"INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP IN
DANCE/MOVEMENT THERAPY"

Instructor:
Forest Franken, MA, MFA, BC-DMT

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 5 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.

application

 


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:

Saturday November 13th, 2010
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

 

Course Location:

Dominican University is located in the city of San Rafael,
12 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County, California.

Dominican University
Conlan Recreation Center
Dance Studio
1475 Grand Ave.
San Rafael, CA 94901

Map and directions to the campus can be found below:
Driving Directions | Campus Map

 



Course Registration and Fee:

Registration before or on October 15th: $100.00*
Registration after October 15th: $120.00

*a $50.00 deposit must be received to hold your space and is due by Oct. 15th

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 95473

Please make checks payable to:
Center For Movement Education And Research
For registration information or questions, please call:
(310) 600-0664

 




About the instructor:

Forest Franken, BC-DMT, MA, MFA

Forest Franken received both her M.A. in dance/movement therapy (1995) and her M.F.A. in choreography (2003) from UCLA. Her work as a dance/movement therapist spans thirteen years in inpatient psychiatric hospitals, intensive outpatient programs, and rehabilitation facilities with adolescents, adults, and seniors. Since 2001, she has worked at UCSF/Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital and Clinics. Her current focus involves the teaching of Authentic Movement with attention to the discipline as a vehicle for creative work and for containing and expressing life changes/losses related to the body.

 

 

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