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Queen Margaret University offers UK’s first
M.Sc. in Dance Movement Psychotherapy
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh is the first University in the UK to offer a Masters in Science (MSc) in Dance Movement Psychotherapy in the UK.
The course will offer a professional qualification for a unique form of psychotherapy which uses movement and dance as a means of communication.
Dr Vicky Karkou, programme leader for the new course, explained: “Dance Movement Psychotherapy is used as a treatment for people who are emotionally distressed or are socially deprived, and for those who experience physical or mental illness or disability."
She continued: “The course is ideally suited to people with strong dance or movement background and who have experience of working in mental health, social work, education or related fields.”
This new programme, which combines academic study with both clinical placements and dance/movement work, places emphasis on the development of strong movement observation skills.
Vicky concluded: “People from around the world who enjoy dance as an expressive art form and who really want to work with and support people, be it young and old, to resolve their difficulties, will find this course hugely rewarding. There is a growing interest in Dance Movement Psychotherapy and practices that address both the body and the mind. Successful graduates from this programme can become dance/movement psychotherapy specialists in the NHS, schools, social services, or the voluntary sector."
Additional Information about the Course
The MSc can be studied full-time over two years or part-time over three years
For more information about this course readers should see:
www.qmu.ac.uk/Dance_Movement_Psychotherapy.htm or contact Admissions at Queen Margaret University on Tel: +44 (0)131 474 0000 or Email: admissions@qmu.ac.uk
For further media information please contact Lynne Russell, Press and PR Officer, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, tel: 0131 474 0000, mob: 07711 011 239.
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COUNCIL MEETINGS
Did you know that any member of ADMT UK can attend Council Meetings?
Council Meetings:
28th June Siobhan Davies Dance Studios, St. Gorge's Road, London
Meetings are held every three months, full details of dates, times and venue can be found in the e-motion newsletter, which is to be posted on the web from Summer edition 2007 onwards.
Since July 1999 ADMT UK Executive Council has appointed Accreditation Panels to evaluate, and accredit where appropriate, DMT Post Graduate Masters level courses across the UK. So far the 2 courses accredited by ADMT UK are at Goldsmiths University of London and Roehampton University. Both courses qualify graduates with an MA. The Criteria for Registration is available on the website for public perusal. It is updated regularly in line with Health Professions Council (HPC) standards and Higher Education reviews and funding issues. The 2 courses train students to a level of competence that allows them to gain entry to the profession as a Registered Dance Movement Therapist (RDMT) on graduation. For this process to take place automatically the student must be registered as a Student Member with their professional body i.e. ADMT UK. This is an expectation that is common to all professions. Council re-opened the Grandparent Route in 2003 for those practitioners who have been working as a Dance Movement Therapist prior to accredited trainings in the UK and also for qualified DMTs from abroad who wish to practice in this country. ADMT UK also operates a Senior Registration system (SrDMT) that qualifies a DMT who has at least three years supervised practice and continued personal therapy to offer Private Practice and Supervision. The Register of Senior Practitioners will be posted on the web in April 2007 for students and the general public to access for therapy and supervision services.
The application to HPC for State Regulation and Registration with this body was made in March 2004. We are awaiting the Department of Health to undertake a Public Consultation before our professional titles are protected and we are fully included in the HPC. The titles that we proposed are Dance Movement Therapist and Movement Psychotherapist.
Please contact ADMT UK NOW if you are interested in REGISTERING .
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