INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP IN
DANCE/MOVEMENT THERAPY
Instructors:
Pamela Fairweather, ADTR, NCC
Berti Klein , MA, MCAT, MSS, ADTR, NCC
This workshop is intended for individuals who would like an introduction to the basic concepts of dance/movement therapy. Students, dancers, therapists, and those interested in the transformative elements of creative movement experience are welcome. No prior movement experience is necessary. This course meets the qualifications for 7 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (Provider #3888).
Course Description:
This day long workshop will introduce participants to dance/movement
therapy as a creative arts therapy modality. The history of the field
will be discussed along with the major tenets of mind/body integration,
nonverbal communication and emotional expressive movement. The process
of finding personal meaning in thoughtful embodied experience will be
explored through movement experientials, lecture presentations and educational
films.
Course Goals:
| 1) |
Participants will be presented with a general
overview of the field. |
| 2) |
Participants will engage in movement experiences
that highlight basic   dance/movement
therapy concepts. |
| 3) |
Participants will learn
how emotional experiences impact body functioning. |
| 4) |
Participants will increase awareness of their
non-verbal expressive style. |
Course Date and Time:
--- To Be Announced ---
Course Location:
Loyola Marymount University
Burns Fine Arts Center
1 LMU Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Click here for directions
Course Registration and Fee:
The fee for this course is
$175.00
(A $75.00 deposit must be received to hold your
space in the course.)
Refund Policy :
A course fee deposit is due at the time an application
is submitted.
The deposit holds your place in the course. Deposits not used for a given course
may be applied to other courses, but are not refunded for lack of attendance.
If a course is cancelled, your deposit will be returned. CMER reserves the right
to cancel classes due to insufficient registration. Final decisions regarding
the status of each class are usually made two weeks before the scheduled start
date. Before making flight arrangements, please contact CMER to be sure enough
people have registered for the course.
To register, simply download the the course enrollment form found at the link at the top of this page and mail it, along with your deposit, to the following address:
C.M.E.R.
P.O. Box 2001 • Sebastopol, CA 95472
Please make checks payable to:
Center For Movement Education And Research
For registration information or questions, please call:
(310) 477-9535
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About the instructors: is a member of the Academy of Dance Therapists Registered, a National Certified Counselor, and the C.M.E.R. Director of Dance/Movement Therapy. Pamela was a core faculty member in the UCLA Graduate Dance/Movement Therapy Program and she held faculty positions in the CSULB Dance and Educational Psychology Departments while teaching nonverbal communication and theories of mind/body integration. She has been an invited guest lecturer and presenter for colleges, conferences and institutes and has worked clinically with children, adolescents, adults and seniors. Her professional service involved membership on the Board of Directors of the American Dance Therapy Association, as the Chair of Education, Research and Practice, and membership on the Editorial Board of the Arts in Psychotherapy Journal. Her publications can be found in the American Journal of Dance Therapy and the Arts in Psychotherapy Journal. |
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Berti Klein, MA, MCAT, MSS, ADTR, NCC Berti Klein has spent over 35 years studying and facilitating many aspects of dance, movement, dance/movement therapy, counseling, bodywork, meditation, and the body-mind-emotion-spirit relationship. She holds five Masters degrees and will receive a Doctorate in Spiritual Science in June, 2009. Additionally, she has a background in Nurturing Touch having studied CranioSacral, Polarity, Oriental Medicine, Shiatsu, and Chi Gong. Ms. Klein has facilitated dance/movement therapy in many types of health and healing centers, businesses, and other organizations, with children, adults and geriatric populations. She also has worked in elementary schools with children, teachers, staff and parents. Berti has supervised many students in various fields and currently consults and has a private practice in Santa Monica, California including working with terminally ill clients and their caretakers. Her teaching career has included courses at Yale University, University of Santa Monica, Hahnemann Medical University and the National University of Mexico while having presented workshops, trainings, classes and seminars throughout the United States, Europe and Latin America. |
