Apr 302015April 30, 2015

A Personal History: Bringing the Body into the Treatment of Autism

By In Autism Spectrum Disorder, Children, Developmental Disabilities, DMT Skills, Nonverbal Communication, SupportTags , , , , , , , , , , , ,

I met Peter* in 1970, while earning my Master’s degree in Speech and Language Pathology at Emerson College in Boston,...

Apr 302015January 30, 2019
Dance: Positively Changing Lives of Urban Youth–An ADTA Talk

Dance: Positively Changing Lives of Urban Youth–An ADTA Talk

By In ADTA Talks, Advocacy, Children, Creative Arts Therapy, Dance, DMT Skills, Performance as Therapy, Service, Social ActivismTags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Utilizing Dance to Empower Youth In this ADTA Talk, Dr. Charné Furcron, LPC, BC-DMT, BCC, ACS, discusses and embodies the...

Apr 202015April 20, 2015

Making Dance/Movement Therapy the Therapy of Choice for Autism Spectrum Disorder

By In Autism Spectrum Disorder, Body Image, Creative Arts Therapy, Dance, Developmental Disabilities, DMT Skills, Nonverbal Communication, Performance as Therapy, SupportTags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Phillip Martin-Nelson, principal dancer of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, who was diagnosed with severe autism, credits ballet with...

Apr 122015April 12, 2015

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

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March 21 was established in 1966, by the United Nations, as the International Day to Eliminate Racial Discrimination. This day...

Apr 82015January 14, 2019

Reintroduction to Body and Community: Dance/Movement Therapy with Survivors of Traumatic Brain Injuries

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Over one million individuals survive traumatic brain injuries (TBI) each year. TBI often results in physical, cognitive, and psychosocial changes,...

Apr 62015June 17, 2019

Growing up Refugee

By In Advocacy, Education, Refugees, Service, Social Activism, Social Injustice, Support, Survivors, Trauma, WebinarsTags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

For the first time since World War II, the number of displaced people in the world has surged to more...

Apr 22015April 1, 2019
Dance/Movement Therapy and Autism: Dances of Relationship–An ADTA Talk

Dance/Movement Therapy and Autism: Dances of Relationship–An ADTA Talk

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In honor of World Autism Awareness Day, Christina Devereaux, PhD, LCAT, LMHC, BC-DMT, NCC, discusses how the essential nature of...