment for paediatricians, speech therapists and curative teachers to record psychomotor disorders in children aged 6–8.

Through her collaboration with Kurt Pahlen , the founder of the Forum for Music and Movement on the Lenk, she met u. a. with Gerda Alexander (Eutonia), Trudi Schoop and John Graham (Gentle Dance) and brought them to the training for psychomotor therapy as lecturers.

In 1996 she was co-founder of the European Forum for Psychomotor Association in Strasbourg.

Between 1963 and 2007, Suzanne Naville was in demand as a speaker at many advanced training events and congresses in Germany and abroad. Her strength was to involve the audience with experiments. Her busy work abroad combined her with Ernst J. Kiphard and Marianne Frostig, among others .

Suzanne Naville with female students

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The extensive written documents by Suzanne Naville on the origin and development of psychomotor training and psychomotor therapy in Switzerland were organized by Vreni König in 2008 and handed over to the Gosteli Foundation .

A compilation of presentations, advanced training events in Switzerland and abroad as well as published specialist articles can be found on the homepage of appelsina pictures .

Movie

The documentary movement is more than movement - Suzanne Naville and the development of psychomotor therapy in Switzerland by Brigitte Wachter, Regula Burger and René Senn shows the roots from which psychomotor therapy grew and how Suzanne Naville created and developed the therapy and the Helped shape and shape his profession in Geneva and Zurich. The film was produced in 1995 by the Television University of Zurich on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the curative education seminar in Zurich.

Web links

• appelsina pictures distributes videos on the subject of psychomotor skills, with Suzanne Naville and Ernst J. Kiphard in the center
• Psychomotor screening test at the Federal Institute for Sport Science

Individual evidence

1. ↑ HfH-Intercantonal University for Curative Education: Suzanne Naville: Ways to Psychomotor Therapy - HfH - Intercantonal University for Curative Education. Retrieved on May 27, 2019 (Swiss Standard German). 
2. ^ Gosteli Foundation: Suzanne Naville private archive. (PDF) In: Archive on the history of the Swiss women's movement. Gosteli Foundation, accessed May 27, 2019 . 
3. ^ Lectures, advanced training events and conference contributions by Suzanne Naville in Switzerland. Retrieved May 27, 2019 . 
4. ^ Speeches, advanced training events and conference contributions by Suzanne Naville abroad. Retrieved May 27, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Technical literature and articles by Suzanne Naville. Retrieved May 27, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Film: Movement is more than just moving. Retrieved May 27, 2019 .