Applications Open!
Deadline for applying for 2020 Certificate in DMT is 25th November, 2019. Scroll down this page for link to ‘Apply now’. If you have already completed the Foundation Module, your application deadline is 18th October.
Dates for 2020 Certificate:
27-29 March: Module 2 Systems of Nonverbal Movement Observation
22-24 May: Module 3 DMT with Children & Adolescents
17-19 July: Module 4 Therapeutic Processes in DMT
11-13 September: Module 5 Clinical Methods in DMT
20-22 November: Module 6 Further Applications
Who is this for?
This Certificate is designed for those who are interested in developing skills to work in the field of Dance Movement Therapy in the future, or those who would like to integrate therapeutic dance into an existing related Profession such as Counselling, Psychotherapy, Psychology, Teaching, Occupational Therapy, or Physiotherapy. It is also ideal for Arts Therapy Trainees who wish to specialise in Dance Movement Therapy as part of their training.
Course Content
The Course will be experiential in nature, utilising current DMT practice and tools to develop embodied skills and understanding. This experiential learning will be supported by a strong theoretical base, provided through lectures, tutorials, coursework and readings throughout the year. Graduates will be eligible to apply for Associate Membership with DTAA (Dance Therapy Association of Australasia).
Training modules will be taught by experienced Dance Movement Therapists, and will include Guest Presenters who are experts in the field of Dance Movement Therapy, both Nationally and Internationally.
History
In 2014, Senior Dance Therapists working with Dance Therapy NZ established a Training Programme in DMT that is offered independently but in close relationship with DTNZ. The next intake for the Certificate Training in Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) will begin in November 2019. The Certificate will be offered in a format enabling long distance students to participate in the Training.
Prerequisites
If you would like to apply for the Certificate, please register for and attend the Foundation Module: Fundamentals of Dance Movement Therapy (DMT).
You may then apply for the Certificate after completing this module if you choose to.
This Foundation Module serves as a base for the rest of the Certificate training, which will be delivered in an intensive weekend format Friday-Sunday in five additional modules in 2020. In addition, 6 evening tutorials will be offered between the modules, and can be attended in person or via online video access. Each student will participate in a Fieldwork Placement during the year, to observe and assist in a Dance Movement Therapy setting to gain practical experience and apply their learning. The Certificate consists of 160 contact hours.
Registration for the Foundation Module is now open. If you have attended the Foundation Module you are ready to apply for the Full Certificate.
Schedule for training modules is Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 9.30am-5pm & Sunday 9.30am-5.00pm (except for Foundation Module). Location: Endeavour Street, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland.
DMT Certificate Training Modules:
This weekend training will introduce participants to foundational skills and practices in the field of Dance Movement Therapy. The weekend will be highly experiential, with many opportunities to experience a variety of DMT approaches firsthand. Relevant theory and concepts will be presented to support the experiential learning. You will also have a chance to see some DMT in action via video presentations of work with clients, to have a glimpse of where this work may lead you! A wonderful opportunity to gain a fuller understanding of the field, and if it is the direction you want to head in. For Professionals working in a variety of therapeutic fields, this training will give you a grounding in movement based therapy and support your integration of some basic DMT tools into existing work.
- Overview of DMT Development
- Chacean Approach
- Janet Adler
- Laban
- Bartentieff/BMC/Developmental Movement
- Blanche Evans
- Alma Hawkins
- Trudi Schoop
- DMT Concepts
- Mirroring
- DMT applications/populations
- Anatomy & Constructional kinesiology
- Laban Movement Analysis (LMA)
- Bartenieff Fundamentals
- Movement observation
- Kestenberg Movement Profile (KMP)
- Witnessing practice
- Ways of Seeing Approach
- Neurological disorders eg. Autism
- Work in schools
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Parent/child work
- Physical disabilities
- Cognitive/developmental delays
- Motor & movement development
- Working with groups: (tools & Session planning)
- Use of dance forms in DMT
- The therapeutic relationship
- Transference countertransference
- Witnessing/attunement
- Psychotherapeutic aspects of DMT
- Authentic Movement
- Adult populations
- Assessment Tools
- Laban
- KMP
- Movement observation: Level 2
- Ways of Seeing: Level 2
- Therapeutic goal planning
- Intervention approaches
- Review
- Ethics
- Clinical applications
- Professional practice
- DMT in Australasia
- Additional approaches
Fundamentals of DMT: Foundation Module 1
In November 2019, a 2-day DMT Foundational Training Module will be offered, followed by five 3-day intensive training modules in Dance Movement Therapy in 2020. These modules are part of a year long Certificate in Dance Movement Therapy.
The foundation module (offered 2/3 November 2019: Saturday & Sunday 9.30am-5.00pm) can be attended as a ‘one off’ workshop without any prior experience (register above). This weekend training will introduce participants to foundational skills and practices in the field of Dance Movement Therapy. The weekend will be highly experiential, with many opportunities to experience a variety of DMT approaches firsthand. Relevant theory and concepts will be presented to support the experiential learning.
