I met Peter* in 1970, while earning my Master’s degree in Speech and Language Pathology at Emerson College in Boston,...
Archive for month: April 2015
Dance: Positively Changing Lives of Urban Youth–An ADTA Talk
Utilizing Dance to Empower Youth In this ADTA Talk, Dr. Charné Furcron, LPC, BC-DMT, BCC, ACS, discusses and embodies the...
Will I Be Able to Dance at My Job as a Dance/Movement Therapist?
It depends on the clients, the setting, and how you define dance. If you are a dancer and love performing...
#GimmeFive for National Dance Week
Let’s celebrate! It is officially National Dance Week! This year National Dance Week Foundation (NDWF) is calling all dancers to...
Earth Day, Every Day!
Editor’s Note: In honor of Earth Day, Ariana invites readers to bring the body, mind, and spirit into an...
Making Dance/Movement Therapy the Therapy of Choice for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Phillip Martin-Nelson, principal dancer of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, who was diagnosed with severe autism, credits ballet with...
Reintroduction to Body and Community: Dance/Movement Therapy with Survivors of Traumatic Brain Injuries
Over one million individuals survive traumatic brain injuries (TBI) each year. TBI often results in physical, cognitive, and psychosocial changes,...
Growing up Refugee
For the first time since World War II, the number of displaced people in the world has surged to more...
Dance/Movement Therapy and Autism: Dances of Relationship–An ADTA Talk
In honor of World Autism Awareness Day, Christina Devereaux, PhD, LCAT, LMHC, BC-DMT, NCC, discusses how the essential nature of...