Overview

Trauma and the Moving Body

A Survivor-Centered, Polyvagal-informed approach to Dance/Movement Therapy

Our bodies are a sea change of movement, and this movement is a map that reflects our past and can guide emergent possibility. This 15-hour alternate route approved course provides a theoretical, neuro-physiological, contemplative introduction to the use of dance movement therapy with survivors of trauma, and as a practice of self compassion and self respect for therapists. The emphasis of this class is client-therapist co-regulation as both a self-care and a clinical skill that supports DMT’s ability to support clients through their own restorative process. Drawing from an embodied, contemplative human rights framework (Polyvagal-informed Dance/Movement Therapy©), empowerment and developing a reciprocal alliance are primary themes of this course. This equally experiential and theoretical class also provides participants with a practical and applicable introduction and overview to using DMT in work with survivors of trauma, as well as for therapists own resilience and well-being. The course teaches DMT practices to support safety and stability in the reciprocal therapeutic relationship. A contemporary phasic approach to working with complex trauma provides the foundation for course material.

Workshop Schedule:

Fri, March 20: 6pm – 9pm

Sat, March 21: 3pm – 7pm

Sun, March 22: 9am – 6pm (1 hour break)

For further information contact:

Alexandra Zaslav <dmtcoordinator92y@gmail.com>

Please register early as there is a limit on the number of students.

Upon completion of the course, students who do the required assignments will be eligible to receive 15 hours of Alternate Route credit toward the R-DMT.