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University of Roehampton: Dance Movement Psychotherapy
| Institution | University of Roehampton View institution profile |
|---|---|
| Department | Psychology |
| Web | www.roehampton.ac.uk |
| postgradadmissions@roehampton.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | 020 8392 3314 |
| Study type | Taught |
Summary
This course is designed for people who have prior dance experience and professional or volunteering experience with people in need, and would like to practise as a dance movement psychotherapist.
Dance movement psychotherapy is a relational process in which a client and therapist engage in an empathetic creative process using body movement and dance to assist the integration of emotional, cognitive, physical, social and spiritual aspects of self. We believe that focusing on the creative potential of individuals in a relationship creates a sound ethical basis for psychotherapeutic work.
You will be taught by leading experts who will equip you with the skills, experience, and confidence to work as a dance movement psychotherapist. All graduating students are eligible to apply for registration with the Association for Dance Movement Psychotherapy (ADMP UK). Graduates often create their own positions; facilitating dance movement psychotherapy sessions within settings including: social services; special needs; schools; psychiatry; probationary and rehabilitation units; forensic psychiatry.
The course offers opportunities for you to explore and expand movement preferences, ways of interacting with others, belief systems, prejudices and values. Emphasis is placed on development of your own style as a dance movement psychotherapist. You also have the opportunity to perform and exhibit your ongoing work in a yearly Arts Therapies exhibition.
The MA in DMP benefits from tutors’ practice-based research, and the Centre for International Research in the Arts and Pay Therapies (CIRAPT). This valuable research base feeds directly in teaching.
The programme ethos emphasises a critical consideration of different descriptions and explanations of bodies, human systems and therapeutic practices in different places and times. In the context of an individual student's experiences, beliefs, values and different 'cultures', our teaching actively promotes a participatory ethic, self-reflexive practices and the ability for critical reflection on: creative processes, intersubjectivity and the construction of social and power differentials, in learning and in psychotherapy.
MA
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | All eligible applicants to the programme will be interviewed/auditioned by the Programme Coordinator with Programme staff. Selection will be based on the following admissions criteria: Applicants will normally be required to hold a good second-class honours degree (or above); in most cases this will be in a dance-related discipline or a clinically related discipline such as Dance, Psychology, Mental Health (Psychiatric) Nursing, or Social Work etc. Alternatively graduate level professional qualifications in appropriate disciplines such as Dance, Drama, Performing Arts, Occupational Therapy, Probation Officers or Social Work, are also accepted. Applicants must attend an admissions day which includes experiential work and an interview, or a skype interview for international applicants. Applicants will be expected to have prior appropriate clinical experience of having worked within a setting and with clients appropriate to the programme. Normally applicants will be expected to have a minimum of 1 year prior clinical experience. This might include working with children, adults or older adults in the areas of learning disabilities, mental health, hospice care, dementia care, neuro-disability, homelessness, addictions etc (this is not an exhaustive list). This work can be on a voluntary or employed basis. It is expected that applicants will have prior movement and dance movement experience either having worked professionally in a dance movement/performance context or having practiced continuously for a minimum of 2 years prior to training. Knowledge and experience of at least two dance movement techniques/styles is required. Applicants will be required to supply two completed references within their application; normally one of these should be able to comment on the applicant’s academic suitability and the other the applicant’s clinical suitability for the programme. In addition to these requirements, all students must be prepared to enter mandatory on-going personal therapy for the duration of the programme. All applicants’ movement capacity will be ascertained as part of the interview. We also offer 20 week evening foundation courses which provide a broad oultine and introduction in the arts and play therapies. Personal Statement The personal statement is also an indication of how well you express yourself in writing and helps us to identify any needs for specific support and development before or during the programme. Applicants are advised to read the programme information booklet (available on the website) thoroughly prior to submitting their application form. |
| Location | Whitelands College Holybourne Avenue London SW15 4JD |
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | All eligible applicants to the programme will be interviewed/auditioned by the Programme Coordinator with Programme staff. Selection will be based on the following admissions criteria: Applicants will normally be required to hold a good second-class honours degree (or above); in most cases this will be in a dance-related discipline or a clinically related discipline such as Dance, Psychology, Mental Health (Psychiatric) Nursing, or Social Work etc. Alternatively graduate level professional qualifications in appropriate disciplines such as Dance, Drama, Performing Arts, Occupational Therapy, Probation Officers or Social Work, are also accepted. Applicants must attend an admissions day which includes experiential work and an interview, or a skype interview for international applicants. Applicants will be expected to have prior appropriate clinical experience of having worked within a setting and with clients appropriate to the programme. Normally applicants will be expected to have a minimum of 1 year prior clinical experience. This might include working with children, adults or older adults in the areas of learning disabilities, mental health, hospice care, dementia care, neuro-disability, homelessness, addictions etc (this is not an exhaustive list). This work can be on a voluntary or employed basis. It is expected that applicants will have prior movement and dance movement experience either having worked professionally in a dance movement/performance context or having practiced continuously for a minimum of 2 years prior to training. Knowledge and experience of at least two dance movement techniques/styles is required. Applicants will be required to supply two completed references within their application; normally one of these should be able to comment on the applicant’s academic suitability and the other the applicant’s clinical suitability for the programme. In addition to these requirements, all students must be prepared to enter mandatory on-going personal therapy for the duration of the programme. All applicants’ movement capacity will be ascertained as part of the interview. We also offer 20 week evening foundation courses which provide a broad oultine and introduction in the arts and play therapies. Personal Statement The personal statement is also an indication of how well you express yourself in writing and helps us to identify any needs for specific support and development before or during the programme. Applicants are advised to read the programme information booklet (available on the website) thoroughly prior to submitting their application form. |
