Theory and Practice of DMT 1: Theoretical origins, PY-6806, Section B, 2-credits, June 24 - 28, 2020 

5-day Schedule

This course will be held at the dance studio on the campus of Antioch University New England from Wednesday, June 24 to Sunday, June 28.

Morning Session 9:00 am - 12:00 pm  

Afternoon Session 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Instructor

Chevon Stewart BC-DMT, LCSW is core faculty and low residency Dance/Movement Therapy Certificate Coordinator at Antioch University New  England. She has worked  in community mental health, school based mental health, and forensic mental health settings in California and New York. She has also volunteered as a dance/movement therapist co-facilitating creative art therapy camp for survivors of sexual violence in Kenya. She is enjoys working across the life span with individuals who have experienced trauma.  She received the Innovative Cultural Advocacy Fellowship through the Caribbean Cultural Center for the African Diaspora in 2017. Her research interests are the African Diaspora, trauma survivors, pedagogy, adolescents, and anti-oppressive practices. She currently enjoys the embodied research processes which include dancing, moving, and writing poetry.

Guest Speakers

Tomoyo Kawano, PhD, BC-DMT, NCC, LCAT is Program Director and Assistant Professor in the Dance/Movement Therapy program at Antioch University New England. Her clinical and supervisory experience as a dance/movement therapist includes working with acute inpatient psychiatric adults, inner-city teenagers, immigrant children of refugees, teenage sex offenders, and victims of domestic/partner violence. She has two primary areas of research interests. One is dance epistemology: to better understand the potential for deeper knowledge discovery through the body and dance. Another is in diversity, inclusion, and power-oppression dynamics; focusing on formalizing their explication in the curricula. She is the faculty advisor for the Justice Leadership Council.

Kim Burden, MA, LCMHC, LCAT, BC-DMT, RDT/BCT, CP
Adjunct professor at Antioch University New England and completed the BodyMind Centering™ practitioner  program with Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen in 1994. She is interested in the interface of all the arts in the healing and growth process and is passionate about the power of play, improvisation, and spontaneity. She is currently investigating the application of African Shamanic practice for use in multimodal expressive arts and dance/movement therapy. Kim maintains a private practice in body-centered therapies and healing arts in Keene, NH, where she specializes in women’s issues, LGBTQ concerns, eating disorders, anxiety, identity and lifespan issues, and developmental disabilities. She has practiced Hatha and Kundalini Yoga for many years, plays tabla with a local Kirtan band, studies and performs classical and operatic vocal music, and loves contemporary hula hoop dance.

Danielle Fitzpatrick, MA, BC-DMT
Adjunct faculty member at Antioch University New England, as well as an alumna of the Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling Program. Having served the geriatric population for over 15 years, her primary focus is on the use of group dance/movement therapy to bring vitality and connection to those in the nursing home environment. Danielle has been exploring the potential for rhythmic, nonverbal communication to create a bridge to those with dementia. She delights in inspiring the joy of movement and creative dance with children of all ages and abilities in preschools, public schools, special education settings and the studio environment. In addition to her work as a dance/movement therapist, she is currently the Director of Young Arts at a nonprofit arts education center in Keene, NH.

Withdrawing
To withdraw from a course, you must put your request to be withdrawn in writing at the Student Services Office, or via your Antioch email account, otherwise you will be liable for full-tuition. Submit your email withdraw request to the Registrar’s Office at registrar@antioch.edu

Refund Policy
If there is no space for you in the course(s) of your choice and you choose not to be placed on the waiting list, you are entitled to a full refund. Similarly, if the course you are registered for is cancelled by Antioch University, you will receive a full refund. Otherwise the amount of your refund depends upon the length of the course and the date you withdraw. If written notice is received by the registrar's office two days or more in advance of the class start date then 100% refund will be made.  If written notice is received by the registrar's office 1 day or less before the start of the class, then no refund will be given. 

Credits and Transcripts

PY-6806, Theory and Practice of DMT 1: Theoretical Orientation, is offered for 2-credits of graduate education.  Official transcripts maybe requested for those who successfully complete the course.Transcripts are available through the National Student Clearinghouse www.getmytranscript.com, Select Antioch University and you will be guided through the step-by-step process.

January Workshop - Dance/Movement Therapy: An Introduction

A 3-day workshop Dance/Movement Therapy: An Introduction is held each January.  This workshops also provides an introduction to the field of Dance/Movment Therapy for those interested in exploring the field as a possible career. It is not available for graduate education, but a certificate of participation.  More information