Saturday, April 17, 2021 • 10:30 AM – 6:00 PM Eastern Time
Virtual “doors open” at 10:15 AM
$150 for 6 Contact Hours of NBCC Credits
$125 for Carolina Chapter members / $75 for students
We are movement. In the words of somatics innovator Emilie Conrad, “Movement is not something we do. It’s who we are.” The body, an ongoing sea-change of movement, speaks through breath, posture, muscle tone, movement patterns and moving narratives. Life experience shapes these movements; stress, fear and trauma can force us into shapes that are not our own.
This one-day workshop on Polyvagal-informed Dance/Movement Therapy is an embodied introduction to the effects of traumatic experiences on the human body and our human experiences — from the individual to the collective. A combination of basic theory, neuro-scientific evidence and rich, varied somatic, movement, rhythm and dance-based experientials will support participants to integrate this trauma-informed wisdom into their work. Theory and experiential processes will be contextualized through case examples illustrating this work in a human rights framework to support survivors of relational, complex, and collective trauma through an empowerment-based reciprocal alliance.
Who should attend?
Dance/Movement Therapists, Expressive Arts Therapists, Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, and other mental health practitioners
What can I expect to learn?
- Participants will be able to describe the core theoretical principles of Polyvagal-informed DMT.
- Participants will be able to describe the pathways of engagement and reciprocal alliance.
- Participants will be able to apply at least 5 Polyvagal-informed DMT practices for self-compassion and for client stabilization.
Schedule
Format will combine discussion and experiential
10:15 am – 10:30 am Attendance, gathering, housekeeping
10:30 am – 1:30 pm Morning session
1:30 pm – 2:45 pm Lunch break on your own
2:45 pm – 5:45 pm Afternoon session
5:45 pm – 6:00 pm Evaluations
NBCC contact hours awarded to those with 100% active and full participation.
A special thank you goes to the Carolina Chapter of the American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA) for coordinating this workshop.