| Location | Whitelands College Holybourne Avenue London SW15 4JD |
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | All eligible applicants to the programme will be interviewed/auditioned by the Programme Coordinator with Programme staff. Selection will be based on the following admissions criteria: Applicants will normally be required to hold a good second-class honours degree (or above); in most cases this will be in a dance-related discipline or a clinically related discipline such as Dance, Psychology, Mental Health (Psychiatric) Nursing, or Social Work etc. Alternatively graduate level professional qualifications in appropriate disciplines such as Dance, Drama, Performing Arts, Occupational Therapy, Probation Officers or Social Work, are also accepted. Applicants must attend an admissions day which includes experiential work and an interview, or a skype interview for international applicants. Applicants will be expected to have prior appropriate clinical experience of having worked within a setting and with clients appropriate to the programme. Normally applicants will be expected to have a minimum of 1 year prior clinical experience. This might include working with children, adults or older adults in the areas of learning disabilities, mental health, hospice care, dementia care, neuro-disability, homelessness, addictions etc (this is not an exhaustive list). This work can be on a voluntary or employed basis. It is expected that applicants will have prior movement and dance movement experience either having worked professionally in a dance movement/performance context or having practiced continuously for a minimum of 2 years prior to training. Knowledge and experience of at least two dance movement techniques/styles is required. Applicants will be required to supply two completed references within their application; normally one of these should be able to comment on the applicant’s academic suitability and the other the applicant’s clinical suitability for the programme. In addition to these requirements, all students must be prepared to enter mandatory on-going personal therapy for the duration of the programme. All applicants’ movement capacity will be ascertained as part of the interview. We also offer 20 week evening foundation courses which provide a broad oultine and introduction in the arts and play therapies. Personal Statement The personal statement is also an indication of how well you express yourself in writing and helps us to identify any needs for specific support and development before or during the programme. Applicants are advised to read the programme information booklet (available on the website) thoroughly prior to submitting their application form. |
| Location | Whitelands College Holybourne Avenue London SW15 4JD |
Fees
| England | 9130 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 9130 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 9130 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 9130 GBP for Year 1 |
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | All eligible applicants to the programme will be interviewed/auditioned by the Programme Coordinator with Programme staff. Selection will be based on the following admissions criteria: Applicants will normally be required to hold a good second-class honours degree (or above); in most cases this will be in a dance-related discipline or a clinically related discipline such as Dance, Psychology, Mental Health (Psychiatric) Nursing, or Social Work etc. Alternatively graduate level professional qualifications in appropriate disciplines such as Dance, Drama, Performing Arts, Occupational Therapy, Probation Officers or Social Work, are also accepted. Applicants must attend an admissions day which includes experiential work and an interview, or a skype interview for international applicants. Applicants will be expected to have prior appropriate clinical experience of having worked within a setting and with clients appropriate to the programme. Normally applicants will be expected to have a minimum of 1 year prior clinical experience. This might include working with children, adults or older adults in the areas of learning disabilities, mental health, hospice care, dementia care, neuro-disability, homelessness, addictions etc (this is not an exhaustive list). This work can be on a voluntary or employed basis. It is expected that applicants will have prior movement and dance movement experience either having worked professionally in a dance movement/performance context or having practiced continuously for a minimum of 2 years prior to training. Knowledge and experience of at least two dance movement techniques/styles is required. Applicants will be required to supply two completed references within their application; normally one of these should be able to comment on the applicant’s academic suitability and the other the applicant’s clinical suitability for the programme. In addition to these requirements, all students must be prepared to enter mandatory on-going personal therapy for the duration of the programme. All applicants’ movement capacity will be ascertained as part of the interview. We also offer 20 week evening foundation courses which provide a broad oultine and introduction in the arts and play therapies. Personal Statement The personal statement is also an indication of how well you express yourself in writing and helps us to identify any needs for specific support and development before or during the programme. Applicants are advised to read the programme information booklet (available on the website) thoroughly prior to submitting their application form. |
| Location | Whitelands College Holybourne Avenue London SW15 4JD |
Fees
| England | 6332 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 6332 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 6332 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 6332 GBP for Year 1 |
University of Roehampton
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