You will also have a chance to see some DMT in action via video presentations of work with clients, to have a glimpse of where this work may lead you! A wonderful opportunity to gain a fuller understanding of the field, and if it is the direction you want to head in. For Professionals working in a variety of therapeutic fields, this training will give you a grounding in movement based therapy and support your integration of some basic DMT tools into existing work.
If you are interested in applying for the Certificate, please register for and attend the Foundation Module. Then you may apply for the 2020 Certificate after completing this module if you choose to. In some circumstances such as for International Students, we will consider an application prior to completing the Foundation Module.
Advanced Clinical Practicum
Offered in 2021: For those who have completed the Certificate in Dance Movement Therapy and wish to go on to develop further skills in working with groups and/or to practice individual DMT, an Advanced Clinical Practicum in DMT may be offered.
Students will work independently with their chosen population in their local area, with monthly seminars from International DMT experts, plus extensive external supervision to support their learning and integration of DMT Clinical and/or Community-based Practice.
Structure of the Practicum in 2021:
- February-December 2021, 160 hours total
- Primary Trainers: Christina Devereaux (Professor in DMT, Antioch University, New Hampshire, USA) & Joan Wittig (Head of Pratt Institute DMT Masters, Brooklyn, New York)
- Supported by Jacquelyn Wan, Connor Kelly, Anne Hurst and/or Anaia Treefoot
- Monthly seminars: 8 half day seminars with International Dance Movement Therapy experts (via online video conferencing) & two full weekend in person seminars in Auckland (Sat/Sun)
- Monthly supervision group: Auckland based or online options (up to 5 students per group)
- Supervised placement with chosen population: 70 hours = approx 2 hours per week
- Small movement study groups (to meet and practice with 2-3 peers, 4 x year minimum, 8 hours total), can be done online/distance.
- Small training group size: limited to 10 students
- Can be done via distance learning with only 2 Auckland visits during the year so ideal for those living outside of Auckland or even outside of New Zealand
- Prerequisite: Dipoma in Dance Movement Therapy (to be completed by July 1, 2021). Students who have prior experience or training in the area of Dance Movement Therapy may also apply.
- Deadline for applications: Monday 1st October, 2020.
Seminar topics will include:
- Advanced movement observation
- Anatomy & physiology for DMT
- Advanced topics in theoretical foundations
- Psychological and psychotherapeutic aspects of DMT
- Advanced clinical skill building
- Neurological approaches in DMT
- Advanced topics in adult populations
- Advanced topics in child populations
- Current trends and approaches in DMT
- Advanced seminar in special populations
- Critical thinking and research perspectives in DMT practice
Seminar teaching approach will combine:
- Experientials
- Video observation
- Lecture & discussion
- Case presentation
- Theoretical reading
- Discussion
Plus in person seminars will offer additional:
- Embodied experience
- Small group practice
- Opportunities to facilitate with feedback
- Case presentation & discussion
Dates 2021:
1st Semester:
Saturdays 9-11am & 11.30am-1.30pm
- February (online)
- March (online)
- April (online)
- May (online)
- June (in person, Auckland, 9.30am-5pm)
2nd Semester:
Saturdays 9-11am & 11.30am-1.30pm
- August (online)
- September (online)
- October (online)
- November (online)
- December (in person, Auckland, 9.30am-5pm)
Online Supervision Groups OR Auckland Supervision Group:
These will be held monthly with options of Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday evening (this will be the same throughout the year).
Tuition fees:
$3,995 for 8 half day seminars, 2 full weekend seminars, monthly supervision group sessions, optional small group movement practice groups, readings, assignment feedback & placement support.
If you would like to enroll, a non-refundable $995 deposit is due Friday 12th October. The balance of tuition fees ($3,000) will be due Monday 10th December, 2020.
Professional Membership
After completing the Diploma in Dance Movement Therapy and the Supervised Clinical Practicum, graduates will be eligible to apply for Professional Membership with DTAA (Dance Therapy Association of Australasia) as a Provisional Member. By that stage graduates will be able to work independently in the field of Dance Movement Therapy, gaining Full Professional Membership with DTAA once reaching required supervised work experience hours.
Tuition Fees for Certificate in DMT Training
Foundation Module 1 (please register for this as a one-off workshop before deciding to apply for the full Certificate):
$345 Regular Rate
$295 Early Bird (if paid by 1st September)
Certificate Tuition Fees 2020 are below (includes Modules 2-6 Fri-Sun, tutorials, assignments, placement, readings etc).
$3,590 Full Fees (due 13th January, 2020)
$3,290 Early Bird Fees (due 6th December, 2019)
A $995 deposit is due before 1st December to hold your space once you have been accepted.
Applications for the Full Certificate close 25th November, 2019.
Tuition Fees for Advanced Clinical Practicum
$3,995
Non refundable deposit of $995 due 12th Oct
Balance due 10th Dec 2018
2 full weekend seminars, 8 half-day live video online seminars with International Dance Therapy experts, monthly supervision group, Placement, Assignments, etc.