The Department of Health, Wellbeing and the Family in collaboration with The Dance Voice Education and Therapy Centre in Bristol are delighted to offer this innovative new programme which provides graduates with an incremental route to career progression within the sphere of Dance Movement Therapy. Students will have the opportunity to build on their previous educational studies through a challenging educational and practice experience, which combines applied theoretical concepts with practice placements. This grounded approach allows the acquisition and integration of knowledge and skills for practice.
There is rapidly increasing recognition of the positive impact that art therapies have on people’s health especially within the areas of mental health and dementia. Requests for trained and experienced professionals in Dance Movement Therapists are increasing, following the advent of HPC registration for Dance Movement Therapy as a state registered profession (anticipated to be in place by 2008) and the successful integration of Dance Movement Therapists. Completion of the PG Diploma and Masters stages allow qualification and licence to practice with the Association for Dance Movement Therapy (ADMT UK), in alignment with Health Professions Council.
Programme StructureStudents will progress through the Masters towards an award in stages. All modules are compulsory
Stage 1, Postgraduate Certificate in Dance Movement: The Therapeutic Process
3 Modules (60 credits):
Orientation to Dance Movement Psychotherapy in Humanistic, Person-Centred Practice
The Moving Body in Dance Movement Psychotherapy
Developmental Psychology - external and internal influences on health and wellbeing
Stage 2, Postgraduate Diploma in Dance Movement Psychotherapy
3 Modules (60 credits):
Professional Practice as a Dance Movement Therapist
Movement Observation and Interventions
The Autonomous, Research- Based Practitioner
Students exiting with a Postgraduate diploma are eligible to apply for registration as a Dance Movement Therapist
Stage 3, MA Dance Movement Psychotherapy
3 modules (60 credits)
Developing a Research Proposal OR Developing a Research Proposal: Critical Evaluation of Professional Practice. (20 credits)
Research Dissertation (2x 20 = 40credits)
Students exiting with the MA are eligible to apply for registration as a Dance Movement Therapist
Applicants should normally possess:
First Degree – honours: range of subject areas relevant (e.g. dance, psychology, education, childhood studies) with normally 1st class or second class degree,
or have a recognized academic professional qualification in a health related field such as Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Counselling, with additional evidence of ability to study at Postgraduate level.
In exceptional circumstances candidates with significant experience of working in this field who produce a satisfactory portfolio of evidence demonstrating their ability to study at this level, may be accepted.
All candidates will be expected to:
have experience of at least one dance or movement form
have personal maturity commensurate with training as a therapist
demonstrate the ability to use dance and/or movement expressively at audition
demonstrate the ability to study at M level during interview with DVET, Bristol.
have an enhanced CRB clearance
where English is not a first language students should have an IELTS of 7.5 or above Refer to www.canterbury.ac.uk For an explanation of qualifications, have a look at our IAG page on this site www.creativeway.org.uk/quals.
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